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2. Sustainable mobility

The modal share of sustainable mobility modes will be 69 %.

Description

In Tampere, climate emissions from transport are mainly caused by road traffic. Tampere residents make about 38% of their journeys by car. Since the population of the city and the whole region is growing rapidly, mobility cannot in the future rely on private cars due to emissions and the limited space in the city centre. In 2023, sustainable modes of transport accounted for 62% of modes of transport. The city’s goal is for them to reach 69% by 2030.

Public transport, walking and cycling will all be priorities in the development of the transport system. Increasing sustainable modes of transport will require sustainable and determined action and the allocation of resources for the development of the transport system to improve the conditions for public transport and pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Public transport services in the region will be developed so that they can respond to the growth in demand for services in accordance with the objectives. The tramway is the single most significant project in terms of developing the public transport system, as it will lighten the climate burden by decreasing the energy consumed in traffic and using electricity instead of oil. Further-more, the tramway will create a framework for sustainable land use while promoting a smart transport system that develops smooth travel chains and new services for mobility.

Car sharing, the development of autonomous traffic and city bikes will complement a sustain-able transport system and reduce the need for private cars. Changes in weather conditions must be anticipated in order to keep future mobility and traffic smooth. In order to adapt to climate change, things such as the impact of abundant snowfall on streets and service shifts and communicating about them must be prepared for.

Objectives

  • The increase in car travel will stop by 2025 and will start to decline despite population growth.
  • Tampere will operate a comprehensive, diverse, efficient and low-emission public transport system consisting of a tramway, commuter trains, buses and smart travel chains connecting all mobility modes.
  • Walking and cycling will be smooth, attractive and safe mobility modes, separated into their own lanes in the city centres and on the main routes. Cycling will be the fastest mobility mode for journeys of under 3 kilometres.
  • Tampere will have created a diverse range of mobility services to complement a sustainable mobility system. The need to own and use private cars will have decreased.
  • Most journeys to school and commutes by city employees will be made using sustainable mobility modes.
  • The city and its partners will implement versatile mobility management as part of transport and community planning. The means of mobility management will be linked to the other means that promote sustainable mobility.

Benefits in addition to emission reductions

  • Improved service level for public transport: smoother and faster journeys
  • Health benefits, including the reduction of harmful local emissions and noise, as well as the effects on overall well-being of using your own muscles to get from one place to another
  • Increased comfort of the urban environment
  • Improved traffic safety
  • Reduced need to own a car
  • More efficient use of urban space and economic benefits of a more densely built structure
  • Creation of new business opportunities
  • Tampere profiled as a European rail city
  • Increased equality for mobility