Mainz, 20. May 2019

Johannes Köck, Head of Mobility an Product

Construction of „Mainzelbahn“

Best pactices and lessons learned

agenda

project profile und description

urban design

citizen participation

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project-profile

City of Mainzland-use-plan 1999

urban development1992 – 2010

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project-profile

streetcar-network of MVGexisting and planned

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Federal Gov. /

state

economic benefit

MVG / MSW

no further increase

of deficit

City of Mainz

no charges on

municipal budget

efficient

PT System

stakeholder

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aims and pros for the streetcar extension

aims of the network extension

• Further improvement of Public Transport (PT)• Strenghtening of ecomobility• Infrastructure development and urban development• Permanently securing streetcars in Mainz• Neutral economic earnings

pro-arguments for extending the streetcar network, traffic and environment

• Additional passengers in PT• Reduction of car use• Reduction of transit by car and bus• Reduction of parking pressure in the city center• Fully accessible mobility through modern stop-architecture and low-floor-streetcars• Reduction of CO2 emission

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project despriction – “Mainzelbahn“

tight time schedule

• 2009 cost-benefit analysis and preliminary planning

• 2010 beginning of design planning and initiation of citizen participation

• 2012 – 2013 planning approval procedure (application: Jan. 2012, permission: Aug. 2013)

• 2014 start of construction (ground-braeking ceremony: May 2014)

• 2014 – 2016 construction phase

• 2016 opening ceremony and first day of service: 11. Dec. 2016

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project despriction – “Mainzelbahn“

Trend of costs

Estimate 2009 70 Mio.€ Cost calculation 2013 84 Mio.€Cost increase 2018 98 Mio.€ (+15%)

Financing partners

Federal State of Germany share of building costs ~41 Mio.€State of Rhineand-Palatinate share of building costs ~10 Mio.€MVG (own contribution) share of building costs ~25 Mio.€

ancillary building costs ~8 Mio.€

based on cost calculation

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project despriction – “Mainzelbahn“

Important factors of cost increase

• Until cost calculation− Price trend− Adaption of plans

(citizen participation process, …)− New insights (cable network)

• During building− Cables, pibes and cable-pibes− consistency of the soil despite expert‘s reports− Stringent official conditions, approval costs− External influences

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project despriction – “Mainzelbahn“

technical facts

3,3 km1,9 km4,0 km

• length: 9,2 km

• Superstructure- green tracks- combined tram/bus/car- tracks with railway ballast

• max. gradient: 8,0 %

• 3 turn loops

• 15 Stations

• 5 Bridges

• 5 transformer substations

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Urban Design

• New design of:− City entrances− Spaces− Transport areas− Landscapes

• Development through:− Track-design− Buildings− Furnishings− Greenery

→ urban design manual

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project despriction – “Mainzelbahn“

Urban Design

streetcar stop

planning implementation

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citizen participation – initial situation

representative telephone survey (2010) for tram-expansion

majority of citizens support the “Mainzelbahn“ project different acceptance in discricts

positive negative undecided

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citizen participation – initial situation

critical votes at the beginning

“NIMBY-symptom“

• too expensive, wasting public money

• no necessity, uneconomical, harmful to the environment and

cityscape

• it is better to invest in a zero-emission bus service

• health hazard because of airborne noise and surface shaking

• depreciation for neerby properties

→additional specific challenges

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citizen participation – concept

methods of partizipation and communication during the planning phase

• voluntary public participation and information events

• participation and information during the construction liceningprocedure

• offer for talk with politicians, public-administration, business representatives, interest groups, …

• public relation activities

activities in public relation

• “Mainzelbahn“ branding for a positive project image

• developing a internet presence

• print media

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citizen participation – concept

schedule of citizen participation during the planning phase

conception consolidation elaboration

application of the construction licening procedure

Public inspection of the planning area

Citizen information

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citizen participation – workshops

task / challange

• objectification of discussion

• early realization and reduction of conflict situations

• transparency of planning and decision proceses

• confirming acceptance for the project and the project executing company(MVG)

• learn about determing factors in different districts and environments and making the planning better by knowing them

• knowledge about arguments for the construction liceningprocedure

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citizen participation – workshops

dialog between planners, MVG representatives and citizens

requirement / prerequisite

• external moderator

• seperate workshop in every district

• all workshop members discuss in an open and unbiasedway

• no replacement of workshop members → continuity

• no debates on principles

• “what is the best design of the line, when the city council votes for the project“

• citizen participation is not a referendum

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citizen participation – conclusion

• more proximity to citizens

• more quality and sustainability in planning

• synergy between the different methods of communication and participation

• the willingness of the MVG for modification of the planning

• great majority for realising the project in the city council

• only 50 objections during the construction liceningprocedure

• no dispossession although 300 realties were needed

risks

• different political majorities during the project / planningphase

• citizen paticipation leads to a debate of principles

• politicians do not accept the undependence of the citizen participation process

• the project executing company is not willing to compromise on alternatives

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communication during construction phase

permanent and iterating communication of positive project aspects

tranparent communication about the constuctionprogress

public event when critical milestones were reached

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tMQ6W4PM94

flyer with advantages of “Mainzelbahn“

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Johannes Köck, Dipl.-Ing.

Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH

Head of mobility and product

Mozartstraße 8, 55118 Mainz, Germany

Tel. +49 – 6131 – 126257

Mail: johannes.koeck@mainzer-mobilitaet.de

THANK YOU