COPENHAGEN CITY OF CYCLISTS - Cycling Embassy of Denmark · 2017-07-04 · 2 3 18% 29% 34% +9% 19%...
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COPENHAGENCITY OF CYCLISTSFACTS & FIGURES 2017
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Bicycle Public transport
Goal 2025
Goal 2025
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All trips in Copenhagen Trips to work or study in Copenhagen
The ambition of the City of Copenhagen is to be the world’s best city for cyclists. In addition, a range of ambitious goals for 2025 have been decided by the city council and are monitored annually.
THE GOALSBy 2025, the city aims to: • Increase the percentage of commuters who cycle to work or
education to 50%• Increase number of cycle tracks in the Copenhagen PLUS-net
with 80% • Reduce cyclists’ average travel time by 15%• Increase the number of cyclists who feel safe in traffic to 90%• Decrease the number of seriously injured cyclists by 70%• Increase the share of cyclists who find cycle tracks well main-
tained to 80%• Increase the share of citizens who think that bicycle culture
affects the city’s atmosphere positively to 80%• Increase citizens satisfaction with bicycle parking to 70%
FIVE TIMES MORE BICYCLES THAN CARS
SHOPPING DIVIDED ON TRANSPORT MODES
In 2016 Copenhageners owned approximately 675,000 bicycles and 120,000 cars, corresponding to 5.6 bicycles for each car.
Bicycle Public transport Car Walk
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DKK 5.64 is the socioeconomic cost for every new km driven by car in rush hour in Copenhagen
DKK 1.34Gain to society per extra km tra-veled by bicycle in Copenhagen
SOCIO-ECONOMICS
1.4 MIO Cycled km per day, 2016
15 —20%Average increase in cyclists after implementing separated bicycle tracks
HOW MUCH DO COPENHAGENERS CYCLE?
41%Bicycle share of trips to work or education 2016
23.800Cyclists on the Brygge Bridge in 2016, a 7-fold increase from 3,000 cyclists in 2006
122Times around the earth or 4.9 million kilometers cycled between each serious bicycle accident in Copenhagen
SAFETY
53 —76%Increase in Copenhageners’ sense of safety 2006-2016
20—100%Average increase in cyclists’ feel-ing of safety after implementing separated bicycle tracks
Supermarket and street level shop turnover broken down according to transport mode in %. Customers on bicycle at these businesses account for an annual turnover of DKK 15.4 billion in Copenhagen.
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BICYCLES ON NØRREBROGADE, ONE OF THE BUSIEST CYCLING CORRIDORS IN THE WORLD
TRAFFIC CROSSING THE CITY CENTER IN COPENHAGEN 1970-2016
COPENHAGERNERS’ REASONS FOR CYCLING
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ROOM FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
25% of all families in Copenhagen with 2 children have a cargo bike. The cargo bike replaces a car in 30% of all households that own a cargo bike.
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Copenhagen as a city of cyclists
Possibility to combine cycling and public transport
Amount of cycle tracks
Width of cycling tracks
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Would cycle more, if conditions for cyclists were improved 31%
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DEVELOPMENT IN SATISFACTION RATE AMONG CYCLISTS 2008-2016
TREND IN RELATIVE CYCLIST RISK IN COPENHAGEN (1995 = INDEX 100)
GOALS FOR CYCLISTS FEELING OF SAFETY AND ACTUAL SAFETY 2008-2016
WHAT WOULD MAKE COPENHAGENERS CYCLE MORE
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READ MORE ONLINE:City of Copenhagen’s information on cyclingwww.kk.dk/cityofcyclists THE DANISH CYCLISTS FEDERATIONwww.cyklistforbundet.dk/english
CYCLING EMBASSY OF DENMARKwww.cycling-embassy.org
VISIT DENMARK – TOURIST INFORMATIONwww.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/sight-seeing/bike-city-copenhagen