Presentation about cycling and the influence of ict on the development of cycling.

1. Cyclists are future makers
SUSCO
Budapest oct 2015
William Nederpelt
Vice President
ECF gratefully acknowledges financial
support from the European Commission.

2. ECF
500,000 European and global supporters
• Over 70 member groups in 40+ countries
– E.g. Cycling Hungary Alliance and Magyar Kerékpárosklub
• Founder of the World Cycling Alliance in 2014
2020 Aim
• Cycling doubled to 15% modal share average in Europe
• Comparable investment and commitments at global level
The way we work
• International advocacy, promotion
• Supporting national advocacy by knowledge management
• Demonstration projects, research, analysis
• Organizing, attending and promoting events and alliances e.g.
the ECF Velo-city Series, International Transport Forum
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3. Context
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4. William Nederpelt
• Vice President ECF
• Board member Dutch Cyclists' Union
• President DCU branch Dordrecht
• President Rond Uit Dordrecht
• Cyclist
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5. Global policy context
• Climate change – commitments
– So avoid, shift, improve
• UEMI (urban electric mobility initiative)
– boost the share of electric vehicles in annual vehicle sales
to 30% (2-3 wheelers and light duty vehicles)
– integrate electric mobility into sustainable urban transport -
achieves a 30% reduction emissions in urban areas by
2030
• Development / Habitat
– Urbanisation – mobility that addresses greater urban scale
– Access and exclusion for everybody – affordable mobility
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6. EU Policy context
• Halve the use of ‘conventionally-fuelled’ cars in urban
transport by 2030
• Strong regulatory regime for e-bikes
• Leading industry in sector
• ECF New Technology Study
– 8 policy areas, 32 specific initiatives/ directives / work plans
could benefit from new cycling technologies
– Transport, innovation, air quality, environment, low carbon
development, health, economic growth & cohesion, industry
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7. Cycling uses new technology
• Distance is extending
• E-bikes
• Registration / monitoring
• Handling of payment etc
• PT- bike
• Knowledge is extending
• Measuring not only intervals but the total
routes, speed etc
• ]
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8. 1 / 3 of new sold bikes
in the Netherlands
are e-bikes
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9. E-bikes: Key consumer benefits
• Keep cycling benefits:
– Health
– Reliability
– Congestion busting
– Cost
– Storage
– Environment
– Combined mobility
– No licence
– Use cycle infrastructure
– Bike sharing
infrastructure
• Remove/reduce some
cycling barriers:
– Range
• Now 10-20km as standard
– Hills / wind
– Heat
– Strength concerns
• Age, gender, disability
– Perception of safety
• Safe start
– Slowness
• 25km/h – 45km/h
– Loads/goods / passengers
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10. E-bikes need a new infrastructure
• Source: Ursala Lehner Lierz, velo:concult

11. Policy
• Shift of policy (Dutch gov)
• Station to station
• Door to door
• Bicyle storage
• Railwaystations
• Busstations
• Maintenance service
• Rental service
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12. • Bike sharing and e-bike
sharing
– a form of PT
– take pressure off PT
congestion and bus routes
– sharing instead of caring
Cycling as public-transport

13. • Customer oriented
– Easy to use
– Easy to pay
– Neutral profile
• Business focus
– Less public space
– Less damage
– Profit
Dutch PT-bike (OV-fiets)
1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
33.000
50.000
189.000
250.000
329.585
481.185
669.575
836.286
1.025.412
1.221.792
1.342.951
1.518.417

14. Bicycle count
• No knowlege of
– av. speed
– stops (TL)
– time
– tracks
– additional transport
– combination with wheater wind /
rain
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15. First results
The Netherlands
• > 55,000 participants
• > 2 milion kilometer
• Av speed >18 km h
• > 180,000 trips
Belgium
• >1,750 participants
• > 70,000 kilometer
- Saving
• CO2 reduction >1 mil kg
• > 7 milion Florin >€20,000)
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16. Why does it happen
• Availlabity of mobile devices
• Innovation of bikes (infrastructure)
• New ways op cooperation
– Not top – down
– Netwerking (e.g. start up’s)
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17. Conclusions:
What cyclists offers you
• Affordable, accessible transport modes
• Proven, coste co-benefits
• Sustainability as an equivalent for innovations
• Globally available solution easy to implement
• Highest cost-benefit ratios
• Complement / part of public transport
• Proven consumer take up
• Demand from people / cities
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18. Interventions to maximise effect
• Toughened restrictions on polluting vehicles (VW)
• Higher status & support in e-mobility research and
deployment
• E-bike sharing pilots in a range of economies and
urban forms
– E.g. Athens, Rotterdam
• Development of infrastructure standards
• More trans-national research/pilots on legal
frameworks & technologies (EU-rules).
– Eg. Batteries, recycling, speed limits,
infrastructure
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19. Incentives
• Fame
– Image
• Fun
– Recreation
– Sport
• Finance
– Time
• travel time and working time
– Money
• costs and savings
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20. What can you do?
Opportunity management
combined with a long term
focus
Take no regret measures
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21. Thank you
To find out more
w.nederpelt@fietsersbond.nl www.ecf.com
@wnederpelt @eucyclistsfed
ECF gratefully acknowledges financial
support from the European Commission.