Traffic in s-hertogenbosch Arnold Bongers: Traffic Engineer Koen van Waes: Traffic Planner 1 s-hertogenbosch Namur - Paris 2
s-hertogenbosch Boussu - Paris 3 Experience 4
Characteristics of s-hertogenbosch 137.000 residents Historical city (tourists) Green & Water Business Services & IT Some schools 6
Characteristics of s-hertogenbosch Paleiskwartier (work, schools & residential) Haverley (residential) 7 Characteristics of s-hertogenbosch Binnendieze 8
Characteristics of s-hertogenbosch Area: 9.100 hectare Length roads: 746 km, 463 miles Length cyclepaths: about 300 km, 185 miles Course memorandum maininfrastructure Mobility policy 2015 Improvement of accessibility and liveability Objective: Modal split 10
Course memorandum maininfrastructure Measures in steps: City planning Parking Bicycle/Public Transport/P+R Mobility Management Traffic management Reconstruction New roads Parking Very dense city center: few parking places on the streets Policy 2020: 50% of parking places in P+R: 3.250 pp 50% of parking places in city center: 3.250 pp Expensive in city center: 2 per hour Cheap in P+R: 2 per day (with a bike or a bus-trip) Parking your bike is free
Parking: P+R (Transferia) Public transport: concentration 3 railway stations Regional buslines Local buslines New canal: freight
Concentration of car-traffic: main arterials Car traffic Regional/National roads: expanding Co-operation on regional and national level In s-hertogenbosch: Unbundling arterials with bike and public transport Traffic management: scenario s Improving all main arterials One new main arterial: Parallelweg (2014) City center with few cars: City-boulevard (30km) 16
Lekker Fietsen! (nice cycling!) Increase bicycle use Evaluation Cycling s-hertogenbosch directness statisfaction cycling policy comfort (inconvenience) comfort (road) density attractiveness traffic safety bicycle use bicycle parking competitiveness Den Bosch 2006 Den Bosch 2000 norm Average big city s 18
Positive in s-hertogenbosch Competitiveness (bicycle vs. car) Statisfaction (except bicycle theft) Policy (except bicycle parking) 19 Average en negative in s-hertogenbosch Moderate: Comfort (road) Noise Traffic safety Comfort (inconvenience) Density Negative: Directness (delays traffic signals) Bicycle parking Bicycle use 20
Objective Working out Cours memorandum: Accessible, livable and economical strong town Ambition number cycletrips intern +11% (now 33%) extern +2% (now 7%) Horizon 2015 Substantional ambition: s-hertogenbosch Cycletown! Integral approach Approach 4 programs: 1. Bicycle network 2. Bicycle parking 3. Communication / bicycle climate 4. Innovation
Infrastructure moving bicycle: bicycle network Cycle network Quality standards Unbundling car - bicycle Bicycles in town centre Development of a bicycle freeway Infrastructure moving bicycle: bicycle network Star network Other main routes
Bicycle network: use in 2009 6.600 per day 8.000 per day 6.200 per day 13.000 per day Infrastructure moving bicycle: bicycle network Quality standards
Infrastructure moving bicycle: bicycle network Unbundling car bicycle 27 Infrastructure moving bicycle: bicycle network Roundabouts instead of traffic lights Bicycles priority
Infrastructure moving bicycle: bicycle network Bicycle street Looks like cyclepath, red asphalt Bicycle dominant on road Cars allowed 29 Infrastructure moving bicycle: bicycle network Bicycle street before now 30
Infrastructure moving bicycle: bicycle network Results from 2005: 2,3 km cyclepath 17 km cyclepath asphalted 11 km cycleroad 4 km cyclelane 8 roundabounts Infrastructure moving bicycle: bicycle network Cycling in the town centre allowd in pedestrian zone 32
Infrastructure stationary bicycle: bicycle parking Town centre: Increase unguarded cycle parking places up to 1.000 Infrastructure stationary bicycle: bicycle parking
Infrastructure stationary bicycle: bicycle parking Town centre: Increase up to guarded 2.500 parking places Introduce free guarded parking Infrastructure stationary bicycle: bicycle parking Town centre: Increase up to guarded 2.500 parking places Introduce free guarded parking
Infrastructure stationary bicycle: bicycle parking Main station Increase from 1.800 up to 5.500 guarded parking places Premium concept Infrastructure stationary bicycle: bicycle parking Leisure and sport Norm by building plan Stations Lock n Go by neighborhood shopping 38
Infrastructure stationary bicycle: bicycle parking Prevent bicycle thefts Major issue in small criminality Table shows denunciations Infrastructure stationary bicycle: bicycle parking Surveillants
Communication: bicycle climate Creating a bicycle climate by: Long term investment in communication Promotion/campagnes Information: city bicycle map Education and participation Website, E-newsletters, bicycle journal Communication: bicycle climate
Innovation Long term investment and communication Stimulating E-bikes Innovation in bicycle parking: Lock n Go Bicycle freeway And so on.. Investments Objective 2015 Bicycle program divided in 4 segments Focus on 2010 and 2011 2009-2012 3 million per year 2013-2015 1,5 million per year Total investment 16,5 million
Summary High ambitions Avid officials and politicians Certified budget bicycle policy Bicycle-climate: residents satisfaction Nomination bicycle city 2011 Shortlist Velo-city 2013 www.s-hertogenbosch.nl/fietsen 45 Bicycle route H G F E D C B A