bicycle express lanes brussels
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flattrack brussels: ACTION PLAN FOR CYCLING 50 km of cycling paths near railway lines 50 km of cycling paths on approach roads Taking care of missing links 14 bike elevators 8 bridges across the canal Cycling streets in reduced speed limit areas 250 bike boxes in every neighbourhood Electrical Villo rental bikes 100% registered and 100 decoy bikes 30% cycling security patrolTRANSCRIPT
Train-like Cycling through Brussels50 km of Cycling Express Lanes next to the railway lines
Urban movement Connecting BrusselsDemographic growth & traffic jamsCycling is fast, cheap and environmentally friendly
A need for a Coalition of the willing:
Obstacles to cycling in BrusselsSafety: cycling between cars, the quality of cycling paths…Discontinuous cycling: traffic lights, cycling paths ending…Bicycle theftGradients
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
Commuters from the periphery do not take trains and do not cycle
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
Commuters to Brussels:Bike: 1,9%Red: trainYellow: other (mainly car)
Commuters to Copenhagen:Bike: 37%
Flattrack = Flat Biking in Brussels
- on approach roads- near railway lines- bicycle bridges and elevators
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
facebook.com/FlattrackBrussels
Cycling on flat lanes on approach roads… but cars take up 80% of the space
=> cancelling one traffic lane for cars
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
Flat biking near railway lines… 6 priority cycling fast lanes
… 6 priority bridges and elevators € 10 to 20 million
L50
L50a
L28
L161
L36
L26
line length cost
L50 10 km € 6 miljoen
L36 7,5 km € 5 miljoen
L50a 5 km € 3 miljoen
L28 7,5 km € 4 miljoen
L26 7,5 km € 5 miljoen
L161 12,5 km € 7 miljoen
50 km € 30 miljoen
Realistic and affordable: € 50 million (5 times annual biking budget Brussels Region)
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
Flat biking near railway lines… 6 priority cycling fast lanes
… 6 priority bridges and elevators € 10 to 20 million
L50
L50a
L28
L161
L36
L26
line length cost
L50 10 km € 6 miljoen
L36 7,5 km € 5 miljoen
L50a 5 km € 3 miljoen
L28 7,5 km € 4 miljoen
L26 7,5 km € 5 miljoen
L161 12,5 km € 7 miljoen
50 km € 30 miljoen
Realistic and affordable: € 50 million (5 times annual biking budget Brussels Region)
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
Bridge
Cycle Trampe
Elevator
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
Today 60’ - dangerous- traffic lights- cycle lanes stop- slopes
Future 40’- nice and safe- gender gap and age gap
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
RER vélo Fiets GEN A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5T6
T7
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
T1 1.859.500 € T2 958.000 € T3 72.900 € T4 1.451.800 € T5 819.000 € T6 852.900 € T7 1.171.800 €= 6.285.000 €
Budget indicatif Indicatief budget
20.000 €/m
20.000 €/m
10.000 €/m
10.000 €/m
1.500 €/m
300 €/m
100 €/m
20 €/m
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
Tronçon 6: Ancienne gare - Chambon Traject 6: Voormalig station - Chambon
T6 // 852.900 € (budget indicatif)
Ancienne gareVoormalig station
Passage ChambonChambon passage
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
Tronçon 6: Ancienne gare - Chambon Traject 6: Voormalig station - Chambon
T6 // 852.900 € (budget indicatif)
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
Cycle Express Lanes in Brussels
L’ancienne gare et ses abords (EP7) Voormalig station en zijn omgeving (EP7) A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
L’ancienne gare et ses abords (EP7) Voormalig station en zijn omgeving (EP7) A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
RER vélo Fiets GEN A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
A.M. ARTGINEERING – URBAN PLATFORM
ACTION PLAN FOR CYCLING
1. 50 km of cycling paths near railway lines2. 50 km of cycling paths on approach roads3. Taking care of missing links 4. 14 bike elevators5. 8 bridges across the canal6. Cycling streets in reduced speed limit areas7. 250 bike boxes in every neighbourhood8. Electrical Villo rental bikes9. 100% registered and 100 decoy bikes10. 30% cycling security patrol
Fietssnelwegen in Brussel
Train-like Cycling through BrusselsEvaluation by Klaus Bondam
BIO1985 – 2005: Actor and Manager
2006 – 2008: Chairman of Eurocities Mobility Forum
2002 – 2010: Elected to the City Council in the City of Copenhagen
Bike Mayor embracing the biking culture:
“Investing in bicycle infrastructure combined with campaigning for more cycling was the right combination”
2014 – …: Director of Danish Cyclists’ Federation