Cycling City Munich Developing a Bicycle Masterplan Sustainable Urban Mobility: Planning Tools Knowledge Sharing Seminar Kyiv, September 21, 2012 Wigand von Sassen City of Munich (KVR)
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 traffic planning follows the motto: compact urban green 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!
Cycling in numbers 2002 (MiDMuc) 2008 (MiDMuc) 2011 (Evaluation) Walking 28% 28,4% 27,2% Bicycle 10% 13,6% 17,4% MIT - driver 12% 10,1% 9,6% MIT - passenger 29% 27,0% 22,9% Public transport 21% 20,9% 22,8% Bicycle traffic has increased by 74 % within 9 years!
Cycling survey Most cyclists are satisfied with the existing bicycle traffic system 72% consider cycling in Munich to be good or excellent Question: In your opinion, what is it like when you cycle in Munich? Survey results
Velo-city conference 2007 in Munich The world s biggest cycling conference gave the topic a great boost 1.000 delegates from 50 countries Big echo in the local media Intense public and political discussion about cycling in Munich
Bicycle masterplan July 2009: Munich s city council approves the new 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
Cycling topcis in the administration Department of Public Order Traffic regulation and orders (opening oneway streets for contraflow cycling, bicycle streets, review compulsory use of cycle tracks) Traffic lights Traffic safety Cycling campaign / PR Administration/participation in different working groups Dep. of Health & Environment Munich Cycle Map Bike route planner PR / environmental campaigns Participation in different working groups Dep. of Urban Planning Development of cycling concepts Conception of bike parking Bike +Ride PR, Monitoring / Counting Administration/participation in different working groups CYCLING in Munich Office Mayor Monatzeder Public relations Administration /participation in different working groups Dep. of Public Construction Development and realisation of the cycling network Construction and maintenance of cycling infrastructure Signposting of bicycle routes Bikeparking facilities PR Administration of working groups and the steering committee cycling traffic Dep. of Labour & Economy Corporate mobility management Tourism / PR Participation in different working groups
Bicycle masterplan - implementation City Council Traffic development plan cycling (VEP-R) bicycle masterplan Steering Committee cycling traffic (3. mayor, responsible departments) Implementation order Committee cycling traffic Evaluation Surveys/ Monitoring Tasks / work assignment (conceptional processing, top priority topics) working group working group working group Realisation of concrete measures Measures working group
Contraflow cycling and cycling streets Munich has got 20 bicycle streets in which cyclists have right of way Requirement: Bike must be dominant traffic Urban districts can make suggestions administration checks qualification Very simple and effective measure 290 oneway-streets are opened for contraflow cycling (41%) Goal is to open 50% (350) until 2015 Important and safe measure to improve the bike-network and comfort for cyclists
Signposting system for cyclists 2007-2010: 350 km of the main cycling routes have been signposted 4.000 signs at about 750 junctions Good advertisement for cycling: Reminds people to cycle more often shows how short the distances are
Bicycle parking Concept for bicycle parking 2012: Statute about obligatory bicycle parking facilities More than 25.000 bicycle racks in Munich Parking facilities/racks must be: easily accessible able to lock your bikeframe directly Avoid damage / vandalism Parking facilities at PT-stops, public buildings, etc.
Bicycle parking
Automatic counting points Seven points 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
Cycling network 40% (500 km) Cycle tracks and cycle lanes 38% (450 km ) mixed traffic in calmed areas & tempo-30 zones 22% (260 km) parks, green areas, forests
Infrastructural improvements Realisation of a new cycle lane by changing one car lane into a bike lane (Maximilanstr.) Red colour in the junction
Infrastructural improvements
Infrastructural improvements
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
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.
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