Maribor, Slovenia

Population agglomeration: 110,871 city: 105,089 Land area 148 km2 Population density 2600 inhabitants/km2

Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia and the regional capital. Its SUMP was prepared in 2013. Cars still don’t have competition in the city due to infrastructural and strategic development in the last years being very car-oriented. Some improvements for pedestrians and cyclists have been implemented in the recent years but were mostly concentrated in the city center. Public transport and cycling are still the most neglected parts of mobility in the city, suffering from a lack of strategic planning and holistic approach to problems.

Participation in previous and current EU transport related projects

• ADDED VALUE (2007 - 2010)   (show/hide more information)
  The project aimed at using various methods of communication and information useful to increase the value of the investments already carried out in the field of alternative transport – promotion of public transport and cycling.
• PIMMS TRANSFER (2007 - 2013)   (show/hide more information)
  Transfer of good practices on effective planning of public passenger transport, education of city government officials on sustainable mobility, transfer of good practices on public-private partnership for public transport, improving the mobility of persons with disabilities, blind and visually impaired, education and informing the general public on the transport situation and measures to improve traffic in the city.
• ADVANCE aims to improve the urban transport systems in European cities. It supports cities and municipalities on their way towards a more sustainable urban mobility, thus assisting them to set up and improve the quality of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and policies. Maribor: The Local Action Plan was developed within the framework of the ADVANCE project and contains both “soft measures” and “hard measures” that will be implemented over a longer period of time. (2008 - 2011)   (show/hide more information)
  The aim of the project is to bring an idea of using public transport for traveling to and from work to the organisations. Maribor: promoting sustainable mobility and public transportation.
• ADVANCE (2011 - 2014)   (show/hide more information)
  ADVANCE aims to improve the urban transport systems in European cities. It supports cities and municipalities on their way towards a more sustainable urban mobility, thus assisting them to set up and improve the quality of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) and policies. Maribor: The Local Action Plan was developed within the framework of the ADVANCE project and contains both “soft measures” and “hard measures” that will be implemented over a longer period of time.
• INVOLVE (2012 - 2014)   (show/hide more information)
  The project OBJECTIVE is to improve cooperation with the private sector and thus increase modal shift towards more sustainable forms of travel to and in business areas in European regions. Maribor: mobility management in business – industrial zone Tezno
• EMOBILITY (2014 - 2016)   (show/hide more information)
  In the course of EMOBILITY WORKS, the project partners support at least 27 municipalities and more than 100 companies (located in these municipalities) regarding the integration of electric mobility. In order to activate these target groups for evehicles, an e-mobility service process will we be enforced which helps the municipalities and businesses to come to clear decisions within the procurement process of vehicles which need replacement.
• RESOLVE (2016 - 2021)   (show/hide more information)
  The RESOLVE project innovatively addresses two urgent challenges in European cities: the declining retail sector and the increasing need to reduce CO2. The potential is considerable: up to 64% of shopping related trips in EU are made by car and almost 100% of goods are transported by motorized vehicle.
• CIVITAS Forum Network
• CIVINET Slovenija-Croatia

Status of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan

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