Download - Bike culture and small towns
Creating Bike Culture to Become a Platinum Bike Friendly City
Creating Bike Culture to Become a Bike Friendly City
Ann Freiwald
Alta Planning + Design
What is bike culture?
Ridership
Visibility
Acceptance
Pride
How to get there?
Policies and lawsLeadershipPlansMoney investedMessages everywhere InfrastructurePrograms Integrated “Five E’s”Many groups
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
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
Bicycle Account
Modeshare data
Crash and injury data
User satisfaction
Average speed
Pavement quality ratings
Bicycle facility miles
Money spent on infrastructure
Immigrant Women
Parking Reduction
Green Wave
Amsterdam
Population: 755,269
Bicycle Modeshare: 37%
Ridership trends: Steady
since 1991
Bikeway miles: 450 km (280
miles)
Youth education
Bicycle Parking
Bicycle Parking
Lights On campaign
Traffic Calming
Branding
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
Bicycle Art
Bicycle Economy
Bicycle Economy
Kids & Families / SR2S
Sunday Parkways
Community Events
Major Events
Tourism
SmartTrips
Transit Integration
Bicycle Boulevards
Women on Bikes
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
Summer Streets
Reclaiming Streets
Park(ing) Day
LOOK! Campaign
But Enough About the Big Cities…
Fargo, ND
Bike Lanes
Fargo, ND
Signed On-Street Connections
Fargo, ND
Shared Lane Marking on Broadway
Fargo, ND
Bike Corral
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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BikeWalked
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BikeWalked
Midwest Mode Share: Sample Cities
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BikeWalked
Midwest Mode Share: Local Competition
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