Bike culture and small towns

Creating Bike Culture to Become a Platinum Bike Friendly City

Creating Bike Culture to Become a Bike Friendly City

Ann Freiwald

Alta Planning + Design

What is bike culture?

Ridership

Visibility

Acceptance

Pride

How to get there?

Policies and lawsLeadershipPlansMoney investedMessages everywhere InfrastructurePrograms Integrated “Five E’s”Many groups

Four Types of Cyclists

A - Strong and fearless (<1%)

B - Enthused and confident (7%)

C - Interested but concerned (60%)

D - No way, no how (33%)

A

B C D

Copenhagen

Population: 509,861

Bicycle Modeshare: 36% (Goal: 40%)

Bikeway miles: 332 km of bikeways (206 miles)

Crash risk has decreased 50% in 5 years

Bicycle Account

Modeshare data

Crash and injury data

User satisfaction

Average speed

Pavement quality ratings

Bicycle facility miles

Money spent on infrastructure

Immigrant Women

Parking Reduction

Green Wave

Amsterdam

Population: 755,269

Bicycle Modeshare: 37%

Ridership trends: Steady

since 1991

Bikeway miles: 450 km (280

miles)

Youth education

Bicycle Parking

Bicycle Parking

Lights On campaign

Traffic Calming

Branding

Portland

Population: 568,000

Bicycle Modeshare: • 4.4% (2007 ACS)• 8% (Citywide auditor’s survey)

Bicycle usage increased 28% in 2008

BFC Ranking: Platinum

Bikeway miles: 270 miles of bikeways • 170 miles of bike lanes• 31 miles of bicycle boulevards• 67 miles of multi-use pathways

Bicycle Art

Bicycle Economy

Bicycle Economy

Kids & Families / SR2S

Sunday Parkways

Community Events

Major Events

Tourism

SmartTrips

Transit Integration

Bicycle Boulevards

Women on Bikes

Population: 8,274,527

Bicycle Modeshare: less than 1%

35% increase between 2007 and 2008

BFC Ranking: Bronze

Bikeway miles: 420 miles

New York City

Summer Streets

Reclaiming Streets

Park(ing) Day

LOOK! Campaign

But Enough About the Big Cities…

Fargo, ND

Bike Lanes

Fargo, ND

Signed On-Street Connections

Fargo, ND

Shared Lane Marking on Broadway

Fargo, ND

Bike Corral

4 Types of Cyclists Revisited

A - Strong and fearless (<1%)

B - Enthused and confident (7%)

C - Interested but concerned (60%)

D - No way, no how (33%)

A

B C D

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BikeWalked

Midwest Mode Share: Sample Cities

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BikeWalked

Midwest Mode Share: Local Competition

Infrastructure to complement programs Work on many fronts Who will do what?

Key goals: Visibility Fun & Positive Encourage existing cyclists, education non-cyclists

Next Steps

Thank you!

Ann Freiwald, ASLA

Alta Planning + Design

annfreiwald@altaplanning.com