Key Priorities for the Development of the Public Transport Infrastructure in Tallinn

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Key Priorities for the Development of the Public
Transport Infrastructure in Tallinn

• Jaanus Mutli
• Deputy Mayor of Tallinn
• 24 August 2006

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Topics to be covered today

• General information about Tallinn and its
  infrastructure
• Information about projects in Tallinn
• - Co-operation with neighbouring municipalities
  
• - Other actions
• - Viru city bus terminal
• - CIVITAS II SMILE
• - Tallinn tram project

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Facts about the city of Tallinn

• Population 400 000 region 50 000
• Area 159,2 km2
• Length of road network 892 km
• Traffic light objects 212
• Traffic signs - 25 000
• Traffic surveillance cameras 13
• Public transport stops 864

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Urban Transport Infrastructure

• Ports, harbours railway
• Arterial roads intersections
• Regional connections public transport
• In Tallinn, urban transport infrastructure has
  become a regional issue
• Coping with new challenges integrated approach
  and common efforts needed

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Co-operation with neighbouring municipalities

• Pilot project on Harju County public transport
  common
• ticketing system between Tallinn City and
  Viimsi Parish administrative area.
•   Project started in September 2005.
• The aim of the project is to improve travel
  conditions of the residents of Tallinn City and
  Viimsi Parish between the two administrative
  areas.
• Two bus lines of Tallinn City were extended to
  Viimsi Parish.
• Project area is divided into two zones I
  Tallinn City
• II Viimsi Parish.
•   Tallinn City wishes to continue the same
  project also in neighbouring local municipalities
  in the future.
• School buses project

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Harju county
The objective of the city of Tallinn is to
integrate with the regions of Harju County with
the help of the common ticketing system.
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Other actions

• Park Ride
• Car ownership has risen in Estonia as well as in
  Tallinn. Today in Tallinn there are almost 400
  cars per 1000 inhabitants. This trend was
  influenced by urban space enlargement and slower
  development of public transport service in fringe
  areas. That causes road capacity problems
  especially during peak hours. In order to deal
  with this problem, Tallinn will introduce park
  ride system in the near future.
• Bicycle lanes
• there are currently 140 km of bicycle lanes in
  Tallinn
• we have annual plans for building new bicycle
  lanes.

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Line network of Tallinn public transport
Line network (31.12.2005) bus 633 km
(86) (incl Harju County 34 km) tram
33 km (5) trolley 68 km (9)
TOTAL 734 km

bus lines trolley lines tram lines
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Public transport in Tallinn in 2005
Tallinn PT makes up approximately 64 of the
overall volume of Estonian PT services (offered
according to public service contracts, commercial
lines excluded).
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Viru city bus terminal