Presentation held in Oslo Oktober 2010

1. Creating cities for cyclist
Experiences and inspiration from
Denmark and the rest of the world!
V/ Marianne Weinreich, Head of Mobility, Veksø A/S

2. Who’s talking?
• Master in Nordic literature and language
• Head of the mobility department at Veksø, DK
• Worked with mobility management and
promoting cycling for the last 10 years
• BYPAD auditor
• Vice chairman of Cycling Embassy of Denmark

4. = network of 17 cycling experts
Municipalities, Private Companies and NGOs:

5. Agenda today
• Livable cities
• Examples from around the world
• Examples from Denmark
• How to become a city of cyclists
• Nordic Cycle Cities

6. Common challenges in cities all over
the world!

7. Code word: Livable cities

8. • Jan Gehl, partner Gehl Architects, architect MAA & FRIBA, Professor
Emeritus of Urban Design at the School of Architecture in Copenhagen
• Sydney, Melbourne, Mexico & New York…

9. Times Square - before Times Square - after

10. Step 1:
Think of a child that you love and
care for who is approximately 8
years of age. This could be a child,
grandchild, sister, brother, cousin
etc.
Step 2:
Think of an adult, approximately
80 years of age who you love and
care for. This could be a parent,
grandparent, friend etc.
Step 3:
Ask yourself: Would you send that
8 year old along with the 80 year
old on a walk, or a bike ride on that
infrastructure? If you would, then
it is safe enough, if you would not,
then it is not safe enough.

11. Copenhagenizing!

13. Danish infrastructure for cyclists
• Cycling = a mode of transportation
• Infrastructure = Safe, fast, coherent, logical

14. Bicycle parking facilities

15. Service facilities

16. Show the cyclists that they count!

17. • Roll out the red carpet
• Invite the cyclists to use the city
• Make cycling safe and fun

18. Cycle City of Odense 1999-2002
• Budget: 2,5 million €
• Goals
– To increase bicycle traffic by 20%
– To reduce the number of accidents by 20%
• Strategy
– To provide a safe, bicycle friendly, high quality
urban space and promote and market cycling as a
means of transportation

19. Results
• An increase of cycling by 20%
• A 20% decrease in the number of cyclist
accidents
• 35 mill new bicycle journeys made during the
project = 25.000 new journeys every day
• 50% of the new journeys were made by car
drivers
• The City of Odense saved 4,5 mill € on health

21. How to create a city of cyclists

24. Nordic Cycle Cities
Ad hoc
planning
Integrated
approach

25. Bicycle
strategy
Bicycle
action plan
Bicycle
account

28. Barriers i Oslo/Norway
• Cycling not considered a mode of transportation with special
needs for infrastructure
– Cycling allowed on pavements, in walking streets – not
good for anybody!
– The bicycle infrastructure not coherent, lots of missing
links, not consistent
– Mix of one way and two ways cycle paths confusing
– Maintanance not good enough
– Bicycle parking not sufficient
• Topography
• Culture

29. Thank you for your attention!