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Amsterdam:
new challenges for a cycling city
Gerrit Faber
Adviser Cyclists’ Union
Amsterdam branch,
the Netherlands
Amsterdam
g.faber@fietsersbond.nl www.fietsersbondamsterdam.nl/english
What is
“Fietsersbond”? Amsterdam
• The Dutch Cyclists’ Union
• for 13,5 million cyclists
• ‘for save, fast and pleasant cycling’
• 36.000 members, 4.500 in Amsterdam
• 150 local branches, 1 in Amsterdam
• 1500 active volunteers,
100 in Amsterdam
• 40 employees (2 in Amsterdam)
Amsterdam capital of the Netherlands
Compact city:
• narrow streets
• short distances
• flat
800.000 residents,
180 nationalities
881.000 (?) bicycles
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
• 500.000 cyclists cycle daily 2
mln. km
• 90% of the roads/streets are
‘bicycle-friendly’ and safe
• 400 km seperated bicycle lanes
• 225.000 parking facilities for
881.000 (?) bikes
• 60% of ride in center by bike
Amsterdam
Amsterdam cycling policy
• is part of an integral transport
policy
• is essential for functioning city
• networks for car, public
transport and bicycle
• quality guide-lines
• advised by Cyclists’ Union
Amsterdam
Amsterdam: Main cycle network Amsterdam
Amsterdam: Modal split in city and in greater
city centre Amsterdam
Amsterdam: World Bicycle-Friendly City #1 Amsterdam
Cycling history How did we get there?
Film: “How the Dutch got their cycle
paths” (6 minutes)
© Markenlei
http://bicycledutch.wordpress.com
- on laptop -
- youtube -
Amsterdam
Cycling history
1880: first bicycles
1910: first cars
until 1955: bicycle most
important transport
until 1970: explosive growth
cars
1970 - 1975: change.
1975: start “Fietsersbond”
Amsterdam
Cycling history 1970-1980: from action to
cooperation
1970’s: demonstrations
1975: start of Fietsersbond
1980: Fietsersbond joins Municipal Bicycle Working
Group
cooperation
cycling infrastructure guide-lines
cycling policy
subsidy for our advices and a small office
Amsterdam
Our position now
• Advice, public participation, action if needed
• Advice in the municipal traffic committees, with civil
servants, police, public transport etc.
• Contact with political parties in the city council,
lobby if needed
• Contact with our members, inhabitants, social
organizations: direct, by media and press
• Projects
• Maps and excursions
Amsterdam
Amsterdam: Modal split in city and in greater
city centre Amsterdam
Cycling in Amsterdam
Chaos or Success?
2011 Newspapers:
“Cycle chaos jams city”.
the back-side of a succes story:
Bicycle parking:
big parking problems at railway
stations and in city center
parking of “orphan-bikes”
Amsterdam
Cycling in Amsterdam
Scaling up!
Bicycle parking: different solutions
on different places
• more parking facilities (small and
big)
• some places maximum 7 days
parking
• remove unused bikes
• ‘fietsvak’ for short parking
• more ‘OV-fiets’
Amsterdam
Cycling in Amsterdam
Chaos or Success?
Riding bicycles:
cycle lanes to narrow in rush
hour
‘snorfietsen’ on cycle lanes
cycle jams at traffic lights
tourist mobs crossing cycle
lanes
cyclists’ image: not disciplined
Amsterdam
Cycling in Amsterdam
Scaling up!
Most streets are too narrow to
accommodate ‘everything’
new policy: choose!
• Creating bicycle ‘Plus-Net’
• Parallel streets: choose one
for tramway, another for bikes
• Finish main cycle network with
separate routes
Amsterdam
Cycling in Amsterdam
Scaling up!
• Create extra space for waiting cyclists
at crossings
• Less waiting time at traffic lights
• OFOS (‘Blown-up Cycle Waiting Space)
• Remove obstacles
Amsterdam
Crossing near
Berlagebrug
challenges 2012
• cyclists block each
other in rush hour
• creating more space
for waiting cyclists
Amsterdam
Crossing near
Berlagebrug 2013
Amsterdam
Amsterdam Central
Railway Station
Amsterdam
Amsterdam Central
Railway Station
challenges
• bicycle parking
(20.000?)
• tramways, pedestrians
and cyclists crossing
Amsterdam
More topics Annoying ‘snor’ scooters
• NL: difference ‘brom-’ and ‘snor-’ mopeds
• ‘Snor’: no helmet, on cyclepath, max. 25 km/h,
• 94% drive faster
Lobby to solve this on national and local level
Amsterdam
More topics: Cyclists behavior
• No rules? No lights at dark?
• No stopping for traffic lights or
pedestrians?
bad image
campaigns
Amsterdam
More topics: Rijkmuseum cycle path
• Short passage under
Rijksmuseum
• the most beautiful
cycle path in the world
• 10 years struggle,
10 years publicity
Amsterdam
Thanks!
Questions please
www.fietsersbondamsterdam.nl/english
www.fietsersbond.nl
twitter: @adamfietst
amsterdam@fietsersbond.nl
Amsterdam
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