A bicycle project for Cherkassy city

1. Cerkasy
city with to faces
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2. One face:
city of culture and pleasure to visit and to invest
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3. The other face
city of asphalt: city for cars…
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4. Boulevard and historical buildings are dominated by asphalt and cars
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5. the present situation
analysis
 About 50% of the surface of the public space in Cherkasy exists of asphalt ;
 Increasing number of cars are consuming the available public space;
 Increasing number of citizens riding in cars, see it as a right to use al the
asphalt surfaces in public space.
The impact :
 A bad use of the public space:
 More use of cars than is necessary at small distances
 Pollution and dangerous situations (800 accidents a year!)
 Public transport stick up in traffic jams
 the alternative transport as using a bicycle is now not possible
 A less attractive city to attract investments and tourists
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6. So Cherkasy needs
a better city transport system
To support :
 it´s economical aim to attract tourists and tourists investments as a city of
wellness improving it’s image as an industrial polluted city
 a more economical land use and use of means of transportation.
 a prosperous economical development of the central area of the city as the heart
of the whole Oblast for cultural life, fun shopping and other leisure
facilities.
 a healthy and save environment
 a more sustainable and economic use of (fossil) energy
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7. So Cherkasy needs
an integrated vision on city transport
 Transport by private car, public transport, bicycle use, walking and use of
taxi , are part of one transport system that has to be integrated and optimised.
 Different types of transport have their advantages and disadvantages in
terms of energy efficiency, environmental quality, use of space, cost efficiency
comparing private cost and public cost , logistical quality and comfort.
 so the Chercasy transport system has to be updated in these terms.
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8. Available transport systems
enabling people to reach destinations in less than 20 min.
Walking Public transport
 Free choice: in time and space  No free choice (time, space);Not door to door
 Average speed: 4 km/hour  Average speed: 20 km/hour (without free lanes)
 Public costs: pedestrian walk sides  Cheep, weather proof
 Private cost: time and shoes  In rush hours not comfortable
 Limited distance  Public cost: high; private cost: low
Bicycling Car use
 Free choice: time, space  Free choice: time/space
 Door to door transport  Door to door transport
 Vulnerable: weather, safety  Easy taking along goods and other persons
 Average speed: 15 km/hour  Average speed in the city: 20-30 km/hour
 Use: needs experience and fitness  Expensive for user and high public cost
 Public cost: bicycle lanes, traffic signs (infrastructure, use of space, pollution, injuries)
 Private costs: to buy a bike
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9. public transport system
gets more problems due to
traffic jams in the central part of the city
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10. Strategy
do it step by step
Discourage the use of cars in the city Encourage the use of bicycles as city
transport
 Ban through passing traffic out of the city  make safe bike lanes
centre and waterfront  make safe bike parkings
 narrow the roads: more space for public  Make it part of city culture: start
transport (free lanes) and bicycle lanes . programmes at schools; start bicycle
 make paid parking in the city centre. events
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11. first steps
improving the system at the main destinations for inhabitants and visitors
City
waterfront
Waterfront Cultural
park heart
boulevard City
boulevard
administrative
heart
shopping
stadium
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12. improving main public spaces
City
waterfront
Waterfront Cultural
park heart
boulevard City
boulevard
administrative
heart
shop
ping
stadi
um
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13. Proposal 1
one way traffic system in city centre
One-way car traffic :
gaining space for accessibility for bikers ,
cross ability and quality of public space
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14. proposal 2
the boulevard … the Ramblas of Cherkasy!
Barcelona ‘the Ramblas’ Ivano-frankivsk
Barcelona
RAMBLAS
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15. proposal
 make bike lanes at both sides of the central pedestrian walkway
 make a second row of trees
 make a free bus lane
 make trough going traffic impossible
walk bus car bike walk bike car bus walk
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16. stop trough passing car traffic on the boulevard
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17. proposal 3
bicycle connections
districts-city centre
Connect districts
To city heart and
River front
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19. as a team we worked on this proposals
thanks to Iryna and Sacha bridging our languages
And thanks to traffic police officer Alexander
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