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Developing active modes of transport in urban areas. The example of the Brussels’ Capital Region

Developing active modes of transport in urban areas. The example of the Brussels’ Capital Region Frederik Depoortere, Bicycle officer. Brussels for starters. Some important steps…. 1958 World Exhibition 1989 Brussels becomes a Region 1992 Pro Velo + Cycle Route Network

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Developing active modes of transport in urban areas. The example of the Brussels’ Capital Region

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  1. Developing active modes of transport in urban areas. The example of the Brussels’ Capital Region • Frederik Depoortere, • Bicycle officer

  2. Brussels for starters

  3. Some important steps… • 1958 World Exhibition • 1989 Brussels becomes a Region • 1992 Pro Velo + Cycle Route Network • 1998 First Cycle Route • 2003 Wetstraat cycle lane • 2005 Cycle plan 2005-2009 • 2009 Velo-city

  4. 1958 World Exhibition

  5. The vicious circle of urban decline

  6. Modal split in Brussels in 1999

  7. 1989 Brussels becomes a Region

  8. 1992 Pro Velo

  9. 1994 Cycle route network defined

  10. 1998 first cycle route

  11. 2003 Wetstraat cycle lane

  12. 2005 Bicycle plan 2005-2009

  13. Bicycle plan 2005-2009 • result of BYPAD-audit user group consultation • 4 E’s : • Engineering • Encouragement • Education • Enforcement

  14. Engineering • Regional cycle route network • 256 km • Study 1994 • First route 1998 • Now : 4 routes finished, • 3 under construction & • 5 to be signposted • this year

  15. Engineering • 320 km Regional roads • Bike boxes, (marked) cycle lanes

  16. Engineering • Contraflow cycling, bus lanes, suggested cycle lanes

  17. Engineering • Bike points : parking, repair, rental, info • 2007 Brussel-Noord • 2008 Campus VUB • 2009 Brussel-Centraal & Brussel-Luxemburg • 2010 Brussel-Zuid

  18. Engineering • Bicycle parking • all metro stations • on regional roads

  19. Engineering • Bike rental system : • New Villo! service startup 2009 • End 2010 : • 2500 bikes • 180 stations

  20. Engineering : onderhoud • Cycle lane inspector • contract with Net Brussel, winter maintenance

  21. Encouragement

  22. Encouragement

  23. Encouragement

  24. Education • Cycling diploma, • School transport plans

  25. Enforcement • Bicycle Commission • Task Force • Police on bikes • Vademecum-good practices • Evaluation : Bypad • Adapting traffic laws and rules

  26. Bicycle Commission • Monthly, comprised of : • User groups : Fietsersbond, Gracq, EUCG • Belgian Road Safety Institute • Civil servants of Mobiel Brussel & other adminstrations • Staff of Minister of Transport • Subjects : • plans • Follow-up Bicycle plan

  27. Task Force • Weekly, presided by Bicycle Manager

  28. Good Practice Guide

  29. Traffic law and regulations • -eg cyclists on narrow buslanes • -generalising contraflow cycling • To come… • -advisory cycle lanes • -right turn at red light • -tax-related incentives • -norms

  30. Velo-city 2009 www.velo-city2009.com

  31. Velo-city 2010 and other site visits

  32. results

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