Remco Suk'un 8 Nisan 2011 günü Sürdürülebilir Ulaşım 2011 Kocaeli'de yaptığı sunum. Presentation done by Remco Suk on 8 April 2011 during Sustainable Transport 2011 Kocaeli, Turkey

1. Amsterdam Rail System
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part of the accesible and liveable city
Mr Remco Suk
Policy Advisor Traffic & Transportation
Municipality of Amsterdam
Kocaeli, 8 april 2011

2. Content of the presentation
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 An introduction to the city of Amsterdam
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 Amsterdam transportation policy
 Amsterdam transportation system
 Amsterdam rail system

3. Short introduction to the Netherlands
• A small country in western Europe
• Inhabitants: approx. 16 million

4. Short introduction to Amsterdam
• Capital of the Netherlands
• Citycharter in 1306
• City: 750.000 inhabitants
450.000
450 000 employ
• Region: 2 million inhabitants
1.2 million employ

11. Amsterdam Transportation Policy
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 Accessible and liveable cityy
 Sustainable city and clean air
 Optimising the capacity on the highways
 Improving the regional rail network
 Improving the regional rapid busnetwork
For
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the Transportation Policy f
t ti P li focusses on:
- Reducing car use
- Stimulate bicycle
- Stimulate public transport

12. Amsterdam Transportation System
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 Car network
 Bicylce network
 Public transport network

13. Amsterdam Transportation System:
Car Network
C N t k

14. Amsterdam Transportation System:
Bicycle N t
Bi l Network
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15. Amsterdam Transportation System:
Public Transportation N t
P bli T t ti Network
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Increase of distances

17. Total traveller kilometre, last 20 years
per working day and transport type
within Amsterdam (car)
Amster
within Amsterdam (public transport)
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within Amsterdam (bicycle)
Amsterdam ↔ Metropool (car)
Amster Amsterdam ↔ Metropool (public
dam - transport)
Region Amsterdam ↔ Metropool (bicycle)
Amsterdam ↔ total NL (car)
Amster Amsterdam ↔ total NL (public
transport)
dam - Amsterdam ↔ total NL (bicycle)
Country
0 2.000.000 4.000.000 6.000.000 8.000.000 10.000.000 12.000.000 14.000.000 16.000.000
1985-1988 2004-2007

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19. Amsterdam Rail System
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 National and Regional heavy railnetwork
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Owned by the Government of the Netherlands
 Amsterdam metro network
 City t a network
C ty tram et o

20. Amsterdam Rail System (national rail)
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21. Amsterdam Rail System (metro network)
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22. Amsterdam Rail System (metro network)
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23. Amsterdam Rail System (metro network)
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 Amsterdam metronetwork
4 metrolines
1 new metroline opens in 2017 (North/Southline)
Nowadays 300.000 travelers per day, over 90 million a year
Future network: over 400.000 travelers per day in 2020
Sustainable network, high capacity, high average speed
In
I 2013 new metro trains will arrive
t t i ill i

24. Amsterdam Rail System (tram network)
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 Short history of the tram network:
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Anno. 1900 “Horsetram”network

25. Amsterdam Rail System (tram network)
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 Short history of the
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tram network:
Anno. 1931 Electrified
and fueltram
network

27. Amsterdam Rail System (tram network)
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 Tramnetwork:
350.000 travelers a day, over 100 million a year
2,7 kilometers per traveler
Short distance – efficient system
Attractive system: travelers value the tramsystem ‘best’
Negative aspect:
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High cost per traveler
Slow movement in the city centre

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Lessons from the past
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 Urban planning is important for developments in mobility
 Results of the ‘planned suburbanization spatial policy:
planned suburbanization’
– Negative: congestion for and by commuters on the main roads
– Positive: better accessibility in the inner cities and towns
 Bicycle dominates short distance trips in the city
 Parking policy effectively reduces car nuisance
 Problems should mainly be handled on a regional scale

29. Amsterdam: accessable and liveable
 Public transport and bicycle compete with car
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 60% of the Amsterdam mobility is non-car
 Clean and accessible city
 Public transport network via rail is high standard:
especially metronetwork

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Future plans (2040)

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32. Thank You
Mr Remco Suk
r.suk@ıvv.amsterdam.nl
Policy Advisor Traffic & Transportation
Municipality f Amsterdam
M i i lit of A t d
Kocaeli, 8 april 2011