Wim van-der-wijk-workshop

Bicycle Inclusive Planning and Design

Love Cycling, go Dutch Cycle Conference

Edinburgh, 13 November 2012

Wim van der Wijk

The Dutch way

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Basic principles

Human being as measure of things →

→ design from cyclists’ point of view

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Dutch design manual

Content:

• Basic principles

• Main requirements

• Network

• Routes

• Sections

• Junctions / crossings

• Bicycle parking

• Additional subjects

www.crow.nl

Bicycle-inclusive Planning and Design

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How to design Bicycle facilities

Sustainable Safety

Function, form and use

in balance, from road safety

point of view

function: use of the road as intended by the road authority

design: the physical design and layout properties of the infrastructure

use: actual use of the infrastructure and behaviour of the road user

Function of road

Design of road

Use of road

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Road categorization

Through roads: Long distance traffic

Distributor roads: Connects areas

Access roads: Access to properties

Urban area:

Distributor road Access road

Segregated

facilities on

distributor roads

How to design Bicycle facilities

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5 main requirements

Safety

Attractiveness

Directness

Cohesion

Comfort

Applicable to:

• Network

• Routes

• Sections

• Junctions

• Parking

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Network

• Complete

• Comprehensible

• Various routes

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Routes

Elst

Bemmel

Arnhem

Nijmegen

• From Origin to Destination

• Comprehensible

• Safe and Comfortable

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Sections

• Separation

• Width

• Pavement and Additions

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Junction / crossing

• Type

• Give way

• Traffic calming / attention

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Bicycle parking

• All Origins and Destinations

• Safe and secure

• Comfortable

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