Promoting cycling and walking in Ghent

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1 Promoting cycling and walking in Ghent

2 We present you Gent

3 Gent some data

4 Gent in Europe

5 inhabitants

6 ha surface

7 56 squares

8 74 parks

9 26 ponds

10 20 fountains

11 public parking places 10 parkings (5.000 places)

12 35 hotels & 450 restaurants

13 650 bars

14 50 churches

15 10 museums

16 15 convents & abbeys

17 300 schools moe than pupils & students

18 10 theaters

19 1000 km roads 380 km cycles paths

20 And more families ( inhabitants) Port of Gent : ships ton import ton export Employement : people

21 One City

22 One mission Ghent, a creative city, playing a pioneering role in the development of a sustainable, solidary and open society by means of a radical concentration of imaginative strengths.

23 Strategic goals about mobility 1. Ghent must be easily and selectively accessible for all target groups in space and time. 2. Co-ordination, communication, regulations, preservation and research are of vital strategic importance. 3. Our pioneering and director s role in view of designing a contemporary municipal landscape and a contemporary mobility and parking culture must be developed and implemented.

24 Modal split in Gent (in %) Car driver 43,0 Car passenger 16,0 Motocycle 0,5 Bike 14,0 Moped 1,0 Bus 3,5 Tram 2,0 Train 2,5 On foot 17,5 Total: 100%

25 Transport work or school in the civitas corridor (The Loop Gent-Sint-Pieters Korenmarkt) Car driver Car passenger Motorcycle moped Bike Tram/bus Train On foot 33 % 1,2 % 0,3 % 1,8 % 29,4 % 6,5 % 22,1 % 5,7 %

26 Transport leasure in the civitas corridor Car driver Car passenger Motorcycle Moped Bike Tram/bus Train On foot 33,1 % 6,6 % 0,8 % 1,6 % 33,9 % 10,0 % 1,1 % 13,0 %

27 Sustainable mobility why? Global warming Air polution Lack of energy and raw materials Cars take the best of the road Car use is bad for our health Social isolation of the carless Extinction of local trade and shops

28 Some figures about car use American puts hours in car to get miles, which is less than 5 miles per hour British spend 3,5 hours a day to his car for miles a year, which is the speed of a bicycle

29 Number of cars increases enormous In the last 50 years, car traffic increased by % UK : 1950 = 2 million cars 25 million today

30 Some objections against car use Fast cars hog the best routes Cycling or walking along a country road is dangerous because of the high speed of cars and the lack of pavements of cycle paths Small distances between villages cannot be made by foot of bike

31 Some objections against car use Death of local variety and our choice of where we shop Supermarkets can exist only because of the car Supermarkets are the death of many local shops Many villages have no shops at all People without a car can t go shopping in these villages UK: 1961 : groceries and in 1997

32 No local food anymore Supermarkets only sell cheap (foreign) food and not the local products Food from abroad causes a lot of unsustainable transport Local farmers can t sell their products anymore and give up

33 Loss of local services Not only shops disappear from villages, but also services as banks, schools, hospitals, Carless cannot make use of them, unless they seek for help

34 Loss of social glue Local services and shops brings people together who know each other Cars bring us to places where we don t know the people anymore Carless people have no places to meet anymore

35 Owning a car makes you fat We need to do about steps a day to keep us fit Car use prevents us to make walks and cycle trips Although we eat less, we grow fat, only because we use the car too much

36 Car are killing machines Belgium/year Death : 944 Heavy wounded : Slightly wounded : Speed is very often the cause of accidents

37 Gas-guzzling is killing the planet Transport is cause of high amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphre. This will cause extinction of species, coastal flooding and erosion and extreme weather events and health risks

38 Crucial question In what kind of city/world do we want or live tomorrow? city? Car City? Walking/cycling

39 What to do? Humanise the street! Traffic measures are not enough Give the street back to people, not to cars Make public roads meeting places in stead of parking places

40 Mobility policy in Gent, a short history 1987 : attempt to implement mobility plan, but withdrawn after 3 months 1994 : Cycle plan Gent 1997 : Mobility plan for historic center : Traffic liveability plans voor the residential areas 2003 : Mobility plan for the Gent city : revision of the Ghent Mobility plan

41 STOP-principle 1. Stappen (walking) 2. Trappen (Bicycle) 3. Openbaar vervoer (public transportation) 4. Privé vervoer (cars)

42 Mobility plan Gent: for a livable and accessible city Reduction of redundant car traffic More space for cyclists and pedestrians Free driveways for public transport A pleasant city to live, work and visit,

43 Mobility plan Gent: how? No through traffic in the city centre Exceptions for inhabitants, supply, professional reasons Parking in underground car parks A Parking-route around the centre A dynamic traffic guidance system

44 No passing traffic in the historic city center No access for car traffic in general Limited access possible Permits for delivering goods, work, professional reasons, inhabitants Soon: control of the car free area by automatic detection system

45 STOP > 1. Walking

46 35 ha pedestrian area

47 Pedestrian area: the street is for pedestrians and cyclist

48 Reconstruction of public area Creating an pleasant city to live in A better use of the public area Building streets and squares with high quality Giving the street back to the people

49 Reconstruction of public area: Gras- en Korenlei

50 Reconstruction of public area : Gras- en Korenlei

51 Reconstruction of public area: Korenmarkt

52 Reconstruction of public area: Korenmarkt

53 Reconstruction of public area: Vrijdagmarkt

54 Reconstruction of public area: Vrijdagmarkt

55 Reconstruction of public area: Sint-Baafsplein

56 Reconstruction of public area: Sint-Baafsplein

57 Touristic sign posts for pedestrians

58 Pavement Action Plan Reconstruction of pavement on important walking lines Extra investments in 4 years time m² in first year already Above the normal roadworks

59 Walking campaign

60 Raise awareness for dangerous cycling in pedestrian area

61 Better protection of pedestrians in traffic Speed slowing measures Making pavements better and lager Safe pedestrian crossings

62 Woonerf More space for children playing Walking in the street Cars and cyclists have to adapt their behaviour Only in quiet streets with little traffic

63 STOP > 2. Cycling

64 cycle trips a day in Gent

65 Cycle infrastructure Cycling along water ways Further construction of main cycle routes Construction of more and safer cycle paths alongside regional roads Gent Cycle Fund

66 Construction of main cycle routes: East-west-cycle route Coupure en Hospitaalbrug (Stad Gent)

67 Construction of main cycle routes: North-south route Baudelokaai en Fransevaart Stad Gent

68 Construction of main cycle routes: North-south route Onderdoorgang Sint-Jorisbrug Stad Gent

69 Construction of main cycle routes: North-south route Keizerparkbrug - Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV

70 Construction of main cycle routes: Leiepromenade Jan Palfijnbrug (Henleykaai), Snepkaai Stad Gent

71 Projects of the Flemish region City ring R40 Making crossings safer

72 Projects of the Flemish region cycle paths on regional roads R4 Oudenaardsesteenweg

73 Projects of the Flemish region East-west-cycle route Cycle bridges Kempstraat en Theresianenstraat

74 Projects of the Flemish region East-west-cycle route Subway Bargiebrug & Rooigemlaan

75 Projects of the Flemish region North-south route & Leiepromenade Subway Jan Palfijnbrug bridges between Keizerpark & Visserij

76 Projects of the Flemish region North-south route Bavobrug tussen Nieuwbrugkaai en Veermanplein Onderdoorgang Sint-Lievensbrug

77 Province of East Flanders Construction of long distance cycle roads 100% financing by the Province

78 Projects City-Region-De Lijn Koning Albertlaan & Groot- Brittanniëlaan Sint-Lievenspoort

79 Co-operation with Infrabel Bridge over the Leie at Snepkaai Bridge over the circular canal at Pontstraat

80 Gent Cycle Fund Catch-up operation needed for construction of cycle paths in a finely woven cycle network Making maximal use of financial support Virtual fund that concentrates all possible subsidies One big deal: from conceptual work to completion of works.

81 Gent Cycle Fund: based on a regional cycle network Basis = regional functional cycle network Not for recreational but functional cycling Subsidy-instrument on province level City does the development, Region and Province are paying primaire fietsroute secundaire fietsroute

82 Cyclists alowed in more than 700 one way streets

83 Cycle street

84 Cycle Depot central depot for Abandoned cycles Inconvenient parked cycles Evacuated cycles Accessible for victims of cycle theft

85 Cycle Depot: free cycle registration National registration number in the frame Cycle pass with the carateristics of the cycle has of should have a cycle theft preventive effect Quick declaration of theft Easy to find to whom a stolen bike belongs to Bikes owners are being contacted bikes registrated (since 1995)

86 Cycle Depot: results visits cycles labled cycles not returned to owner, 117 given back to owner (= only 8,75%) More than 70 cycle evacuation actions

87 Cycle sheds

88 Cycle sheds Installed by the city, often on demand of inhabitants After local visits Guarded cycle sheds during festival Contemporary cycle sheds More than cycle sheds Safe cycle garages in city center

89 Project Gent-Sint-Pieters: cycle sheds in construction

90 Cycle bins First bike bins for inhabitants Especially in residential areas with little space for bikes in houses or in the street Now testcase, later extentions possible Positive reactions, but also some disadvances

91 Cycle boxes Cycle boxes for rent at P&R at the edge of the towd Cycle bos + cycle for rent at the parking garage at Sint-Pietersplein succesfull

92 Cycle pumps At the station At the City library In the student area

93 Cycle website All information about cycling in Gent Thematic structure News items Also external information Cycleroute planner inclusive Digital application forms

94 Cycle website

95 Online cycle route planner

96 Cycle maps Province: recreative network Cycle roads between Gent and other cities Differents maps City: functional cycle roads in Gent

97 Cycle Chic Co-operation between Bond Beter Leefmilieu and cultural sector in Gent Goal : to promote cyling and reward cyclist blog

98 Campaign for cycle lights Co-operation between police and Gent Cycle Association For all cyclist, but most of all for pupils and students Free cycle lights at police control Promotional and repressive action safetyshirts for children and schools

99 Cycle light campaign: every year Making clear that good cycle lights are essential for road safety Changing visuals to keep the attention Possitive effect: 89 % of the cyclists had good cycle lights during the action of 2010

100 Second hand cycle market Two times a year : may and september For individuals, not for cycle shop keepers Co-operation with the Gent Cycle Association Free cycle registation Information stand

101 Cycle sign posts network in Gent

102 Results in figures 382 kilometer cycle paths cycle trips a day in Gent More than cycle sheds in Gent cycles for hire at StudentENmobiliteit 80% of the students in Gent has a cycle, more than 2/3 cycles daily A growing part of the commuters take the cycle to the railway station (+10 % yearly) Number of students coming to Gent by car drops from 25 to 11 %

103 STOP > 4. Private transport

104 Cars Efficient parking policy Efficient traffic guiding system Selective accessibility of the car Speed slowing measures

105 Parking policy City mobility company Manages all public parking spaces in Gent Ownes 7 of the 10 car parks Organisation Park+Ride, residential parking, Underground car parks enables high quality public space

106 Car free squares with car park underneath: Kouter

107 Car free squares with car park underneath : St-Pietersplein

108 Parking policy Inhabitants can park in the street Visitors park their car in car parks New car parks Reserved parking places for enabled people freezing the number of parking spaces

109 Speed slowing measures Experiments with all kind of infrastructure (, ) Priority for school areas and unsafe streets and crossings Measure made on street level Taking care of public transport Complaints about vibrations and noise SIB: digital speed information pannels Coorporation with the police

110 Speed slowing measures

111 Car sharing Car sharing project Cambio (Gent is first city in Flanders) 20 car ranks users Dozens of cars 1 shared car => 8 à 12 car less Test with electric car Alternative carsharing: Degage (with private cars)

112 Car free day City center 1 day car free 3th Sunday of September Creating awareness Giving the city back to pedestrians and cyclists Clear effect on air quality Actions to promote cycling, walking and public transport

113 Less car use, more sustainable alternatives Making clear choices Good communication Special actiens (free busses) Number of pedestrians, cyclists and PT-users is increasing Avoiding undesirable traffic flows by one way streets Message: even without a car, good (economic) life is possible Better for the environment, health and livability

114 Target groups

115 Newsletter Three monthly newsletter about mobility in Gent On paper and digitally 3500 addresses Available in public places as well)

116 Companies: Mobi-weeks Promotion of alternative and sustainable transport for employees Several actions in 1 à 2 weeks Trying to convince carsolists to try sustainable alternatives Awarding employees who do come to work with sustainable traffic modes

117 Children and youth Promoting sustainable mobility for schools and the younger Helmets for 3-years-olds Safetyshirts for 8-years-olds

118 Students: Student&Mobility Non profit organisation including city, university and high schools Several bike repair depots Bicycle hire for students bikes in use 42 euro per year + warrant

119 Residential areas: Our area is moving Brochures with mobility info for the residential areas Actionsto involve inhabitants (not easy)

120 Cultural public: Culture with a small CO² Action for the cultural sector Stimulating people going to theatre, concerts, films, musea, parties to go on foot, by bike, publix transport, taxi, carsharing, P&R, etc. Free travel information available. Website tool for organisers of (cultural) events available

121 Shop keepers and inhabitants Communication with shopkeepers via the Economic Department Information for the inhabitants via the community based city service General information by means of the Information Department Infoletters to the inhabitants at the occasion of road works, changing of traffic measures, etc. Website, City magazine, information pannels,

122 Shopkeepers: Mobilityplan Shopkeepers were at the beginning difficult to convince Massive information campaign for pressure groups and inhabitants After 6 months : evaluation and adapting the plan Quick change in attitude Car Free area has a lot of advantages : shopping, terraces, events,

123 Positive effects Much more people are living in Gent now Number of shops never so big 25% more bars, restaurants and hotels As good as no empty shops More exclusive shops A very positive image of Gent ( City of knowledge and culture, international awards, )

124 Effects on tourism Number of hotels and B&B s increases continuously 50 % more overnight stays in 5 years time

125 Pedestrian area in favour of shopping streets Parking in car parks is easy City center is pleasant for pedestrians and cyclists You discover more on foot and by bike More room for terraces, events, Fun shopping is popular now

126 Shopkeepers are satisfied Local shopkeepers recognize the avantages of the mobility plan Some shopping streets asked for less parking spaces and wider pavements themselves Very few want to go back to the previous situation.

127 Other projects

128 Wat(er) beweegt in Gent What s moving in Gent Cooperation between City of Gent and the Flemish Department of Waterways to make the waterways more attractive and accessible.

129 Wat(er) beweegt in Gent: Nederschelde

130 Wat(er) beweegt in Gent: Nederschelde

131 Light plan Gent

132 Light plan Gent

133 IPOD Gent: Global plan for public space

134 IPOD Gent

135 IPOD Gent

136 IPOD Gent

137 Some practical information

138 Costs and budget Gent is not a rich city: we have to spend our money wisely and carefully Making clear priorities is important Good cooperation with other administrations (Flemisch, Provincial, De Lijn) is effective We try to get maximum subsidies from Flanders, Europe, Civitas, City Parking Conpany makes profits which are invested in mobility policy

139 Budget Promotion: euro Working costs: euro Public transport: euro Cyle paths: euro Traffic safety measures: euro Buiding new Cycle Depot Huis van de Fiets: euro Cycling sheds: euro Cycle Depot : euro Coating, sign posts etc: euro Traffic reseach: euro subsidy StudentENMobiliteit: euro City bikes: euro

140 How do we match bikes and cars? People who are cycling are cardrivers as well The more you cycle, the more you take care of cyclists when you drive a car Power of the number of bikes is big Cyclists learn to behave assertively

141 How can we match bikes and public transport? Tram and bikes is a difficult marriage Priority to public transport Assertive cycling is needed Tramtracks are a potential risk Cycling on bus lanes is permitted

142 Questions?

143 Contact Yves De Baets Mobility Service, City of Gent Ramen 21,9000 Gent Tel : fax mobiliteit@gent.be

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