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FLOW session
Jan-Bert DijkstraProgramme Director13 June 2017
Reaping Economic Bene�ts of Lower Congestion through more cycling
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Population density
410 persons per km2
Modal split as percentage of total number of rides
Cars per household
Car driver
32%Car passenger
14%Public transport
4%
Bike
27%Miscellaneous
21%
water: 18%
Land area
41.543 km2
Total number of travel kilometers
184.000.000.000 kmTrips per day per inhabitants
2,7 trips
Households that have at least one car
75%Two cars or more
almost 25%
Number of inhabitants
17.000.000
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Optimising Use programme
Working together is key
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• Switch from car / bus to bicycle gains up to € 0,50 per kilometer
• Bicycle uses 7-11 times less space
• Cyclists have 1,3 less sick days
• Be�er health through cycling saves € 18 billion in health-care cost a year
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