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Creating Bike Culture to Become a Platinum Bike Friendly City
Creating Bike Culture to Become a Bike Friendly City
Ann Freiwald
Alta Planning + Design
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What is bike culture?
Ridership
Visibility
Acceptance
Pride
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How to get there?
Policies and lawsLeadershipPlansMoney investedMessages everywhere InfrastructurePrograms Integrated “Five E’s”Many groups
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Four Types of Cyclists
A - Strong and fearless (<1%)
B - Enthused and confident (7%)
C - Interested but concerned (60%)
D - No way, no how (33%)
A
B C D
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Copenhagen
Population: 509,861
Bicycle Modeshare: 36% (Goal: 40%)
Bikeway miles: 332 km of bikeways (206 miles)
Crash risk has decreased 50% in 5 years
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Bicycle Account
Modeshare data
Crash and injury data
User satisfaction
Average speed
Pavement quality ratings
Bicycle facility miles
Money spent on infrastructure
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Immigrant Women
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Parking Reduction
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Green Wave
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Amsterdam
Population: 755,269
Bicycle Modeshare: 37%
Ridership trends: Steady
since 1991
Bikeway miles: 450 km (280
miles)
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Youth education
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Bicycle Parking
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Bicycle Parking
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Lights On campaign
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Traffic Calming
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Branding
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Portland
Population: 568,000
Bicycle Modeshare: • 4.4% (2007 ACS)• 8% (Citywide auditor’s survey)
Bicycle usage increased 28% in 2008
BFC Ranking: Platinum
Bikeway miles: 270 miles of bikeways • 170 miles of bike lanes• 31 miles of bicycle boulevards• 67 miles of multi-use pathways
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Bicycle Art
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Bicycle Economy
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Bicycle Economy
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Kids & Families / SR2S
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Sunday Parkways
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Community Events
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Major Events
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Tourism
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SmartTrips
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Transit Integration
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Bicycle Boulevards
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Women on Bikes
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Population: 8,274,527
Bicycle Modeshare: less than 1%
35% increase between 2007 and 2008
BFC Ranking: Bronze
Bikeway miles: 420 miles
New York City
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Summer Streets
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Reclaiming Streets
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Park(ing) Day
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LOOK! Campaign
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But Enough About the Big Cities…
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Fargo, ND
Bike Lanes
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Fargo, ND
Signed On-Street Connections
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Fargo, ND
Shared Lane Marking on Broadway
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Fargo, ND
Bike Corral
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4 Types of Cyclists Revisited
A - Strong and fearless (<1%)
B - Enthused and confident (7%)
C - Interested but concerned (60%)
D - No way, no how (33%)
A
B C D
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Midwest Mode Share: Sample States
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Midwest Mode Share: Sample Cities
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Midwest Mode Share: Local Competition
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Infrastructure to complement programs Work on many fronts Who will do what?
Key goals: Visibility Fun & Positive Encourage existing cyclists, education non-cyclists
Next Steps