Ignite Budapest #1 - Bicycling as Transport

NGOs are pushing for a greener transport solution for Budapest ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Kossuth Lajos utca

Last week, City Hall proposed one-month trial for green transport ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Surprise result: nobody wanted traffic jams ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Imre Ikvai-Szabó

Q: Can Budapest grow cycling without infringing on cars? ,[object Object],Q: Not really. -- Bal ázs Tôkés, Budapest Cycling Affairs Officer

Q: Do we WANT to grow cycling without infringing on cars? ,[object Object],Source: Orsz á gos L égszennyezettségi Merôhalozat < http://www.kvvm.hu/olm/results.php?id=4>

And Worst Is Yet to Come … ,[object Object],[object Object]

Serious pedestrian accidents in last 30 days http://www.police.hu/mapdisplay/orsz.html

Q:How can Budapest grow cycling? A: By taking a cue from Paris ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

In 1995, Paris started building cycling from the ground up ,[object Object],Metro park-and-ride shelter Street parking racks Bike lane with car parking on opposite curb

Paris’s second cycling mayor openly confronted car culture ,[object Object],Mayor Betrand Delanoë

Pro-cycling, anti-car measures ,[object Object],[object Object],THE PLAGE -- For roads along the Seine PARIS BREATHES -- Selected streets throughout the city

Pro-cycling, anti-car measures GREEN ZONES: 30 kph speed limit, restricted through traffic, cyclists free to occupy carriageway

Pro-cycling, anti-car measures ,[object Object]

After nine years of cycling investment: Bike trips up ...

In 2007, Velib bike-sharing system launched ,[object Object],[object Object]

Result of Velib: Bike trips grow another…

Budapest to get bike sharing by 2011 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object]

ELTIS: European Local Transport Information Service ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.eltis.org

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