“Bicycle Capital Gdańsk – climber in Europe, pioneer in Poland”

Rostock, May 22, 2014

15%bicycle share in modal split

GRPI-P, BYPAD, STeR from consultation to public participation

public participation

Charter of Gdańsk, Charter of Brussels,

Mobile Gdańsk,PUMA

political will

Velo-city, Active Mobility

CongressStudy visits

qualified staff

Infrastructure funds,promotion,

internal resources

balanced budget

Agenda

Public participation

Gdańsk`s citizens

Gdansk`s Development

Agency

surrounding communities

Cycling officer

estate

councils

PT Management

NGO`s

media

Road Authority

Gdansk City

Council

Public participation

municipal police

- 19 workshop sessions with residents

- 640 proposals submitted

Public participation - STeR

17th Critical Mass in Gdansk

3rd Metro Critical Mass

Public participation

10 000 participants

Political will

rise

up to 15%of cycling share

in modal split by2020 r.

Political will

Charter of Brussels

Attractive city with a high quality of life!

Political will

Political will

Gdańsk – traffic calmed zones

50% by the end of 2014 r.

Gdańsk TRAFFIC CLAMED ZONES

Traffic calmed zonesStreets with calmed trafficCycle ways

Qualified staff

Cycling conferences VELO-CITY

Velo-city

Brussels 2009 - (3) CO, GCH, NGO`s,Copenhagen 2010- (3) The Mayor of Gdansk, GCC, CO, NGO`s, Seville 2011 - (4) GO, GCH, RA, GDA, NGO`s, Vancouver 2012 - (2) Deputy Mayor, CO, PUMA,

Vienna 2013 - (12) Deputy Mayor, GCC, CO, GCH, RA, PUMA

CO – Cycling Officer, GCH – City Hall`s staff, GCC – Gdansk councillors, GDA – Gdansk`s development Agency, RA – Road Authority, PUMA – Polish Union of Active Mobility

2013 – the IV edition

300

participants

Active Mobility Congress

The 5th edition - September 11-12, 2014

• Copenhagen - Malmo– GDA, RA, the City of Gdynia,

• Leipzig– Committee for the Road Safety and Traffic

Organization

• Freiburg - Basel– Deputy Mayor of Gdansk for Economic

Policy

Study visits

• Berlin - Dresden - Leipzig

– Head of Traffic Department of Municipal Police in Gdansk, communities, PUMA

up to 30 km/h – engineering measuresup to 50 km/h – one way bicycle lanesover 50 km/h – separated cycling path

2,5m

2,5m

2m2m 2m 3m 2m3m

Outlines for cycling routes

• separate bike lanes in the street

• bike boxes before the intersections

• Copenhagen left turns

• dedicated cycling traffic lights.

The first cycling friendly street in Poland

Cycling budget

20 mln EUR35 km of cycle paths26 hubs and parking facilities

Investments – cycle paths and parking facilities

Development of Cycling Traffic in Tricity AgglomerationRP 2007-2013

GDAŃSK – cycle paths qualified for liquidation

924 cycle racks

94 schools

Investments – school parking places

GDAŃSK 2009 – parking facilities

3900 parking places

(8 parking places / 1000 inhabitants)

GDAŃSK 2014 – parking facilities

GDAŃSK 2009 – ulice jednokierunkowe + T22

GDAŃSK 2009 – streets with cycling contra flow

127 streets (26 km)Aksamitna, Aldony, Asnyka, Augustyńskiego, Bacha,

Bałtycka, Bielańska, Borówkowa, Bosmańska, Burzyńskiego, Ceynowy, Chabrowa, Czeremchowa, Czopowa, Dekerta, Domeyki, Dygasińskiego, Dylinki, Elewów, Fredry, Garncarska, Głęboka, Grodzieńska, Heweliusza, Hołdu Pruskiego, Kadetów, Kaprów, Karmelicka, Kołłątaja, Komandorska, Konarskiego, Korczaka, Kossaka, Kotwiczników, Kraszewskiego, Krzemienieckiej, Latarniana, Lawendowa, Łanowa, Macierzankowa, Majewskich, Malczewskiego, Małachowskiego, Matki Polki, Meissnera, Michny, Miedza, Mniszki, Mostek, Mozarta, Na Piaskach, Na Szańcach, Necla, Niedźwiednik, Niemcewicza, Nowogródzka, Obywatelska, Ogarna, Pana Tadeusza, Pańska, Pileckiego, Pilotów, Piramowicza, Plac Wałowy, Plebania, Płowce, Podbielańska, Podkramarska, Porzeczkowa, Poziomkowa, Prusa, Przetoczna, Przędzalnicza, Przytulna, Refektarska, Rybaki Dolne, Rzeźnicka, Schumana, Sielska, Sienkiewicza, Sieroca, Słodowników, Słupska, Sobótki, Spichrzowa, Stare Domki, Starowiejska, Startowa, Staszica, Stągiewna, Stolarska, Straganiarska, Subisława, Sukiennicza, Sympatyczna, Szewska, Szklana Huta, Szklary, Świętego Ducha, Świętojańska, Świtezianki, Tartaczna, Tokarska, Topolowa, Wagnera, Wajdeloty, Wassowskiego, Wesoła, Węglarska, Wieniawskiego, Wileńska, Wojskiego, Wspólna, Wygon, Wyspiańskiego, Zakopiańska, Za Murami, Złotników, Żabi Kruk, Żwirki i Wigury

GDAŃSK 2014 – streets with cycling contra flow

Promotional campaigns – you are getting an u-lock

170 u-lock`s

Promotion of new parking facilities

• 45 companies• 400 awarded

employees

Promotional campaigns – bike to work

casting, followed by professional session and exhibition

15 real size pictures

1000 calendars given out to Gdansk`s inhabitants

Promotional campaigns – Gdansk`s cycle chic exhibition

120 k maps:

•62 k – schools,•50 k – information points,•8 k – directly to inhabitants.

Promotional campaigns – cycling map

107 informative boards reminding about keeping a distance of at least 1m from a cyclist while overtaking

Promotional campaigns – overtake safely

Followers: Gdynia, Olsztyn, Słupsk and Kielce

2 cycling monitors – cycle traffic measurements with live presentation of figures

4 inductive loops – cycle traffic measurements with presentation of figures on-line:www.rowerowygdansk.pl

Cycle traffic measurements

Dynamika ruchu rowerowego

100120140160180200220240260280

2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013

33% in two

years

MonthsAl.

Zwycięstwa

ul. Jantarowa

January 10610 11486

Ferburary 18918 21131

March 47234 54058

April 75345 83658

May 58234 63854

SUM

Growth of cycling traffic

Winter record

4330Cyclists within one day

Growth of cycling traffic

210k 234k

RPS 2014-2020 EuroVelo 9 i 10

25,5 mln EUR

RPO 2014-2020

Kaszubska Trasa Rowerowa

33 mln EUR

Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko

Rozwój Komunikacji Miejskiej OMT – komponent rowerowy

22,5 mln EUR

Cycling budget

2014-2020

Cycling budget

ZITTrasy rowerowe do węzłów

Obszaru Metropolii Trójmiasta

47,5 mln EUR

Thank you

Krzysztof Perycz-Szczepański – The City Hall of Gdansk email: krzysztof.perycz-szczepanski@gdansk.gda.pl tel.: +48 58 526-80-83