Cycling: Social Aspect

Examples from Peru BikeLab

December 2013

Sybil Settlemyre

Director of Programs

EMBARQ Andino

ssettlemyre@embarqandino.org

The city is abandoning its role to be a place primarily for people, to be the meeting place for society.

“A good city is like a good party – people stay longer than really necessary, because they

are enjoying themselves,” Jan Gehl, Gehl Architects, Denmark

Public Spaces and

Non-Motorized Transport:

Arequipa, Peru

Arequipa, Perú 2009 to 2011 – EMBARQ, EMBARQ

Andino, and PAHO conducted the

Baseline Study of Public Health

Indicators for the Integrated Transport

System of Arequipa.

Air quality and exposure

Traffic crashes

Physical activity

2011 – EMBARQ Andino published the

executive summary of the results of

the Baseline of Public Health

Indicators

Air quality and exposure: 2.5 PM 8 times

higher than WHO levels

Traffic crashes: 2 people die weekly

Physical activity: less than 10% of citizens

participate

Arequipa, Perú 2011 – Implementation of

Public Space and Non-

motorized Transport Program:

“My Healthy Arequipa”

Pedestrianization of 9

blocks of historic city

center

Promotion of non-

motorized transport in

historic city center

Reduction of air pollution

in historic city center

Reduction of sound

pollution in historic city

center

Process and Objective Implement public policy

and program

Increase public spaces and promote non-motorized

transport

Reduce vehicle miles travelled, reduce air pollution, and increase physical activity

To improve quality of life.

Advance and Scale Up of the

Arequipa Experience 2011 – 64 mayors signed declaration to increase public spaces

and promote physical activity and non-motorized transport

Financial Resources

• National Public Policy: National Incentive Plan

Tools and Guidelines

• Site visit, Guidelines, and Technical Criteria

Training and Capacity Building

• 1 Seminar

• 1 Workshop

14 Steps to implement recreational

bike path

Work Team

1

2

Selection of

Public Space

3

Promote and Convince

2

Authorizations

4

5

Program 6

Work Plan and

Budget

Resolutions

Program

14 Steps to implement recreational

bike path

Project

Elaboration

7

8

Permits

9

Advertisement

14 Steps to implement recreational

bike path

Train Personnel

12

Materials

10

Contract

Needed

Services

11

14 Steps to implement recreational

bike path

Inauguration!

14

Define

Logistics

13

14 Steps to implement recreational

bike path

Advance and Scale Up of the

Arequipa Experience

2012 – 240 of 249 Peruvian municipalities replicated

Arequipa experience

Ministry of Health National Incentive Plan Goal:

Implementation of Sunday Recreational Bike

Paths

2013 – Up to 249 Peruvian municipalities can

replicate Arequipa experience

Ministry of Health National Incentive Plan Goal:

Implementation of Program of Physical Activity in

Public Spaces

Ciclovía Recreativa de Chanchamayo

(Junín)

Ciclovía Recreativa de Huancayo

Salud y Bienestar en Calle Real

Ciclovía Recreativa de Cajamarca

Ciclovida Cajamarca Saludable

Ciclovía Recreativa de Huacho

Ciclo Vida Huacho

Ciclovía Recreativa de Lima

Ciclodía

Paradigm Shift

Dialogue Exchange

Elements for Success

Awareness and political will

Public policy and

budget allocation

Public space and non-motorized transport program

Sybil Settlemyre

Director of Programs

ssettlemyre@embarqandino.org

EMBARQ Andino

www.embarqandino.org