from mobility to proximity landscapes
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An approach to plan work bicycle infrastructure in Megacities, Mexico city experience planning the bicycle mobility strategyTRANSCRIPT
from mobility to proximity landscapespresenting bicycle mobility strategy for Mexico City
PROXIMITY
THE LANDSCAPE
MEGACITY
STRATEGY
Velo City 2010
o The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near, the property of being close together
o Latin significance: Near relationship; resemblance; similarity, equity, fairness.
PROXIMITY
1325
2010
THE LANDSCAPE : Observing people and their environment
1325 2010
SYMBOLSArchaeological area
Archaeological area open to
public
Prehispanic roads
Boundaries of the lake in the
sixteenth century
islets
SYMBOLSMain roads
State boundaries
delegacion and municipal
boundaries
THE LANDSCAPE
Lytic phase30000-2000 a.CEarly and Middle Preclassic2500-400 a.C
Late Preclassic400a.C - 200d.CClassic150-600/650 d.CEpiclassic650-900 d.CEarly and Middle Postclassic900-1350 d.CLate Postclassic1350-1519 d.C
THE LANDSCAPE: Observing people and their environment
2010
Neighborhood: Rinconada Coyoacán
Coyoacán
0.00 mts
500 mts
1 km 2 km 3 km
1.5 km 2.5 km
MEGACITY CITY OF CITIES expansion of the urbanized area
MEGACITY Copenhagen fits 13 times in metropolitan area
200019501850175015101350
The city of cities
Origin to destination
mobility
Origin through destination
Relationship, close togehter
MEGACITY: PEOPLE BUILDING LANDSCAPE Finding the cities in the city
MEGACITY MOBILITY / PROXIMITY landscapes
MEGACITY
Never ending travel landscape People landscape
TransportationNegative Externality
Proximity
MOBILITY / PROXIMITY landscapes
Sustainable mobility
is about less mobility
MEGACITY To design for a dinamic social landscape CITY OF CITIES living mexico
o Scientific research team
o Landscapers, Architects
o Urban social planners
o External Urban Quality Consultants, Gehl architects
STRATEGY THE TEAM
19 million trips in
STRATEGY WHY BIKES?
8 km
STRATEGY WHY BIKES?
STRATEGY: The math for bicycle planning
Population node
Employment / Shopping / School nodes
Desire lines linking nodes districts and
population and housing
Flat area
Bionomial Logistic model
Where to start?
What to link?
Different efficent and complementary ways to find people in their daily life for Megacity planning
STRATEGY : The math for bicycle planning and streets survey
vision best practices strategy design guide cycling culture count
WHY WORLD
HOW &
WHERE HARDWARESOFTWARE EVIDENCE
STRATEGY PUBLICATIONS
best practices
WORLD
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
Bikeways Bike parking
Elements for creating a cycling culture
Multimodality Promotion Legislation Innovation
I n f r a s t r u c t u r e C u l t u r e
The bike in the world
Bogota
Paris
Melbourne
Berlin
Copenhaguen
New York
Mexico
best practices
WORLD
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
Rural bike path Cycle rural stations
Cycling in Mexico City
Chapultepec Cycle urban stationsPublic transport
facilitiesMejor en Bici
Condesa
Who uses the bike?
Portland, USA Copenhaguen Melbourne
Portland, USA Copenhaguen Melbourne
MEXICO
20 %
80 %
best practices
WORLD
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
Private car: inflexible, difficult to adapt to the needs.
Local implementation need specific studies
A process, not a project
strategy
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
HOW &
WHERE
Methodology
strategy
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
HOW &
WHEREDistances Topography Weather Bike Social meeting Bike and Public
transport
Traffic on city Velocity Green infrastructure
Diversity of urban area
Urban barriers
Vision
Not a master plan but the right information
strategy
STRATEGY
HOW &
WHERE
PUBLICATION
integration of transport network
cycle parking
4 iniciatives, the same urban quality criteria
strategy
STRATEGY
HOW &
WHERE
PUBLICATION
Desing principles to achive quality criteria
design guide
SOFTWARE
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
Street
design guide
SOFTWARE
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
secondary streets
T crossing
safe cycling + painted bike lanes
maximum protection
Crossings
Ideal infrastructure
design guide
SOFTWARE
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
A meeting place for people
cyclists as part of public life
design guide
SOFTWARE
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
The expansion of bicycle lanes on major destinations
Cycle parking and bike parking
Cycle stations with additional services
design guide
SOFTWARE
STRATEGY PUBLICATION
A menu of options to combine over the time and existing budget
network of bike paths
Bike to integrate public transport
Bicycle access
Cycle parking Traffic calming areas
MEGACITY
Public bicycle Bike ways and Green Infrastructure
MEGACITY
MEGACITY CITY OF DIVERSITY
Orthogonal trace
Orthocenters trace
Irregular trace
Mixed trace
Cycle parking Traffic calming areas Public bicycle Bike ways and Green Infrastructure
Streettransformation
MEGACITY CITY OF DIVERSITY
GOVERNMENT PROJECTS
MEGACITY Taxanomy projects
EVERY SUNDAY 12 km. CLOSED STREETS FOR CARS3 years operating 2.5 million users 15,000 / every sunday
GOVERNMENT WORKING INICIATIVES
MEGACITY
1114 Bicycles5,000 Users with capacity for 24,000 ONLY 18%3,000 Daily trips with capacity for 96,000
•Slow inscription rate over 4 months •Small coverage area•High price card•Few credit card users
• No vandalism at all•No accidents
Taxanomy projects
BIKE SHARE
GOVERNMENT WORKING INICIATIVES
MEGACITY
BIKEWAYS
2.2 Kilometers being built With high standars for mobility
Taxanomy projects
GOVERNMENT WORKING INICIATIVES
MEGACITY
BICYCLE PARKING900 set at strategic locations
Taxanomy projects
PRIVATE PROJECTS
MEGACITY
BIKE STATIONS18 Stations of manual Free bike share with ID 70,000 users within the 1st year , 15 stolen bikes
2004
2007
2009
Taxanomy projects
PRIVATE PROJETS
MEGACITY
MEXICO BIKE TOUR AND BIKE RENTAL
2 Locations
Taxanomy projects
PRIVATE PROJETS
MEGACITY
BICYCLE TAXI GROWTH
2001 ----- 271 Operating2010 ----- 15,000 Operating
Taxanomy projects
UNAM UNIVERSITY PROJECTS
MEGACITY
BICIPUMA BIKE SHARE2,500 Bicycles14,000 Daily users
Taxanomy projects
BIKE
MEGACITY Taxanomy bikes
Amussesment
BIKE
MEGACITY
MOBILITY
Taxanomy bikes
BIKE
MEGACITY
WORK / DELIVERY
Taxanomy bikes
TRICYCLE
MEGACITY
WORK- service
Taxanomy bikes
BIKE
MEGACITY
WORK AND BUSSINESS
Taxanomy bikes
BIKE
MEGACITY
WORK- transport
Taxanomy bikes
MEGACITY: Green infraestructure Mobility --> Resources = Green Infraestructure
Should bicycle planning be something else than mobility?
Moving ahead while having history in mind CITY OF CITIES Flooding big city risk
Active NGO´s CAMPAINGS
CURRENT PROJECTS
CULTURAL HUBFrida BikeTour / Mexico BikeTour
IntegrationProximity
BIKE PATHS PLANS FOR DELEGATIONSCoyoacán Bike Paths
BIKE PLANS IN CITYEcoBici
The bicycleCargo Hub
The BicycleInstitute
Trainning information
Local and international cooperation
International cooperation
LESSONS LEARNED
IMPLEMENTING BICYCLE USE IS A PROCEESS NOT A PROJECT
PROXIMITY IS ABOUT PEOPLE BUILDING A SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
MEGACITY PLANING NEEDS HOLISTIC AND CIENTIFIC APROACHES
MEGACITY IS ABOUT MEGAOPORTUNITIES
www.laap.com.mx www.mexicobiketour.com www.unam.mx www.gehlarchitects.dk
THANK YOU
Antonio Suarez / Pedro Camarena