WEBINAR

Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza

Simonetta Vittoria

Monza Site Manager

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Measure no. 62 – Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza (1)

• Monza can be considered a climber cycling city

• About 22 km of cycling routes, some of which are still not interconnected

• Cycling in Monza represents 8.9% of the modal share, if we consider roads accessing the city centre

• Cyclists are increasing year by year:

• 8500 in 2008

• 10120 in 2009

• 12000 in 2010

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Measure no. 62 – Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza (1)

• In RTD stage of the measure, a bike plan for the city of Monza and a project for a bike sharing scheme have been developed

• The bike plan has been approved by the City Government, together with constructing criteria for cycling routes

• Cycling in Monza represents 8.9% of the modal share, if we consider roads accessing the city centre

• Cyclists are increasing year by year

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Measure no. 62 – Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza (2)

• Bike sharing scheme has been delayed because, due to economical crisis, the Municipality was not allowed to invest money originally allocated as its share of project funding

• Some extra revenues have been realized within the end of 2011.

• Improvements will concern accessibility to the railway station and infrastructural interventions

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Measure no. 62 – Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza (3)

• Problems to install ramps to transport bicycles along the stairs in the station

• A camcorder controlling the outdoor cycle parking, where many thefts have been reported, will be installed

• 800 metres of cycling route have been completed in Via Buonarroti

• Revamping of cycling walkway in Via San Gottardo

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Measure no. 62 – Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza (4)

INFRASTRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS

• Connection of Via Monte Santo with Via Carnia in San Rocco district

• Connection between two sections of Via Adda in Sant’Albino district

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Measure no. 62 – Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza (5)

IMPACT EVALUATION: INDICATORS

• Capital costs – € 760.000,00 (to be better defined at the end of interventions) plus 10.285,00 VAT included for the camcorder at the station

• Awareness• Acceptance• Accessibility• Security• Transport safety• Modal split• Circulating bicycles

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Measure no. 62 – Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza (6)

BICYCLE CENSUS IN 2009:Survey on a sample of 298 people MODAL SPLIT• 62% of interviewed people use always/ often the

bicycle, mostly to keep fit, to respect environment and to save money

• 33% use it rarely mostly because of traffic, few cycling routes and long journey time

• Journeys last less than15 minutes (34%) or between 16 and 30 minutes (32%)

• Cycling improvements might lead to an increase in cycling

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Measure no. 62 – Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza (7)

SOCIETYAWARENESS- TRANSPORT SAFETYUseful measures to implement cycling:• More and better connected cycling routes• Safer crossroads• Guarded parking's • Bike rentals • Accessible railway and bus stations

Cycling association “Monzainbici” is known only by 44% of surveyed people

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SECURITY

• 32% of surveyed people suffered from thefts, 32% from falls and 13,8% from accidents

• In case of theft, only 44% reported to the police

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Measure no. 62 – Cycle Transport Improvements in Monza (9)

PROCESS EVALUATION

DRIVERS• Involvement of citizens and cyclists’ associations• New conceptual approach towards soft modes,

reducing the need for private car use

BARRIERS• Lack of connections between cycling routes and

insufficient space in the narrow streets of Monza.• Insufficient involvement or awareness of policy key

stakeholders• Unavailability of funds to implement bike sharing

system• Difficult relationships with railways management

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FUTURE PLANS

• Completion of structural interventions

• New bicycle census

• Tender for bike sharing system in Monza

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Thank you!

Simonetta Vittoria

Comune of Monza

Tel no. +39 039 2832839

e-mail: mobilita@comune.monza.it