The document discusses the impact of scooters and shared micromobility on urban life in Brussels, emphasizing the need for a balanced regulatory framework to enhance cycling and reduce car dependency. It outlines a history of cycling policies and advocates for integrated cycling services as part of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to improve public space and promote sustainable transport. The framework aims at collaboration among public authorities and private operators to ensure safety, accessibility, and innovation in urban mobility.

1. Can scooters improve quality of city life?
Shared micromobility regulation in Brussels, Belgium

2. MATTHIAS
VAN WIJNENDAELE
Cycling expert Brussels, Belgium
Founder Reinventing the Wheel
Improvisational theatre
Father of 2 city kids
matthias@reinventingthewheel.eu
/in/mvanwijnendaele/

3. MODERNISM 1958
350.000 COMMUTERS
50% BY CAR
URBAN EXODUS 1995
37% FOOT + 7% BIKE
BRUSSELS TODAY:
FOR CARS

4. MODERNISM 1958
350.000 COMMUTERS
50% BY CAR
URBAN EXODUS 1995
37% FOOT + 7% BIKE
BRUSSELS TODAY:
FOR CARS

5. MODERNISM 1958
350.000 COMMUTERS
50% BY CAR
URBAN EXODUS 1995
37% FOOT + 7% BIKE
BRUSSELS TODAY:
FOR CARS

7. 6.500 cars/h
RUE BELLIARD

8. 5.200 cars/h
11.800 bikes/h
+ 3.900 cars/h
BRUSSELS TODAY:
FOR CARS
11.800 bikes/h + 5.200 cars/h
RUE BELLIARD

9. #BRUSSELSFORPEO
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11. PLACE DU
MIROIR

12. PLACE DU MIROIR

13. 1995 : lowest demographic level
2005 : make the bike visible
2015 : dedicated infrastructure
Brussels bike
policy

17. 1995 : lowest demographic level
2005 : make the bike visible
2015 : dedicated infrastructure
2020 : integrated cycling services
2025 : cycling as part of MaaS
Brussels bike
policy

18. 1995 : lowest demographic level
2005 : make the bike visible
2015 : dedicated infrastructure
2020 : integrated cycling services
2025 : cycling as part of MaaS
Brussels bike
policy

19. 1995 : lowest demographic level
2005 : make the bike visible
2015 : dedicated infrastructure
2020 : integrated cycling services
2025 : cycling as part of MaaS
Brussels bike
policy

20. 1995 : lowest demographic level
2005 : make the bike visible
2015 : dedicated infrastructure
2020 : integrated cycling services
2025 : cycling as part of MaaS
Brussels bike
policy

21. 1995 : lowest demographic level
2005 : make the bike visible
2015 : dedicated infrastructure
2020 : integrated cycling services
2025 : cycling as part of MaaS
Brussels bike
policy

22. Business interest : #trips, Oakland, 2018

23. Make cycling easy
Reclaim public space
Guarantee inclusion
Tackle air pollution
Public interest

24. Shared micromobility
BALANCED FRAMEWORK
LICENSING SYSTEM
NO LIMITATION
LICENCE CONDITIONS
e.g. quality, number of bikes
OPERATING CONDITIONS
e.g. NPZ, concentration zones
PUBLIC
AUTHORITY
PRIVATE
ACTORS
Regional uniform
framework
Level playing field
Legal security
Sustainable mobility
& road safety
Public space is our
asset
Environment &
health

25. Prohibition Concession License MoU Nothing
WELCOMING CITY
BALANCED FRAMEWORK
Ordonnance 29 novembre 2018
Arrêté et ordonnance entrent en vigueur 1 février 2019
Framework: why licensing system?

26. LICENCE CONDITIONS
Plan of approach and obligations
Technical conditions
Charging infrastructure/green power
Insurance & pricing
Number of operators/vehicules/coverage
Reporting to administration & open data
OPERATING CONDITIONS
Parking in accordance to traffic regulations
Prohibited zones (e.g. Grand Place)
Vehicles meet technical conditions
Concentration zones (e.g. stations)
Framework: how?

27. RESPONSABILITY AT OPERATORS LEVEL
Coresponsability of user
Sanctions
METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY
Strategic team : sensibilisation, monitoring
Operations team : licences
SPOC
coordination
régionale
Bruxelles
Mobilité
= SPOC
citoyens
local authorities (police,
municipality…)
opérateur
opérateur
opérateur
opérateur
PROBLEMS
1. Warning
2. Fee 50 à 300€
3. Fine 200€ et +
4. License suspension
5. License withdrawal
Dialogue Dialogue
Framework: how?

28. LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Framework: how?

29. RESPECT GENERAL TRAFIC RULES
NO PARKING ZONES
DYNAMICAL NO PARKING ZONES
- Concentration zones
- Security perimeters
- Market places
DROP OFF ZONES
Framework: how?

30. RESPECT GENERAL TRAFIC RULES
NO PARKING ZONES
DYNAMICAL NO PARKING ZONES
- Concentration zones
- Security perimeters
- Market places
DROP OFF ZONES
Framework: how?

31. 1995 : lowest demographic level
2005 : make the bike visible
2015 : dedicated infrastructure
2020 : integrated cycling services
2025 : cycling as part of MaaS
Brussels bike
policy

32. collective transport individual transport
more space needed
public space friendly
Next step: Mobility as a Service

33. - Espace public
- Favoriser mobilité durable
- Inclusion & universalité
- Qualité : compétition & innovation
- Optimisation : vision d’ensemble & real time
Next step: Mobility as a Service

34. Mobility choices are one-click away. The
bike policy of cities should focus on
dedicated infrastructure, but needs to
develop a digital & cycling services
strategy.

35. Public authorities & cities need to organise
themselves. We need data standards,
exchange of cities best practices and EU
consumer protection.

36. By being a welcoming city for private
actors, free floating micromobility can
be a part of a sustainable bike policy.
Therefore, a balanced framework on a
metropolitan level was adopted in
Brussels.

37. With less cars and more cycling, we can
save public space. And build human-scale
cities.
It’s about safety and liveability, about
what kind of cities we want for our
children.

39. BELO HORIZONTE (~2,5mio)
- Yellow
- PL575/2018 (6/2019)
Only for registered operators
Use BHBus card
Areas defined (outside area = NPZ)
Provide legal security
Sanctions (notif, fine, suspension,
disqualification)
Instructions to users (speed, age, safety,
parking…)
To be approved by the MAYOR

40. BUENOS AIRES (~2,9mio)
- 250km of bike lanes!
- EcoBici (~1900, free, registration, regulation)
- bike hire Bicicleta Naranja & others
- Increase 7-fold 2009 – 2018
- Grin Argentina
- Law (6/2019): 25km/h – combustion engine
and sidewalk driving prohibited …

41. SANTIAGO (~5,6mio)
- BICI ClearChannel (~600)
- Bike Santiago TEMBICI (~2000)
- Scoot e-bikes with permit (~650)
- Smart Grid
- Holland Plan, with a low-speed, shared
transit zone in the El Golf neighbourhood