Fine Young Urbanists // Street Design: Infrastructure, Politics, Public Participation

Minsk 2015

Street Design: Infrastructure, Politics, Public Participation

Evel朝na Ozola & Toms Kokins Fine Young Urbanists

A global change Why does a city need cycling?

Where to start?

Infrastructure Lessons from Riga Miera Street case

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Social pressure

No Cyclists +25% annually

infrastructure No culture

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Turning point May 2013

Actions start at the top Solutions are made in the middle Changes start at the bottom

A multidisciplinary platform

activists – professionals – politicians

Lessons: - make cyclists your partners instead of opponents - every day users are the best experts - pioneers of urban cycling inspire others

A global change Why does a city need cycling?

Where to start?

Infrastructure Lessons from Riga Miera Street case

Prosperity = Car ownership

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Ineffective use of street space

30 - 100 people

foto: MÄ ris Janovs

Unfair use of street space 8% cycle

27% car

12% foot

53% PT

Rīgas iedzīvotāju pārvietošanās sadalījums 2014.g. SKDS dati

foto: Māris Janovs

Consequences of Car-centric city Air pollution; Degraded streetscape; Unsafe streetscape; Depopulation; Decreased tax income; Increased traffic load on existing infrastructure; Inefective mobility system...

foto: MÄ ris Janovs

Streets (city) have lost their vitality

- 76 000 (-50%) residents in Riga city center since 1997 www.apkaimes.lv

Riga remains the main destination

Diennakts vidējā autotransporta intensitāte uz valsts ceļiem lvceli.lv

Car is the main means of transportation

Endless loop Leave city because: too polluted, too much cars, not safe.

services education employment

privacy well-being nature

Commute by car because: no alternative transport, its a habit & prestige, developed road infrastructure.

Curing car traďŹƒc problems by adding car lanes is like curing obesity with loosening your belt.

- Lewis Mumford

Solutions are complex multiple long-term actions that look beyond today's demand

- priority for pedestrians; - 30 km/h speed limit; - priority for public transport in intersections; - public transport lanes; - park & ride; - limitation of car transit; - parking policy in city center (delivery zones, parking facilities for locals); - an hour ticket for public transport; - multimodal public transport system; - cycling; - bypass car roads; - congestion carge; ...

A global change Why does a city need cycling?

Where to start?

Infrastructure Lessons from Riga Miera Street case

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Cycling is not a goal in itself but rather a highly prioritised political tool for creating a more liveable city.

Ayfer Baykal Head of Copenhagen Planning dept.

Growing cycling in cities is inevitable The sooner we will aknowledge it as

part of mobility the faster we will get a livable city

A global change Why does a city need cycling?

Where to start?

Infrastructure Lessons from Riga Miera Street case

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Long term solutions

Lessons: - be honest, admit existing infrastructure is bad - set ambition - define principles - don't copy everything just because it is Dutch - understand why it is Dutch - import knowledge, it is cheaper - give planning resources

A global change Why does a city need cycling?

Where to start?

Infrastructure Lessons from Riga Miera Street case

WINS

FAILS

- segregated from pedestrians with curb

- bi-directional:

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unsafe for pedestrians unsuitable for dense urban environment - pedestrian / cyclist conflict in intersection

FAILS - linking with streets with cycling lanes on both sides - delivery zones

WINS

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- a brave step towards changes

- poor road quality

- major streets, not sidestreets

- no car traffic solutions - COMMUNICATION

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Lessons: - start with a complete route from A to B - start with a busy route - design it well - communicate, communicate, communicate

A global change Why a city needs cycling?

Where to start?

Infrastructure Lessons from Riga Miera Street case

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Gain allies for a common goal FYU – impulse MIR – local community LAIC – supportive NGOs Media – communication Laima – local business Volunteers Riga 2014, Survival Kit 6 Municipality – RDPAD, RDSD State – VKPAI, VARAM, LM

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