A new perspective on public transport
Trends in urban development are determined, more than anything
else, by the lack of available land for building. There is less room for
infrastructures such as parking facilities, making it more and more
difficult to reach city centres. To combat this, it is necessary to
manage smoother traffic flow in the cities as well as encouraging
more use of public transport.
To allow people to travel privately or for their work, a transport
concept is required that meets all the demands set by today’s and
tomorrow’s vision of urban development. The Phileas high-quality
public transport concept (HQPT) fully meets these requirements.
It blends in well with the limited available space, it can be integrated
with the existing public transport network and it forms the axis
within the dynamic Westcorridor development zone in the
Eindhoven area. 
Ten years ago, the Eindhoven council selected the Westcorridor, located
to the North West of the city centre, as a zone for new activities.
This corridor is an urban development zone located between Eindhoven
Central Station and Eindhoven Airport. A high level of development
activities are taking place in this zone at different speeds. The Phileas
line running through the corridor, is an ideal way to manage smooth
flow of the increasing traffic resulting from these developments. Due to
the high number of travellers, virtually all urban functions (homes,
offices and recreation facilities) will be joined by the Phileas route.
The Phileas project is like a string running through the Westcorridor
connecting many beads: station district – Emmasingel complex -
Stadionkwartier - Strijp S - Evoluon – the Strijp residential area –
Trade Forum - Meerhoven - Eindhoven Airport.
The Phileas high-quality public transport system comprises three parts:
a free track with electronic guiding, the Phileas vehicle and measures to
stimulate public transport. This policy of stimulation includes raising
the parking fees in the town centre, good public transport facilities in
Meerhoven, corporate transport management, the Transferium (linking
the motorway to the Phileas route) and the building of bicycle parking
facilities.
This transport concept forms a first and significant part of the
high-quality public transport network set in the Eindhoven and
Veldhoven area. The HQPT connection to Meerhoven and Veldhoven
is the first element of a network of HQPT lines that should be created
in the region. 
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