11 Municipalities on 2 Wheels in 3 years - how to ensure political and organisational ownership and prioritization of bicycling in small and medium sized municipalities
Dea Seeberg, Mobility Consultant VEKSĂ˜ Mobility
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The Nordic Way
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Agenda Presentation – background and challenges in Nordic Cycle Cities Presentation of tools and process plans from Nordic Cycle Cities including to group work breaks ─ Group work 10 minutes ─ Group work 30 minutes Presentation of results enriching urban life
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Common challenges
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Systematic and strategic approach to cycling
Bicycle Account
KNOW YOUR NUMBERS! Select data
Collect data
Analysis
Publish data
Which numbers? 3 accidents in 2010
40% cyclists are satisfied!
Use of indicators
Group work: Do you know your numbers? What have you used them for?
Do you lack any numbers?
Why a Bicycle Strategy •
Create foundation for change
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Set the direction
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Secure political ownership enriching urban life
Cross disciplinary approach Broad ownership Reference groups and stakeholder analysis
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Bicycle strategy – process plan
Viborg’s vision
“The Vision seminar was fantastic because we got so many different stakeholders to get together at a meeting to discuss Viborg as a cycle city. The turnout was impressive and the general enthusiasm helped boost bicycle transport in Viborg. We now have a firm foundation for a broad collaboration on cycling promotion, which means that cycling promotion in Viborg extends far beyond the Roads and Transport administration’s area of responsibility.” Anders Korsbæk Jensen, Deputy chairman, Technical Committee in Viborg. enriching urban life
11 Bicycle Strategies Vision for bicycle traffic Description of focus areas A description of specific (and measurable) objectives
Bicycle Action Plan
“Preparing the bicycle action plan helped us to think in completely new ways in Tranemo. We see the whole picture now, not just the infrastructure. By drawing up a bicycle action plan that solidly documents the need for cycle tracks we got SEK 3 million from the state to establish cycle tracks along state roads. Without a solid foundation like the bicycle action plan it’s very unlikely that we would have got so much funding so fast.” Lars Vesterlund, second deputy director, municipal administration, Tranemo Municipality
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Group work Do you have a strategic approach to promotion of cycling in your community? ─ What have the challenges been having or not having a strategic aproach to cycling?
How will you ensure prioritization of cycling in the future in your community? enriching urban life
4 working groups
Results Increase in budgets for promoting cycling Cycling integrated in planning proces enriching urban life
“For us, the main thing is that Nordic Cycle Cities got cycling onto the political and municipal agenda to a far greater extent than before. Drawing up the bicycle action plan gave us a concrete plan for addressing 7 focus areas and the structured approach to bicycle strategy, the bicycle action plan and the bicycle accounts really seems to have given the coming cycling budget allocations a major boost. The Nordic Cycle Cities project is almost over, but it feels as though it’s just starting.” Ulf Bredby, project manager, Nordic Cycle Cities, Mölndal.
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Outputs 11 Bicycle Accounts for 2009 11 Bicycle Strategies 11 Bicycle Action Plans 11 Bicycle Accounts for 2010
Read more at www.nordiskecykelbyer.dk
Thanks for listening Mobility consultant Dea Seeberg des@vekso.com +45 29 28 98 26