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Gdynia Cycling Measures The current and future challanges
Rafał StudzińskiZarząd Dróg i Zieleni w Gdyni
(Roads and Green Areas Management - City of Gdynia)Cycling Officer
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• Cycling infrastructure in Gdynia• Standards and innovations• Challanges: plans and dreams
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• Cycling infrastructure in Gdynia• Standards and innovations• Challanges: plans and dreams
2013-04-11 UBC Joint Commission meeting in the City of Tallinn Rafał Studziński, Gdynia Cycling Officer
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GdyniaPopulation: ≈250 000. Area: 13 514ha
length of public roads :395,5km
District area altitude is varied – 205,7m is the highest point
The climate, refering it to the rest of the country, is relatively moderate.
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CYCLE PATHS
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Total length of cycle paths and lanes : 37,8km
Length of cycle routes in the woods: more than 70km
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Lotników st. – 280m
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Under construction and renovation:10,8km of cycle paths
47,2km of cycle paths – 12% of public roads network
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Now exists:Gdynia Central Station: 20 parking spaces Beach entrance no.9:14 p.s.Redłowo SKM Station: 10 p.s. (box)
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Cycling friendly Cities in Polandacording to ROWERTOUR magazine 9/2012
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Cycle paths made by paint on the sidewalks - past
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Cycle paths today
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Cycle paths today
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• Current cycling infrastructure in Gdynia• Standards and innovations• Challanges: plans and dreams
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Gdynia cycling infrastructure technical standards• One document for the whole aglomeration• It is a Gdynia’s mayor decree • Giving possibility for the best practice, cycling can not be
ignored now – No more concrete brick pavement– Pavement continuation on gateways and on intersections with minor roads– U-lock friendly bike racks, bike&ride parkings
• Must be obeyed by designers and city officers• Derogations still possible (considering special circumstances)
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Cycling officer • Cooperating with Mayor Attorney for Cycling Policy (member of the
City Council), all of the city departments, NGOs and other stakeholders; • Initiate actions for better development of cycling, including the
liquidation of the legal and architectural barriers, the introduction of new solutions and technical requirements, promoting mobility;
• Creating cycle budget (infrastructual) – giving initiatives and opinions for the City Council;
• Giving opinions and acceptations for all road projects and planning;• Keeping lists and statistics.
Gdynia Cycling Council• Officials, activists and stakeholders;• Regular discussions on cycling;• Declaring new suggestions.
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SeeClickFix - internet toolCooperation between ZDiZ and NGO (Gdynia Bicycle Association)
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Admin: NGO
User: Cycle Officer
A week to answer
Passing to departments - exchange of information
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Bicycle racks and parkings
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V shaped – Gdynia City Center• Locations by public vote• Till end of 2013 – 500 p.s.
Standard U racks• Public vote is planned this spring –
400 p.s.
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Bicycle parking at the playground near the estate (build by private developer)
Cycle parking indicators are one of the conditions to get the building permission
Bicycle parkings and racks for shops and services
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Bicycle parking next to the electonics retail market
Bicycle parkings and racks for shops and services
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ZDiZ service bicycles
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• 4 bikes for the use of ZDiZ employees (and other city officials working in the building along with ZDiZ)
• In addition:• Showers in the
administration buildings
• Bicycle racks
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Communication with cyclists
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www.facebook.com/MobilnaGdynia
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• Current cycling infrastructure in Gdynia• Standards and innovations• Challanges: plans and dreams
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• BYPAD – Bicycle Policy Audit – in progress (ends June 2013)
• Cycling challange - „Bike to work” competition. Main prize ≈450€
• Cycle traffic research, measurment – 2013• Cycling publications and map - 2013
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About 8km new cycle paths awaiting to build
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THANK YOU!
Rafał StudzińskiCycling Officer 0048 58 761 20 [email protected]
