Launch of the car sharing service, with 5 car sharing stations located nearby the “Mercato Civico di San Benedetto”, “Piazza Garibaldi” and “Piazza Repubblica”, “Via Sonnino” and “Via Crispi” (the latter one very close to the Municipal Building of Cagliari). Car fleet: 10 cars, with more vehicles expected to be purchased in the near future. Info are available at
www.playcar.net.
Widespread availability of the bike sharing service, with 10 bike stations located within the city area. The bike fleet consists of 105 bikes, 35 of which are pedal-assisted.
Permanent pedestrianization of the “Piazza Palazzo”, in the historic neighbourhood of Castello.
Opening of new cycling lanes.
Upgrade of the cycling network (new cycling lanes, improvement and renovation of old ones, new road sign, new bike racks).
Creation of new reserved lanes for buses and trolleys. Improvement of the cycling system for private citizens (new bike parkings, lockers, racks).
Feasibility studies for the extension/creation of a green way along the Poetto’s seaside promenade.
Elimination of architectural barriers.
Creation of wheelchair ramps.
Pavements lowering.
Building of new pavements in areas lacking these facilities.
Improvement of road infrastructures (pavements, crosswalks and so on).
Development and use of audio-visual devices at traffic lights (countdown for pedestrian crossings).
Traffic calming systems in areas nearby schools by the end of 2014.
Promotion of sites of particular interest as to sustainable mobility measures implemented both by the city of Cagliari:
www.comune.cagliari.it
The use of environmentally friendly buses and trolleys in public transport.
Launch of integrated services for different public transport modes.
Upgrade and expansion of the public transport network (creation of High Occupancy Vehicle lanes dedicated to public transport, new bus stops, new routes, reserved areas and so forth).
Launch of public awareness campaigns.
The adoption of new technologies to enhance the use of public transport:
- Development of a software called Busfinder for Ios and Android, with over 40.000 downloads as of 2014. The software provides real time info on public transport, calculates the optimal route, finds the nearby bus stops on a map, provides info on the closest tickets selling points.
- Use of the app developed by Banca Sella for the on line purchase of bus tickets (at no extra costs).
-The further upgrade of Busfinder, decided to increase the existing ticketing services and the sharing of information among bus users;
- Large scale use of the available social networks to communicate with CTM’s users. Currently CTM is followed by over 22.000 people on Facebook and is increasingly popular on Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. Info to users are provided through 300 electronic bus stops distributed in the metropolitan area, besides an Interactive Voice Response system and a SMS system able to calculate the optimal route, provide info on real time arrivals at selected bus stops and info on the closest bus tickets selling points.
- The development of Intelligent Transportation Systems and info-mobility tools with the aim to build a Smart City in the metropolitan area of Cagliari;
-The promotion of fare integration programs with other public transport operators, so to guarantee integrated services among different transport modes;
-A long term strategy for the improvement of the existing public transport network, also through the introduction of Bus Rapid Transit services for fast growing areas;
- The introduction of Demand Responsive Transport Services for low demand areas, so to improve the accessibility to and from the Cagliari’s suburbs;
-The creation of small intermodal transport interchange areas, so to increase the comfort of users and promote modal shift phenomena from private to public transport;
-The devise of sustainable mobility awareness campaigns, particularly for the promotion of public transport;