Case Copenhagen Cycle Track Workshop, CIP

Conference 2013

Andreas Røhl, Head of Bicycle Programme,

City of Copenhagen (10 months with Urban

Systems in 2012)

Why cycle tracks

Cycle track design: Current focus in Cph

Public engagement process – Examples

Content

Why cycle tracks

Quality matters

+18%

+55%

Modal split; effect of cycle tracks:

4% to 55% increase in cycling

volume

1% to 30% of increase due to modal

change or new trips

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Connectivity matters

Tryghed før og efter anlæg af cykelstier

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”Fantastic with the cycle tracks”

”Very happy with the cycle track. More Please”

”We NEED cycle tracks!”

Source: CityStop interviews

Percieved safety

- before and after

1: Very unsafe 10: Very safe

Perceived safety before and after

- Cycle Tracks Stormgade

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Cykeltrafikarbejde

1989-2012

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Kilometers cycled in Copenhagen - Million km per day, 1989-2012

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Nørrebrogade Knippelsbro Langebro Gyldenløvsgade Torvegade

Eksempler, højt trafikerede strækninger cykler, årsdøgnstrafik 2011

Streets with high cycling volumes (examples) - Yearly average, bicycles per day

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More diverse traffic - Reality and ambition

Cycle track design: Current focus

•Optimizing capacity

•What is a cycle track

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Copenhagen

Cycle Track

Copenhagen

Cycle Lane

On-street facillities:

350 kms of cycle tracks

25 kms of cycle lanes

1st generation tracks

•Two travel lanes each direction

•2-2,25 meter wide

•Very little else

Towards 2nd generation

Tracks. Focus on...

Billede af Square dance

Help needed...

Where shall I stop when doing a

left turn (I)?

Before After

Where shall I stop when doing a

left turn (II)?

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Where shall I drive? - Conversational lanes

Where shall I slow down before

turning?

Getting rid of bottlenecks

ITS solutions: •”Before green”

•Dynamic green wawes

•Personalized green wawes

•Flexible use of space during the day

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Information combined with infrastructure

”Good Cycling

etiquette”

33 % has noticed

89% positive

Difficult to measure

exact effect on

capacity

Bredere cykelstier gør en forskel

• Større kapacitet - lavere rejsetid

• Mere plads til cyklister og fodgængere

Dr. Louises Bro (before and after)

Østerbrogade 2011

Extra space if needed

(and possible): * Three travel lanes each direction

* 3 meter wide

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Services

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Tools

- Better design and normalizing

Capacity monitoring •Theoretical capacity

•Subjective capacity

Realistisk simulering af cykeltrafik

Micro Simulation

North American

influence (I)

Figure 3: BQI Assessment Results

North American

influence (II)

Public engagement

Kort med alle cykelprojekter der er på vej

Very different

depending on project

Carparking consequences •limited public involvement (but much debate)

•a (very) political decision

Local knowledge

Input to prioritizing - Something has to give

Traffic experiments

Be where the citizens are

…and have the data to

set the background

Thanks!

More info: www.kk.dk/cityofcyclists