1. An Engineering Perspective Designing Cities in Europe for Bicycles

2. ProWalk ProBike Seattle 2008 Designing Cities in Europe for Bicycles an Engineering Perspective Presented by: Tom Bertulis, PE Senior Technical Advisor Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) 31 May 2005

3. Currently: Tom Bertulis, PE Senior Technical Advisor ITDP Mexico Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Formerly: Tom Bertulis, PE Engineering Manager Cycling Scotland

4. Urban Transport Benchmarking Project (UTBI)

8. Presentation Outline Hierarchy of Solutions

9. Hierarchy of Solutions (1) Traffic Reduction (2) Traffic Calming (3) Intersection Treatment (4) Roadway Redistribution (5) Segregated Facilities First Priority Last Priority

11. Does increasing cycling … • reduce CO2 emissions? • reduce congestion?

12. So how does that pertain to the Hierarchy of Solutions?

13. So how does that pertain to the Hierarchy of Solutions? We just need to be clear of our goals … - Graham McGarva - Benton County (safety, comfort) - Large urban area

15. Try the Hierarchy of Solutions!

17. The vicious circle of providing infrastructure for motorized transport More Cars Congestion More roads More roads Congestion More cars

18. Hierarchy of Solutions (1) Traffic Reduction (2) Traffic Calming (3) Intersection Treatment (4) Roadway Redistribution (5) Segregated Facilities First Priority Last Priority

19. Traffic Reduction

20. Traffic Reduction

21. Traffic Reduction

22. Traffic Reduction

24. 1 of every 3 persons go to work by bicycle

25. Copenhagen 1990s: converted one way streets back into two way streets. 1960s; converted two way streets to one way streets.

26. Copenhagen

27. Pedestrian space in Copenhagen increased by 7 times since 1960.

28. Build a cycle network?

29. Livingston Livingston, Scotland

30. Houten, Netherlands

35. Cycle traffic calming at road crossing Houten, Netherlands

38. Groningen, Netherlands

39. 57% of trips to school or work

42. Amsterdam, Netherlands

43. DHL goods distributions by boat near Cycle parking Amsterdam, Netherlands

45. Hierarchy of Solutions (1) Traffic Reduction (2) Traffic Calming (3) Intersection Treatment (4) Roadway Redistribution (5) Segregated Facilities First Priority Last Priority

46. “People and Bikes before Cars” Signing Findhorn, Scotland

47. Cycle Route Traffic calming Rotterdam, Netherlands

50. Delft, Netherlands