The document discusses cycling initiatives in the city of Prešov, Slovakia. It summarizes the history of cycling development in Prešov since 1994, when the Prešov Bicycle Group Boneshaker was formed to advocate for improved cycling conditions. Through citizen petitions, public engagement events, and cooperation with city representatives, they helped build the first bike path in 1996 and continued to promote cycling infrastructure and culture. A 2014 master plan outlined a hierarchy of bike routes and plans for bike parking facilities to further develop cycling in the city. The document encourages other cities to adopt similar approaches through dedicated teams, planning, funding, and political support in order to balance automobile use with cycling infrastructure and promotion.

1. Cycling in small cities.
PREŠOV case
Viera Štupáková, SLOVAKIA
BICYCLE GROUP BONESHAKER
October 5, 2018
GREEN LIGHT
FOR CYCLING
IN UKRAINIAN
HROMADAS

2. PREŠOV
Historical town in
the north-eastern
Slovakia,
91205 inhabitants,
Slovak,
Polish,
Ukrainian
and Ruthenian
population

3. CITY OF THE PREŠOV

4. City of the PREŠOV – history and geology

5. City of the PREŠOV – coffee culture and sports

6. City of the PREŠOV – town
of coffeteries and music pubs

7. City of the PREŠOV – city of cyclists

8. City of the Prešov
– modal split

9. City of the Prešov – modal split

10. City of the PREŠOV – briefing
history of cycling development
since 1994
REQUIREMENTS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS:
• To improve conditions for cyclists
• To increase road safety for cyclists
• To improve environment
• To improve and change city culture
• To increase quality of life

11. BRIEFING HISTORY -SINCE 1994
PREŠOV BICYCLE GROUP BONESHAKER

12. BRIEFING HISTORY - SINCE 1994
CYCLE RIDES, PETITIONS, CITIZENSHIP

13. BRIEFING HISTORY - SINCE 1994
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

14. BRIEFING HISTORY OF CYCLING –
FIRST CYCLE PATH OPENING IN 1996

15. BRIEFING HISTORY SINCE 1994-
EVENTS WITH CITY REPRESENTATIVES:
MEET YOUR POLITICIANS !

16. BRIEFING HISTORY OF CYCLING –
CRITICAL MASS A LA PREŠOV

17. 1994
2017
BRIEFINGHISTORYOFCYCLING–
PROPOSALFORURBANPLANNING

18. BRIEFINGHISTORY-
SAFEROUTESTOSCHOOL

19. BRIEFINGHISTORY-INTERNATIONAL
CYCLETOURISTROUTES
ANDTOURS-CCR

20. BRIEFINGHISTORY-
INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION–
EUROPE,USA,JAPAN

21. BRIEFINGHISTORY:
CENTRALMEETBIKE-
STUDYTRIPFORSTAKEHOLDERS

22. BRIEFINGHISTORY:
CENTRALMEETBIKE–
FIELDTRIPSFORSTAKEHOLDERS

23. BRIEFINGHISTORY:
CENTRALMEETBIKE-
DESIGNOFMASTERPLAN,PARKING

24. EXPERIENCES TO SHARE
• Make a team/commission – people who are
professionally involved or employ
• Make a planning - Master plan and Action plan for
cycling infrastructure, services and public awareness
• Make a financial plan
• Get a political support to make it happen
• Infrastructure is just HALF of Success !!!

25. A urban planning – how to deal with
increasing AUTOMOBILISATION

26. REGIONAL PLAN for main cycle routes

27. MASTER PLAN for
cycling infrastructure
in the City
of PREŠOV - 2014
HIERARCHY IN A NETWORK:
1. Main cycle routes
2. Additional cycle routes
3. Local cycle routes
4. Recreational cycle routes

28. MASTERPLANFORCYCLING
INFRASTRUCTURE
INTHECITYOFPREŠOV-2014

29. MASTERPLANFORBIKEPARKING
FACILITIES
INTHECITYOFPREŠOV-2014

30. MASTERPLANFORBIKEPARKING
FACILITIES
INTHECITYOFPREŠOV-2014

31. MASTERPLANFORBIKEPARKING
FACILITIES
INTHECITYOFPREŠOV-2014

32. • Development of network of main cycle routes!
• Coordination proccess with stakeholders
• Consultation for all „cycling“ issues
• Small infrastructure improvement
• Promotional activities
WWW. CYKLOPO.COM
cyklopo.info@gmail.com
CYCLE TOURISM IN PREŠOV REGION !

33. Cycletourism
inPREŠOVregion!

34. CYCLE TOURISM IN PREŠOV REGION !

35. WWW. CYKLOPO.COM

36. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !