Cycle promotion in a hillside town A case study on Lausanne an urban slope with an elevation gain of 500 meters Jean-Christophe Boillat, Délégué vélo, City of Lausanne Lausanne et le Lac Léman, Lausanne Tourisme tél. 021 315 54 15 fax 021 315 50 02 routes-mobilite@lausanne.ch www.lausanne.ch/routesmobilite
1. Lausanne s background - geography - urban development in tough topography - cycling in Lausanne over time 2. Developments since the 1990 s 3. Specific actions in a hillside town 2
Lausanne and Switzerland 4th largest city in Switzerland, 130,000 inhabitants, 300,000 inhabitants in greater Lausanne political and economic capital of Canton de Vaud, 85,000 jobs, mainly services growing population and jobs: + 15% expected for 2025-2030 3
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Lausanne Tourisme Tough topography heading east from Lausanne 5
mainly flat westwards 6
Late 19th century urbanisation related to topography 1859 1905 1844 1910 Ceinture Pichard (A. Pichard, 1790-1841) 1877 1861 7
Flon district (1877) created with tunnel excavations Le grand Pont et la vallée du Flon, Musée historique de Lausanne 8
1937 [.] 9 2004 1984 1895
place Chauderon, 1952 10
Increase of bicycle use (1993-2008 monitoring) 2000: 1-2% modal share for cycling 2010 interview: 4% of inhabitants cycle daily in summer [cycles/24hrs] Bicycle traffic in Lausanne 11
1. Lausanne s background 2. Developments since the 1990 s - planning related to cycle use - moderated areas, cycling infrastructure - new metro: m2 3. Specific actions in a hillside town 12
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Areas with moderated traffic (20 km/h, 30 km/h) 20 km/h zone 30 km/h zone planned mise à jour avril 2010 14
Development of bicycle infrastructure Total mileage in meters Bicycle infrastructure (at end-2009) 15
711 m totaly separated from traffic fully automatic 14 stops, 6 km, 340m difference in elevation Ouchy Croisettes in 20 minutes 375 m 16
Bike and Ride planning related to m2 metro 17
New mobility combinations related to metro + B+R 18
1. Lausanne s background 2. Developments since the 1990 s 3. Specific actions in a hillside town - specific planning - appropriate infrastructure - combined solutions - encouragement and promotion 19
Infrastructure - elevators connecting two levels of the city center 20
Infrastructure Elevators connecting two levels of the city centre 21
Infrastructure widening a bridge to include cycle lanes (project) current project 22
Infrastructure new bicycle bridges connecting two hills of the city (project) 23
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Infrastructure contraflow cycle lane in one-way street (based on the slope direction) Google 2009 25
Infrastructure contraflow cycling in one way streets (avoiding inclined detour) Google 2009 26
Infrastructure - Redistributing lane width according to the slope Google map 27
Infrastructure - Redistributing lane width according to the slope 3.0 2.0 2.6 1.4 0.4 28
Bicycle path and bus lanes in sloping streets Google 2009 Separated bicycle path uphill Shared lane downhill Google 2009 29
Combined mesures Bike and Ride (B+R) 30
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Combined mesures Bike sharing 32
Combined mesures - Bike sharing Specificity: Topographic bonus if returned in FLON 500 m www.velopass.ch 400 m 33
Combined mesures Bicycles in buses and metros If space permits must buy additionnal ticket transports publics lausannois transports publics lausannois 34
Combined mesures Folding bicycles and public transport less space consuming free access BFM Büro für Mobilität, 2004 35
Bicycle promotion pedelecs Electric bicycles (subsidy) Free battery-charging spots for electric scooters 36
Bicycle promotion Lausanne cycling map 2009 (2 nd edition) Suggested routes Topography (elevation, slopes) Heavy traffic Connections with public transport Services (bike repair, bike rental) Points of interest Useful adresses Street index and public transport network 37
Bicycle promotion and advocacy Cyclic.info founded in 2001, now Pro Velo Région Lausanne Urban cycling lobby (consultation for new urban projects) Services for members (bike sales, mechanics lessons, urban cycling lessons, discounted light sets) Cycling promotion (mobility week, cycling week) 38
Bicycle related services Cycle police Bike messengers Velocité sàrl 39
Bicycle related services Home delivery service for your shopping Velocité sàrl Velocité sàrl 40
Conclusions Tough topography in urban space: additional challenge, but not an insurmountable barrier specific planning appropriate promotion Topography must be considered at different levels: - planning, - infrastructures, - combined mesures, - promotion appropriate infrastructures combined mesures 41
Outlook Integrated approach for a global vision (combining B+R, pedelecs, folding bicycles, shared bicycles) Electronic mapping (iphone, GPS) Contact and networking with other hillside towns Some solutions might be reproduceable Graduate work on this topic (Theresa Maiwald, TU Dortmund) 42
Thank you for your attention! Contact : velo@lausanne.ch and www.lausanne.ch/velo 43