Masterplan Bicycle Traffic in Munich Implementation and First Results Elisabeth Zorn Department of Urban Planning and Building Regulation Michael Lonhard Department of Public Construction
Introduction The City of Munich has 1.4 Mio. residents Additionally the city has got 500.000 daily commuters Cycling in Munich has a long tradition 80% of all residents have at least 1 bike More than 60% of all distances travelled are shorter than 5 km Therefore the bike is the ideal means of transport in Munich!
Traffic Development Planning Motto: compact urban green Guideline: Maintaining and improving mobility for everyone - sustainable transport planning Munich and its Sub-Centres Strategies: priority to reduce traffic change to public transport, cycling and walking improve conditions for commercial transport sustainable organisation of car traffic
Modal Choice Mobility in Germany (MiDMUC) 2008: Modal Split in Munich Trips [ %] MIT - driver MIT - passenger Public transport Bicycle Co re Mu n ic Cycling share 2011 at 17% referring the evaluation report of the Munich Bicycle Campaign h2 00 Mu 2 nic c it h 20 ie s 08 Ge rm an y2 00 8 Walking
Incoming motorized traffic... 600 500 400 449 480 509 483 494 448 442 377 1993 2000 2003 2007-2009 300 200 100 93 84 52 44 0... den Mittleren Ring der in g own r TAltstadtring R o... die Stadtgrenze... den e b d l r t le eo city Mit g th the e n h g i t d in ass d roa ing ass p ng roa ass l ring p... p i a r r t cen Number of cars in thousand per day
Realisation of the Bicycle Network The bicycle network in Munich is 1.200 km long The planned / completed network will be 1.400 km long: a. 500 km of main routes b. 500 km of subsidiary routes c. 400 km distribution network
Bicycle Masterplan May 2009: Munich's city council approves a Bicycle Masterplan New staff in 4 departments dealing with cycling 11 people responsible for cycling in the city administration Triplication of the budget (1,5 4,5 Mio. /year) Goals of the Masterplan: Increase bicycle-share (at least 17% in 2015) Improve traffic safety Definition of infrastructural projects to be realised in the following years Start of the marketing-campaign Integrating cycling into all fields of trafficdevelopment planning
Bicycle Masterplan - Implementation City Council Traffic development plan cycling (VEP-R) bicycle masterplan Implementation order Steering Committee cycling traffic (3. mayor, responsible departments) Committee cycling traffic Evaluation Tasks / work assignment (conceptional processing, top priority topics) working group working group working group Realisation of concrete measures Surveys/ Monitoring Measures working group
Factors of Success - Working Groups Bicycle Parking in the Road Space Optimisation of Bike & Ride Facilities Dep. of Urban Planning Dep. of Public Construction Department of Public Order Dep. of Urban Planning Dep. of Public Construction Munich transport associations (MVV) Munich transport corporation (MVG) P+R GmbH Contraflow cycling in Oneway streets and Bicycle streets Department of Public Order Dep. of Urban Planning Dep. of Public Construction Bottlenecks and Network Gaps Dep. of Urban Planning Department of Public Order Dep. of Public Construction Munich transport corporation (MVG) Difficult Road Junctions Department of Public Order Dep. of Public Construction Bicycle Marketing Department of Public Order Office Mayor Monatzeder Dep. of Urban Planning Dep. of Public Construction Dep. of Health & Environment Dep. of Labour & Economy Winter Routes Dep. of Public Construction Dep. of Urban Planning Department of Public Order Dep. of Health & Environment
Good cycling means and needs broad cycleways as cyclists have very different speeds (10 30 km/h). enough, easy accessible and safe parking facilities in public places. cycling tracks with a smooth surface (safety and comfort). possibility of direct turning in junctions with traffic lights. a good network of well connected routes. an attractive signposting and routing system. professional communication and information. to give cyclists the space they need.
Infrastructural improvements Realisation of a new cycle lane by changing one car lane into a bike lane (Maximilanstr.) Red colour in the junction Improved surfaces for main cycle routes
Infrastructural improvements Bicycle streets Cycle lanes at junctions Contraflow cycling Winter maintenance
Bicycle parking Concept for bicycle parking More than 28.500 bicycle racks in Munich Parking facilities/racks must be: easily accessible able to lock your bike frame directly Avoid damage / vandalism Parking facilities at PT-stops, public buildings, subcentres, etc.
Bicycle parking Bike & Ride Covered Bike & Ride parkings with sophisticated design for a better integration in the urban context
Bicycle parking Bike & Ride Pasing station : new bicycle garage for 754 bicycles in 2012 Pasing station : additional new bicycle shelters for 380 bicycles in 2012
Bicycle parking Statutes and Manual - 2012: City council approved statute about obligatory bicycle parking facilities for all new or renovated buildings. The number, size and character of the installations are specified according to the already applied statutes of car parking. - Bicycles well placed: Manual Room for Bikes Information about how to improve the parking situation for existing buildings.
Automatic Bicycle Counting Seven spots in the city where cyclists are counted the whole year Numbers show the continuous increase of cyclists in Munich Important for monitoring and evaluation of the Bicycle Masterplan
Masterplan Bicycle Traffic in Munich Evaluation 2013 Additional Bicycle stands in the road space (overall 2,000 until 2015) Sheltered Bicycle stands in residential areas Additional sheltered Bike+Ride cycle stands (overall 400 until 2015) (overall 2,000 until 2015) 696 700 1300 1304 400 Oneway roads opened for Contraflow cycling Signposted Cycle Network (overall 320 km until 2010) (overall 300 until 2015) 7 293 320 remaining offen completed umgesetzt
Conclusion: What we learned - The target achievement exceeds the expectations - With the propagation of cycling in all population groups also the demands are increasing - The competition in the usage of public of space is the crucial restraint for an area-wide cycling promotion - It's more easy to obtain a political agreement about strategies than for conrete measures
Forecast - Does the trend for more cycling virtually sells itself"?! How can the infrastructure keep up with the trend? - Redensification, the prevention of air pollution, noise prevention Increase of the cycle mode share and the kilometres travelled/ length of trips Cycle highways, covered bicycle parking, winter maintenance - Demographic change /capacity constraint for the PT Integrated close range mobility concepts under inclusion of PT Handling of conflicts/competitions within the environmentally friendly modes of transport (public space, finance, lobby groups)
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