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Bike Access Initiative in Leeuwarden: Solving the Student Transportation Dilemma

Summary of a project addressing the issue of bike accessibility for students in Leeuwarden. Survey results, bike shops, online resources, and solutions presented.

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Bike Access Initiative in Leeuwarden: Solving the Student Transportation Dilemma

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  1. Gettinga bike Leeuwarden 2 projectwork

  2. Summary • Whatis the problem? • New proposal • Inform the students

  3. Is itreallyuseful to have a bike? On foot: By bicycle: 9 minutes 32 minutes

  4. Survey 9 questions submitted to 45 students Results on August 27th (≈ 1 weekafter the start of the mandatory part of the introduction programme)

  5. Whoalreadyowns a bike?

  6. Where are bikes usuallybought?

  7. How muchdoesitusuallycost? Averageprice: 110€

  8. Fixing & Shopping Points …..Let’s find the way to the bicycles shops from the Survival Café…

  9. Survival Café

  10. De Fietsenreus. Giant new and second hand bicycles store which also repairs bikes prices >200 euros

  11. Piet Vonk Rijwielsporthuis shop with new bikes and accessories, prices >200 euros

  12. Station Delft Good repairs, but not cheap. Handy because it is at the station

  13. Cloosterman fietsen sells secondhand bikes and also repairs bicycles, not expensive

  14. Bike TotaalWijtmanTweewielersshopwith new bikes and accessories, prices >200 €

  15. Brikfit It is a bicycle workshop where people with intellectual disabilities repair and sell bicycles. Price between € 90 - € 110.

  16. FietsRepa's. Fixes ambulatory but also sells used bikes with warranty in the price range of 50-95 euros

  17. www.marktplaats.nl • It's like ebay but unfortunately it's only in Dutch. You can find a lot of second-hand bicycles in the neighborhood of Delft. • www.delftulip.ning.com • log in --> Forum --> Practical Matters --> look for bikes discussions! • Groups on • www.facebook.com • *Student* sale in Delft! --> here you can find every kind of stuff you need for your future life in Delft, exspecially cheap secon-hand bikes! • ESN-Rotterdam Marketplace --> here you can find cheap second-hand bikes which are on sale in Rotterdam, it takes a while to go there, but most of them are cheaper then in Delft. …and there are a lot more! Or you can look on internet

  18. A new way of searchingbikes 43% of thestudents are alreadyinterested in thissystem!!

  19. Real example

  20. Additionalcost per bike Only ≈25€ addition per bike

  21. Howitworks? • Youreceiveinfoaboutthe online platform • Search a bikethatfitsyouvia internet duringthe dates allowed • Do thepayment (60€) • Getthebike at theend of August • Use it • Makeanyreparationduringtheyear • Sellittotheorganizationagain in June (35€)

  22. Advantages

  23. Traffic rules • Deciding Priority • Traffic signals • Safe parking spots 33% of the people who filled the survey faced problems with traffic rules

  24. Traffic rulesbasic rules

  25. Traffic rulescrossroads • Right gets priority • Sometimes 'shark teeth' indicate priority

  26. Traffic ruleshand signals

  27. Traffic rulescrosswalks Pedestrians always have priority on crosswalks

  28. Parking Space

  29. In a nutshell • Getting a bike isdifficultand expensive for international students. • Whatcanbedone? • Informstudents (shops, garages, websites) • Involvestudents or the international office in the resale of bikes

  30. Thankyou for your attention

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