Olivier Schneider: Public bike revolution in Europe

Public bike revolution in Europe: only a little part of a larger change

in dealing with transport.

Lviv, 12/10/2014

How does it work ?

Self service, 24/7 « One Way »

Low fareDense network of stations

Well integrated with the rest of public transportProblem to manage : empty/full stations

Velib'

What are main goals(à priori)

Main targets : short trips inside a district and support

of public transport

Main effects : big increase of the number of cyclists

All begun with velov' (Lyon 2005)

1 : 100Stations every 300 meters

Half an hour for free

In the World

Polemics about th costs

Public bike don't have to be necessarily VLS

Services for cyclists

Renting of « special bikes »

« Maison du vélo » from Toulouse

Situated just in front of the train station- bike rental- fixing bike (5 days a week)- small shop- engraving bicycode- « vélo-école » dla younger and older- books about cycling, mobility...

Vienna, Austria

FahrRADhaus

Munich

Main issue:how to park bicycles

Faire ses courses à vélo, c'est possibles

Other issues in bicycle policy in France

road safety codeurbanism

fight with bike theftadditional income for cyclists

Comparison with issues in bicycle policy in Poland

road safety codeno national coordinator

no national policyno national institute

Trams in Francean opportunity for

developing bicycles

Example of Brest

The city has been recently « redesigned » by

re introducing the tram

Efekty?

Tramwaj zostal oddany do użytku w 2012.W czasie robot byly korki... a teraz zostaną, bo samochodom zostalo mniej miejsca niż mieli wczesniej.

Wzorem Bordeaux wprowadzono darmowy wynajem długoterminowy dla studentów (200 rowerów na początek)

before

after

Start in June 2012

Tram as an opportunity for bicycles

The tram was the dreamed occasion do re conquer a part of public space for pedestrians dans cyclists

Since 1996 designing bicycle infrastructure is compulsory when you renew an urban street or road. But it's not always done, and when it it's done it's not always well done.

We discussed which type of infrastructure will fit

Not only infrastructure, directions too

Created infrastructure

- bicycle lanes

- one directional cycle paths

- bi directional cycle paths

- one shared space

- cyclist allowed on the rails

- pedestrian areao open to cyclists

Bicycle lanes

Bicycle lanes

Out of 2 lanes for cars

Cycle paths

One way cycle paths

What was here 2 years before

Pedestrian area

Pedestrian area : what was here before

Cyclists allowed on rails

Combining bicycle and the tram

Bicycles allowed in the tram in dedicated areas, when not crowded

Folding bicycles always allowed (in trams and in buses)

Folding bicycles

Non folding bicycles

Here : in the front of the tram

Sometimes it's better to make the entire trip by bicycle

Combining bicycles and public transport

Parking facilities on every stop

5 free and secured « bike and ride » parkings

Parking bicycles

20 bicycles per stop

Sometimes a little bit too far

It doesn't matter...

… if bicycle facilities replaces parking for cars

Buslanes in Paris

Conclusions

One more thing

One more thing

One more thing

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Very last thing

call for presentation now !

Thank you for attention !

Olivier [email protected]

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