Zürich

1. Zürich S w i t z e r l a n d

2. Transportation Policies • 1970s- Vehicular traffic and congestion ruled. • 1973- Proposal for Underground • Why was this voted down? Was cost the only issue? • The People’s Initiative for the Promotion of Public Transportation Why is public transit in Zurich the way it is today?

3. Transportation Master Plans • 1974 • Limit vehicular traffic, improve public transit • 1987 • Reduce traffic in residential areas, restrict parking, encourage use of public transit • 2001 • Optimize and integrate system, look for new innovations, implementation of public transit in new road construction

4. Zurich Versus Connecticut • 5 out of 9 of ConnDOT’s guiding principles refer to the business operations of the DOT • Their mobility principle is very vague and provides no real guidelines for improvement • Focus is still on the car and how to move more individual vehicles

5. Sustainable Transportation Approach • Promoting a fast and attractive public transport • Reduction of motor vehicle transport • Traffic calming in residential areas • Reduction of private car parking space • Policies for environmentally friendly modes

6. Evaluation of Zurich’s System Average daily distance traveled by each person over 6 years old: Zurich (2002) – 31.5km Switzerland (2000) – 48km

7. Evaluation of Hartford Mode of Transportation to Work: • Hartford Connecticut (2002)

8. Comparison Zurich - 371,000 (2007) Hartford - 124,000 (2006)

9. PRIORITY OF CHEAPER, CLEANER, AND MORE EFFICIENT MODES HARTFORD: NO transit priority program. Implementing one can improve: speed of transit service frequency of arrivals reliability of service cost of trips

10. FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT DISINCENTIVE FOR DRIVING • Lack of parking • High parking fees • Roadway congestion and delays • Frequent intervals • Reliable • Fast • Clean and not too crowded • Safe • Network is very large • Inexpensive and discount ticket programs for frequent users

11. Commuting from a nearby suburb of Zurich to downtown Zurich can be 61% more expensive by car than public transportation

12. Preference for Walkers & Bikers Neighborhoods are adapting to suit pedestrians and bikers by: -Widening sidewalks -Creating friendlier avenues -Allowing bikes access to bus lanes -Limiting private vehicles in city -Stops are close together

13. Inter-City Trains • Hartford: • 1 Main Station • 1 Set of Tracks • 2 Train Routes • 14 Daily Arrivals and Departures • Zurich: • 1 Main Station • 16 Sets of Tracks • 30+ Train Routes • 884 Daily Arrivals and Departures

14. Intra-City Trains • Hartford: • None • Zurich: • S-Bahn • 26 Routes • 171 Stops

15. Buses • Zurich: • 33 Routes • 7 Min Average Wait Time • Hartford: • 30 Routes • 12 Express Routes • 15 Min Average Wait Time

16. Trams • Hartford: • None • Zurich: • 13 Tram Routes • 70 Miles of Tracks • Half a Million Passengers per Day

17. Walking and Biking • Hartford: • Limited Bike Lanes • Little Pedestrian Amenities • Zurich: • 4ft Wide Bike Lanes • Wide Attractive Sidewalks

18. Ferry Service on Lake Zurich • Added Bonus for Zurich • Multiple ports

19. Access and Mobility Hartford, CT Zürich, Switzerland Toggle Roads Toggle Roads

20. Average Human Walking Speed: 2.5mph Zurich minutes Hartford minutes Car times from Google Maps Transit times from ZVV and CT-Transit Websites

21. Best City in the World “In (Zurich), the urge to own a car and avoid sharing a bus or train with stranger loses some of the urgency it may have in Los Angeles or London, thanks to Zurich's superlative tram network - clean, safe, warm and edifying in its punctuality and technical prowess. There is little reason to travel alone when, for only a few francs, an efficient, stately tramway will transport one across the city at a level of comfort an emperor would have envied." - Alain de Botton

22. Conclusions

23. Questions?