Bicycle Traffic (and Control) in The Netherlands

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1 Bicycle Traffic (and Control) in The Netherlands Outline of Presentation Some facts on travelling Utrecht Policy on mobility, traffic control and bicycling Typical (control) measures for bicycles Train and bicycle: the perfect combination OV-fiets (bicycle rental) Synopsis Frans Middelham Retired from Rijkswaterstaat Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment Sheet 2 Facts on Travelling (1) Facts on Travelling (2) A person travels 3.0 times on average each day Total distance travelled is 30 km per day Of all trips 27% is on a bicycle For short trips < 7.5 km this is 34% Between 7.5 en 15 km is 20% on a bicycle Changing from car to bicycle on short trips could save 2,4 million ton CO2 Sheet 3 Sheet 4 Facts on Travelling (3) The City of Utrecht in The Netherlands Fourth largest city Over inhabitants Largest University Developing the largest new residential area Intersection of major motorways and railroads Busiest railway station Modal split (in general) Motor vehicles: 38,5 % Bicycles: 28,0 % Pedestrians: 21,2 % Public transport: 10,8 % Others: 1,5 % Sheet 5 Sheet 6

2 UTRECHT Mobility Policy Document UTRECHT Mobility Policy Document Approved by Municipal Council September 2005 Fits into National and Regional Mobility Plans Has to cope with new houses (Leidsche Rijn) Ambitions (for 85% of all trips): Car Car PT PT Bicycles Bicycles 40 km/hr 15 min. 25 km/hr 22 km/hr 16 km/hr 10 min. 35 km/hr (peak) from origin to ring road 23 km/hr (peak) regional trips 20 km/hr (peak) urban trips for trips from 4 to 7 km to supervised parking near PT Environment: Main network has to comply with European rules Urban area should be as good as in 2005 Sheet 7 UTRECHT Main Network Car (2020) Sheet 8 UTRECHT main network public transport (2020) Sheet 9 UTRECHT Main Network Bicycles (2015) Sheet 10 UTRECHT Policy Document on Control Approved in 2002 First option: no control Criteria for installation: (Expected) delay Traffic safety Limited view or complexity Order of precedence (in case of conflicts) Public Transport on main routes Cars on main routes Bicycles on main routes In general: main over minor Methods for priority Absolute Twice in a cycle Shorten green of conflict's Stay in green Standard of quality for delay (monitored every second year) Sheet 11 Sheet 12

3 UTRECHT Policy Document on Bicycling Approved early 2011 Reprogramming for Approved in 2002 Urban Bicycle network is: Fast, safe and comfortable bicycle connections More and safe bicycle parkings and shelters Facilities for electrical bicycles Improving parking facilities near stations Promotion + communication Coherent and consistent Direct (no detours) Pretty Safe Comfortable Fits within regional networks Is well signposted Is monitored for quality Bicycle Parking Places are: Total budget until 2014 Available network wide Close to PT-locations Close to shopping area s Resistant against theft (existing) (extra) Sheet 13 UTRECHT: 5 Most Important Bicycle Routes UTRECHT is Boosting Bicycle Traffic Sheet 15 Sheet 14 Typical (control) measures for bicycles Safe Road Design (1) Sheet 16 Safe Road Design (2) Sheet 17 Sheet 18

4 Safe Road Design (3) Inflated Stopline for Bicycles Sheet 19 Free Right Turn when Red Sheet 20 Free Right Turn and Do Not Do Sheet 21 Another Do Not Do Sheet 22 Direction Sensitive Call for Green Sheet 23 Sheet 24

5 Pushbutton Signals Demand Count Down Indicator for Bicycles Sheet 25 Sheet 26 Twice in a cycle Train and bicycles: the perfect combination Sheet 27 Sheet 28 Not Supervised two Level Bicycle Shelter Not Supervised Bicycle Parking Sheet 29 Sheet 30

6 Free Supervised Bicycle Parking Folding Bicycle in Commuter Trains Sheet 31 Bicycle Rental (OV-fiets) near stations OV-fiets Facts Dutch Railway ID-card Private initiative, started in 2002 To ease travelling from station to destination Since early 2008 owned by Dutch Railways Since then: 40% more rental locations 106% more annual season tickets 104% more trips per year PT-bicycles in stock Sheet 32 (207 total) ( total) ( total) To rent a bicycle: OV-fiets Key Takes only seconds Costs 3,- each rental Pays via Internet OV-fiets Invoice Sheet 33 Synopsis Networks for car, public transport and bicycles Guidelines for Traffic Control priorities Boosting bicycle traffic Bicycle Traffic (and Control) Frans Middelham Chopinstraat EK Utrecht The Netherlands Tel: frans@middelham.nl Retired from Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment Centre for Transport and Navigation (DVS) PO-box GA Delft The Netherlands Tel.: Web: Safe road design Own signals, early detection, special signals Explicit bicycle tracks and routes Train and bicycle the perfect combination for door-to-door transport Sheet 34 Colofon Car is dominant by far on the long distance High potention for bicycle traffic on the short distance Utrecht Traffic and Transportation Policy Sheet 35 Sheet 36