| Workshop TR 8.4, Thursday 22 June, 14.00 - 15.30 |
| Local programs: lessons to be learned |
| Eva Bördlein, Municipality of Munich The Munich Bicycle Development Concept For a city with more than 1 million inhabitants, the share of bike users is considerable indeed. But we are working at a further improvement to reach a modal split of 20% bike traffic. To reach this aim we are developing bicycle plans for Munich. Since 1990 the new bike policy is no longer focusing on the construction of cycle paths, but we are rather developing a whole network of interconnected cycle routes. The cycle routes are providing for people who are cycling to work or school every day, but also for recreational activities. Most cyclists prefer cycling away from the motorised traffic, in zones of 30 km speed limit and through park areas. A new Road Traffic Regulation was introduced in 1997. We now have made a new plan with the aim to complete our network of bike routes linking up with the recreational bike routes, the Bavarian cycling routes and the bike paths alongside the main roads. The new bike plan provides several types of bike routes: Main routes, alternative routes to some main routes (security, e.g. cycling through a park at night-time), subsidiary routes. To increase the popularity of cycling in Munich, , the municipality offers free bicycle maps for Munich. Furthermore we discuss our bike plans with the local ward committees in the individual neighbourhoods of Munich. Whenever we have signposted a new bike route, the Major will hold a press conference to provide information to the public about the new bike routes. This information is available permanently in public libraries and the tourist information centre. |
| Colin Graham, Travel Demand Officer, Transport Western Australia From talk to tarmac; Project Management lessons from the Perth Bicycle Network Program, Australia This workshop is relevant to bicycle program managers, integrated transport planners, travel behaviour managers and anyone seeking to set up a doubling of bicycle use in a car dominated urban form. The policy framework for Perth, western Australia will be discussed in relation to managing traffic and population growth in a city of 1.4 million people. The range of tools for obtaining a sustainable transport mix will be set out with a focus on the role of a strategic bicycle network. The Perth Bicycle Network program is a 3 Stage, 12 year, 70 million Euro project to establish a strategic bicycle network for the urban area. The first Stage is now 70% completed through the delivery of on road and off-road cycle routes. The workshop will examine the project management issues that arose, including: land use; liability; stakeholder involvement; co-ordination across boundaries; and planning work. The results of usage and user satisfaction monitoring will be presented to reveal increases in cycle use, the political benefits of the bicycle program and synergies with Perth's leading edge travel behaviour change project. The TravelSmart travel behaviour program will be outlined to show that bicycle use can be doubled within a 6 month time period and in the context of a basic bicycle network system only. The benefits of the sustained 14% reduction in motor vehicle use will be discussed. |
| Marc Jolicoeur, Research Coordinator, Vélo Québec A Bicycle Network for a North American Metropolis: The Case of Montreal There are nearly two million cyclists in Greater Montreal, and responsibility for the development of the city's bicycle networks lies in the hands of 122 municipalities. Many of these municipalities have made the creation of bikeways a priority and the metropolitan area now has a bike network comprising over 1,000 kilometres. The 29 municipalities on the island of Montreal have cooperated on the creation of this network via the Montreal Urban Community (MUC), but there has been little concerted action at the metropolitan level. The Réseau vélo métropolitain (Metropolitan Bicycle Network) is a project launched in 1998 to develop a unified bicycle network that will connect all parts of the metropolitan area and to make transportation by bike and public transportation more compatible. The goals of this project are: • to provide cyclists with greater access and to increase the use of bicycles as a means of transportation; • to provide a network that will promote economic development by creating a bike-friendly city that is attractive to tourists and investors. The partners in this project include municipalities, which will be responsible for the further development of their bikeways, transit commissions, which will develop better services for cyclists, and Vélo Québec, which has been mandated to coordinate the project. |
| Karin Ausserer, Thomas Berger and Ralf Risser, FACTUM OHG, Austria Implementation work in Vienna Position paper |
| Jan van der Horst, Fietsersbond, Utrecht division, The Netherlands A Municipal Board for planning, implementation and quality maintenance Position paper |