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Amsterdam: new challenges for a cycling city
Gerrit Faber
Adviser Cyclists Union
Amsterdam branch, the Netherlands
Amsterdam
What is “Fietsersbond”?
• The Dutch Cyclist Union for 13,5 mln. cyclists
• ‘for save, fast and pleasant cycling’• 36.000 members
(4.500 in Amsterdam)• 150 local branches (1 in Amsterdam)• 1500 active volonteers
(100 in Amsterdam)• 45 employees (2 in Amsterdam)
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Amsterdamcapital of the Netherlands
Compact city:•narrow streets•short distances•flat
790.000 residents,
180 nationalities
881.000 (?) bicycles
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• daily: 350.000 cyclists …… cycle 2 mln. km
• 90% of the roads/streets in Amsterdam are ‘bicycle-friendly’ and safe routes
• 400 kms bicycle lanes, separated from other traffic
• 225.000 parking facilities for 881.000 (?) bikes
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Amsterdamcycling policy
• is part of an integral transport policy
• is essential for functioning city• networks for car, public
transport and bicycle• quality guide-lines• adviced by Cyclists Union
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Amsterdam: Main cycle network Amsterdam
Amsterdam: Modal split in city and in greater city centre Amsterdam
Amsterdam: World Bicycle-Friendly City #1 Amsterdam
Cycling historyHow did we get there?
Film: “How the Dutch got their cycle paths” (6 minutes)
© Markenlei http://bicycledutch.wordpress.com
- on laptop - - youtube -
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Cycling history
1880: first bicycles
1910: first cars
until 1955: bicycle most important transport
until 1970: explosive growth cars
1970 - 1975: change.
1975: start “Fietsersbond”
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Cycling history1970-1980: from action to cooperation
1970’s: demonstrations
1980: Fietsersbond joins Municipal Bicycle Working Groupcooperationcycling infrastructure guide-linescycling policysubsidy for our advices and a small office
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Our position now
• Advice, public participation, action if needed• Advice in the municipal traffic committees, with civil
servants, police, public transport etc.• Contact with political parties in the city council,
lobby if needed• Contact with our members, inhabitants, social
organizations: direct, by media and press• Projects • Maps and excursions
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Amsterdam: Modal split in city and in greater city centre Amsterdam
Cycling in AmsterdamChaos or Success?
2011 Newspapers:
“Cycle chaos jams city”.the back-side of a succes story:
Bicycle parking:big parking problems at railway stations and in city centerparking of “orphan-bikes”
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Cycling in AmsterdamScaling up!
Bicycle parking: different solutions on different places•more parking facilities (small and big) some places maximum 7 days parking•remove unused bikes•‘fietsvak’ for short parking•more ‘OV-fiets’
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Cycling in AmsterdamChaos or Success?
Riding bicycles:
cycle lanes to narrow in rush hour‘snorfietsen’ on cycle lanescycle jams at traffic lightstourist mobs crossing cycle lanescyclists image: not disciplined
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Cycling in AmsterdamScaling up!
Most streets are too narrow for ‘everything’
new policy: choose!
•Creating bicycle ‘Plus-Net’ •Parallel streets: choose one for tramway, another for bikes•Finish main cycle network with separate routes
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Cycling in AmsterdamScaling up!
• Create extra space for waiting cyclists at crossings
• Less waiting time at traffic lights• OFOS (‘Blown-up Cycle Waiting Space)• Remove obstacles
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More topicsAnnoying ‘snor’ scooters
• NL: difference ‘brom-’ and ‘snor-’ mopeds• ‘Snor’: no helmet, on cyclepath, max. 25 km/h, • 94% drive faster
Lobby to solve this on national and local level
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More topics:Cyclists behavior
• No rules? No lights at dark? • No stopping for traffic lights or
pedestrians?
bad imagecampaigns
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More topics:Rijkmuseum cycle path
• Short passage under Rijksmuseum
• the most beautiful cycle path in the world
• 10 years struggle,10 years publicity
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Thanks!Questions please
www.fietsersbondamsterdam.nl
www.fietsersbond.nl
twitter: @adamfietst
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