The organisations within
The Swedish Doubling Project
- Swedish Public Transport Association
- Swedish Bus and Coach Federation
- Swedish Taxi Association
- Association of Swedish Train Operating Companies
- Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
in Sweden
- Swedish Transport Administration
The project started in 2008
Our vision: Public transport is a natural part of travel
in a sustainable society
Our overall goal: a long-term doubling of the
market share held by public transport
Common values
We are all driven by value for passengers and by helping to
create a sustainable development of society
We are all sensitive to the varied and changeable needs of
passengers
We all have faith and confidence in each other’s willingness and
ability to work together and help create good overall solutions
We are all open to new ideas that contribute towards value
creation and sustainability
Sweden – part of the
global doubling goal
Supported by UITP – the
international public transport
organisation
UITP’s goal: PTx2 – a
doubling of the public
transport market share
worldwide by 2025
Why focus on public
transport doubling?
Public transport is a stragegic tool
for coping with the environment
and employment issues
It creates the preconditions
necessary for growth and regional
business development
It reduces carbon dioxide
emissions
Fewer people are killed and
injured on the roads
Customer
promises/
harmonization
Environmental
programme
Programme for
security, safety
and availability
Common systems
- information
- booking
Taxes and
legislation
Project Office
Infrastructure
Common system
- future payment
- Coordination
- Communication
The Statistics
portal
Regional transport
provision programme
for sustainable travel
The Knowledge
Lift
Best practices
The Contract
process
The Doubling Project
provides valuable tools
Business Model for doubled
public transport
The Contract Process
Recommendations
Guides
The Doubling Project
provides inspiration
Best practices are continously
highlighted and communicated to
inspire others to follow
Think tanks, seminars, education
Key factors
The role of the State (for example infrastructure)
From national project to regional and local ”workshop”
Spread best practices
New legislation for public transport
Current legislation:
COUNTY COUNCILS
COUNTY COUNCILS
MUNICIPALITIES
TRANSPORT PRINCIPALS
OPERATOR
OPERATOR
OPERATOR
OPERATOR
New legislation – overall process
REGIONAL
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
AUTHORITIES
REGIONAL
TRANSPORT
PROVISION
PROGRAMMES
REGIONAL
PUBLIC
KOLLEKTIVTRAFIKSERVICE
MYNDIGHET
OBLIGATION
FREE MARKET/DEREGULATION
CONTRACTS
New Public Transport Act 2012
The new Act regulates public transport on the railways, on tram and rapid
light-rail systems, on the roads, on the metro and with ferries.
The Act comes into force on 1 january 2012
New Public Transport Act 2012
A regional public transport authority will be set up in each county with
responsibility for all regional public transport (within the county and for
commuting to and from work or for other travel of a daily nature).
The authority will be organised in the form of a regional federation of local
authorities or a joint committee, or alternatively within the county council.
New Public Transport Act 2012
The regional public transport authority shall draw up and decide on a
public transport provision programme.
The programme shall incorporate all forms of regional transport and give
expression to the need for regional public transport within the county and
the goals for public transport provision.
New Public Transport Act 2012
The authority shall decide on a general obligation to provide public
transport
The decision may only concern regional public transport (within the county
and commuting to and from work, or some other form of daily travel)
All general public transport obligations shall stem from the public
transport provision programme
It shall be possible to appeal against decisions on the obligation to provide
public transport
New Public Transport Act 2012
Following a decision on the general obligation to provide public transport,
work shall start on the procurement process and agreements shall be
entered into
An authority may transfer the right into agreements on public transport to
a limited liability company or to a local authority within the county
Sole rights are not allowed to be granted as a service in return for the
fulfilment of the general obligation to provide public transport
New Public Transport Act 2012
Public transport companies are entitled to establish commercial public
transport
A requirement that the transport company shall inform the regional public
transport authority before the commencement of services and before the
conclusion of services
A requirement that the transport company shall provide information on the
range of transport services it offers for a common system of passenger
information
New Public Transport Act 2012
Interim provisions
A public transport provision programme shall have been drawn up by 1
October, 2012
All allocations subsequent to 1 July, 2012 shall be preceded by a decision
on the general obligation to provide public transport
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