Metropolises on the move ALLIANCE FOR CYCLING Kirsten Pfaue, Cycle Coordinator of the City of Hamburg 5.12.2017
How everything started: Processes and Structures 2008: Hamburg Cycling Strategy Adopted by the Senate, but very limited resources Progress reports in 2010, 2013 and 2015 April 2015: Coalition agreement: Building modern Hamburg Senate decision: bicycle traffic will be one of the main fields of investment An Alliance for Cycling will name obligatory targets and actions October 2015: The Cycling Coordinator took over Summon forces from all over the city of Hamburg Direct access to all concerned administrations Wide-ranging right to be informed and to participate in decisions Keeping an eye on all targets Group of specialists with a dedicated budget Images: BWVI 2
How everything started: Processes and Structures Preparing the Alliance for Cycling Finding partners Partners within the Ministry and 18 external partners Decision makers and working level Political bodies: Hamburg Parliament 7 borough parliaments Other important groups: mobility related associations, chambers of commerce and industry, shops and others Important agreements: Financial resources and personnel Central Steering Office (planning / engineering office) 3
The first big milestone: Signing the Alliance for cycling (summer 2016) Image: BWVI 4
Alliance for Cycling: Systematic approach to the promotion of bicycle traffic Images: BWVI + H. Hass / SRH I 5
Systematic approach to the promotion of bicycle traffic Better Infrastructure Building veloroutes 50 km infrastructure p. a. High speed cycle links Images: BWVI + MRH 6
Veloroutes as a backbone cycling network: Milestones since 2016 First step: Planning the network Updating the network first planned in 1999 Adapting 40 sections in order to find sustainable solutions fulfilling the needs of cyclists Presenting the results in borough parliament committees and in local committees and forums Image: BWVI 7
Veloroutes as a backbone cycling network: Milestones since 2016 Second step: Finding out what needs to be done What we did: Talk with everybody concerned with building infrastructure Check maps - and go out on our bikes to check infrastructure Think about how to improve cycling while respecting all other modes of transport Image: BWVI 8
Building the Veloroute network in Hamburg Check every mile: Is there anything that needs to be done? Red: Urgent change needed! Green: Everything is fine! What we achieved: 280 km Veloroute network, made up for: 130km that did not need any fixing 150km that did need fixing Schimmelmannstraße Bärenallee Images: BWVI 9
Veloroutes as a backbone cycle network: Milestones since 2016 At the same time: Looking for a Central Steering Office The steering office 1. helps departments in charge of building, e. g. by preparing tender documents 2. controls time frames and finances by annual agreements about projects 3. monitors and reports Kickoff in March 2017 Image: BWVI 10
Veloroutes as a backbone cycle network: Controlling Current status: Number of projects listed in the controlling tool: 216 Number of projects consultancies are currently working on: 142 Calls for tender preparing new projects: 9 Number of consultancies currently working on Veloroutes: more than 24 Additional staff: 11 Images: BWVI 11
Veloroutes as a backbone cycle network: Controlling Current status: Keeping an eye on everything, but much still has to be built. The plans need to be executed in order to transform our roads. finished 35% construction 2% planning 63% 63 % Projects in the planning process (including preliminary planning) 2 % Projects being built 35 % Finished sections Image: BWVI 12
Veloroutes as a backbone cycle network Prognosis 2020 2017 Images: BWVI 13
Systematic approach to the promotion of bicycle traffic Better service and better communication Images: BWVI 14
Systematic approach to the promotion of bicycle traffic Expanding our bike sharing scheme StadtRAD + new tendering Current status: 211 ports and 2,450 bikes New tendering: Up to 350 ports Approx. 4,500 bikes system available all over Hamburg 20 shared cargo bikes with an electric drive unit, to be increased to up to 70 in the future To be regarded as basic infrastructure in town planning processes Integrated urban mobilty (eticketing, switchh switchh: Public bikes and car sharing as a range extender for public transport customers with integrated travel information, ticketing and station design Images: BWVI, Google Maps + switchh 15
Systematic approach to increasing cycling Service: Expanding Bike+Ride We are aiming at building Bike and Ride facilities for approximately 28.000 bicycles at all 133 overground stations by 2025. 22.400 racks for free use 5.600 racks for rent (~ 20 %) thereof 14.000 racks with a roof (~ 50 %) Images: BWVI + P+R GmbH 16
Systematic approach to increasing cycling Increased autumn and winter road maintenance This winter: Adding another 20.5 km to winter road maintenance The total length will be approx. 263 km Images: BWVI + H. Hass / SRH 17
Communication Bicycle traffic counter network 2018: 7 counters with a display In the future: Network of counters, 41 already agreed upon Images: BWVI 18
Communication Communication campaign Image: HMG 19
Processes and structures backstage Bicycle workshop under the direction of the Governing Mayor of Hamburg, November 13, 2017 Image: BWVI 20
Processes and structures backstage The bicycle workshop task force regular meetings Image: BWVI 21
Kirsten Pfaue kirsten.pfaue@hamburg.de www.hamburg.de/radverkehr THANK YOU VERY MUCH!