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[Cycling mobility in Bergamo ]
Gabriele TorriUniversity of Bergamo
[email protected]
Bergamo 2.035
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[ Cycling in Bergamo ]
University parking lot. There are much more scooters than
bicycles.Bycicle is not used a lot as a mean of transportation in
Bergamo. A research performed by
A.Ri.Bi, a non profit organization aimed at promoting the usage
of bicyle shows that carsoutnumber bikes more than 10 to 1.
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Map of the cycle-routes inthe city center provided bythe local
administration.The network is veryfragmented and the Mostof the
efforts made in thelast years have beenfocused on leisure timecycle
routes outside thecity
[ The Cycle route Network ]
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[ Bike Sharing Service La BiGi- 1 ]
La BiGiis a bike sharing service handled by ATB, the public
transport
society that is active since 2009, is used by 2900 people and
counts15 stations in the city center.
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[ Bike Sharing Service La BiGi- 2 ]
The system isveryunexpensive and
is used by manypeople. One ofthe problem isthat it is commonto
find emptystations andovercrowdedones.
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[ Types of Cyclists - Long Distances Rider]
People who usebicycle for coveringroutes of 3 - 10
kilometers can'tbenefit from bikesharing. For thesedistances
bicycle isvery fast andefficient, howeverthere are someissues
thatcomplicate the life ofthese cyclists.
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[ Pending issues - Lack of Tracks and Stands ]
Bike stand at the train stationThe limited nomber of safe and
comfortable routes and lack of places where to bind thebicycles
safely limits the urban usage of the bike.
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[ Pending issues - Weather]
The usage of bicycle is strictly connected to the weather
conditions.This uncertainty reduces a lot the appeal of this mean
of
transportation.
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[ Pending issues - Slopes ]
The northern part of the city, including the upper town, is on
hillside.Despite of this the usage of electric bikes is very
limited and ischaracterized by a social stigma.
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[ Final Question ]
Is it possible to find a smart solution capable of
facilitate the usage of bicycle as a mean oftransportation for
medium-range routes, resolvingthe several problems that are present
today?[ ]
Smarter Cities 2012
Gabriele Torri | University of Bergamo |
[email protected]
