Lessons from the history of cycling development in Gdansk

PSWE

LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE HISTORY

OF CYCLING DEVELOPMENT

IN GDANSK

LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE HISTORY

OF CYCLING DEVELOPMENT

IN GDANSK

Kyiv, Veloforum 5 June 2011.

Dr Piotr Kuropatwiński, University of Gdańsk, Pomeranian Association „Common Europe”

COPYRIGHT © 2007 PSWE – WSZELKIE PRAWA ZASTRZEŻONE

2AGENDA

SPEAKER AS SUCHSPEAKER AS SUCH

BEGINNINGS – TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UPBEGINNINGS – TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UP

FIRST VICTORYFIRST VICTORY

CHALLENGE FROM BELOWCHALLENGE FROM BELOW

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

IDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC DRIFTIDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC DRIFT

SECOND PLAN – LESSONS LEARNT OR NEGLECTED SECOND PLAN – LESSONS LEARNT OR NEGLECTED

RECENT DEVELOPMENTSRECENT DEVELOPMENTS

PSWE SPEAKER

AS SUCH


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One of the first five certified BYPAD auditors in Poland

Dr (Econ.) (senior lecturer in the Dept of Economic Policy

University of Gdańsk)

Dr Piotr Kuropatwiński Took part in 8 Velo-city Congresses (Graz-Maribor, Edinburgh-Glasgow,

Paris, Dublin, Munich, Brussels, Copenhagen and Sevilla)

MemberPolish Ecological Club

East Pomeranian Branch

Vice-President of the European Cyclists’ Federation

Co-author „Concept of Development of the Cycling System in Pomeranian Voivodship

„Green Paper”

SPEAKER AS SUCH

source: PSWE material

PSWE BEGINNINGS –

TOP DOWN

& BOTTOM UP


6Beginnings – top down

source:

• The first comprehensive plan of dedicated cycling tracks prepared in 1992

• Construction of the first riverfront car free walking and cycling route from Zaspa to Jelitkowo – immediate success in spite of poor quality of paving

• Painting of a white line on the parallel walkway


7Beginnings – bottom up

source:

Annual cycling rallies from Wrzeszcz to Gdansk - from ca. 70+ participants in 1997 to about 6000 participants in 2010 Formulation of postulates & their willy-nilly acceptanceOverall plan + Conceptual plan of the main cycling route along the main traffic axis

PSWE THE FIRST VICTORY:

THE GDANSK CYCLING INVESTMENT & PROMOTION

PROJECT


9THE GDANSK CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE & PROMOTION PROJECT

USD 2 MILLION FROM THE UNDP GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY

USD 2 MILLION FROM THE UNDP GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY

PLAN TO IMPLEMENT (IN TWO YEARS):PLAN TO IMPLEMENT (IN TWO YEARS):

30 km of dedicated cycling routes

30 km of dedicated cycling routes

Traffic calming on 70 km of street network

Traffic calming on 70 km of street network

Promotion of the project outcomes (in other cities of Poland – and – abroad)

Promotion of the project outcomes (in other cities of Poland – and – abroad)


10 SUCCESSFUL (?) IMPLEMENTATION

CONSTRUCTION OF 17 KM OF DEDICATED CYCLING ROUTESCONSTRUCTION OF 17 KM OF DEDICATED CYCLING ROUTES

NUMBER OF TRAFFIC CALMED STREETS UNKNOWNNUMBER OF TRAFFIC CALMED STREETS UNKNOWNPROMOTIONAL SUCCESS - GDANSK STARTS TO BE CONSIDERED AS THE LEADING POLISH CYCLING CITY

PROMOTIONAL SUCCESS - GDANSK STARTS TO BE CONSIDERED AS THE LEADING POLISH CYCLING CITY

IMPLEMENTATION TOOK SIX, NOT TWO YEARS IMPLEMENTATION TOOK SIX, NOT TWO YEARS

PSWE IDENTIFICATION

OF STRATEGIC DRIFT


12 Construction first – promotion later ?

Cycling considered to be safe only off the carriage way – by drivers and decision makers (mixed traffic not formally allowed, but frequently practiced)

Cycling considered to be safe only off the carriage way – by drivers and decision makers (mixed traffic not formally allowed, but frequently practiced)

Many low hanging fruit lost or neglectedMany low hanging fruit lost or neglected


13 Growth in car traffic levelsMotorisation rate

(passenger cars/1000 inhabitants)

Source: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-DK-08-001/EN/KS-DK-08-001-EN.PDF


14 Construction first – promotion later ?

Cycling facilities created only at the expense of green areas and pedestrian spaces

Cycling facilities created only at the expense of green areas and pedestrian spaces

Increased number of cars parked on walkwaysIncreased number of cars parked on walkways

Source: http://infobike.pl/text.php?id=20385


15Conflict: avoidance or exposure Conflict: avoidance or exposure ??

• In case of conflicts – car parking places retained and construction of a cycling facility postponed or abandoned

• Neither cycling nor pedestrian traffic counted

• Increased number of conflicts with pedestrians & roller skaters (in the internet discussions)

• Little integration with public transport (local rail transit line)

PSWE IDENTIFICATION

OF STRATEGIC DRIFT


17Second cycling Second cycling development plandevelopment plan

Inclusion of cycling into EU structural funding opportunities

Continuation of routism

Don Quichoterie in the internet and formal cycling committee

Cyclists do not cycle on the cycling routes only!

Cutting of the initial plan

PSWE CHALLENGE

FROM BELOW


19Cycling development or regional development?Cycling development or regional development?

• Invitation of Tczew to the Partner Group of the Green Development of the Lower Vistula Valley

• The first BYPAD audit

• Inclusion of Tczew in the OBIS & PRESTO projects

• Idea to organise the Velo-city conference in Gdansk in 2013 put on the agenda


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źródło : Biuro Promocji Miasta Tczewa

First cycling rally in the city of Tczew – September 2007


21HANDING OVER THE FIRSTBYPAD CERTIFICATES IN POLAND

źródło: materiały PSWE

PSWE RECENT

DEVELOPMENTS


23Strategic reorientationStrategic reorientation

Change at the position of the Cycling Officer of the city of

Gdansk

Participation of 3 representatives of the city administration in the

Velo-city Conference in Brussels in 2009

Publication of the „Concept of development of the cycling

system in Pomeranian Voivodship – Green Paper”


24Awareness raising and extension of imaginationAwareness raising and extension of imagination

• Traffic calming


25Traffic calming Traffic calming and and contraflow cycling contraflow cycling allowed allowed in in the old the old city centrecity centre


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WDRAŻANIE

BYPAD audit of the city in spring 2010

źródło: materiały BYPAD


27BYPAD INSPECTION TOUR & DISCUSSION

Source: PSWE materials


28President Adamowicz receives the BYPAD certificate in CPH



29„Bike Fridays” campaign organised in September 2010



30Bike Fridays leaflet and partners



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The First Polish Congress of Active Mobility organised in Gdańsk in September/October 2010


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• Decision to file the application to organise the Velo-city Global 2014 in Gdansk

• Decision to organise the Polish Union of Active Mobility (PUMA) – an association of local governments, business companies, academic institutions, NGOs and individuals


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PUMA POLSKA UNIA MOBILNOŚCI AKTYWNEJ

POLISH UNION OF ACTIVE MOBILITY


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• Participation in the European project consortia:

• Iron Curtain Trail (EuroVelo 13)• Central Meet Bike (involvement of the

cities from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and former GDR)

• Access By Bike – promotion of intermodal solutions

PSWE SUMMARY

& CONCLUSIONS


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• Avoid the trap of a car oriented cycling development policy

• Put stress on the challenges of modern city life – cycling considered as a tool, not an end in itself

• Develop capacity to partnership co-operation or partnership management capacities

• Sell successes to your local, regional and/or top politicians


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• Do not fight directly with routism – dedicated cycle routes along main traffic arteries and along attractive water fronts are O.K.

• Pay attention to education and promotion as much as to infrastructure development

• Address your message to the small and slow: consider families, women and children as a target group


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źródło : http://kerdipanbintang.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/paris-hilton-reading-the-art-of-war-by-sun-tzu2.jpg

SUN TZU & PARIS HILTON

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