Dutch and local bike experts, planners, advocates, engineers and business people came together in the COG Board Room during the opening session to discuss how Washington, D.C. can become more bike-friendly.

1. THINKBIKE WORKSHOPS
WASHINGTON, DC
Philosophy and measures for increasing
bikeability
Cor van der Klaauw,
senior advisor of the province of Groningen
member of the Dutch Bike Council
1maandag 15 november 2010

2. Royal cycling
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3. Mainstream bicycling
How to achieve
3
?
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4. Benefits for society
 Sustainability
 Accessibility
 Health
 Liveability
 Economics
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5. Of course: sustainability
 No CO2-emission (Reduction in the Netherlands: 2.4 million tons)
 Efficient
 Reduction of global footprint
 Alleviates global warming
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6. Accessibility
Consequences in urban areas:
 More efficient use of transport infrastructure
 Better traffic flow in all Dutch towns
 Easier access to towns, business areas etc.
 Shorter travel times (the bike is the fastest means of transport in town)
 Less congestion
 Efficient parking (8 bicycles for 1 car)
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7. Health
Cyclists versus non-cyclists
 Increase of life expectancy by 3 years
 Age healthier (10 years)
 Decrease of diseases (e.g. obesity, heart and coronary diseases, Alzheimer)
 Less overweight children and more physically fit
 Independent and self-confident youth
 Reduction of healthcare costs
 Work absenteeism reduction (10-15%)
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8. Liveability
 Cycling brings more joy and happiness in everybody's life
 No traffic noise
 No fine particles and Nitro-oxides
 Social integration within town
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9. Economics
 Reduction of commuting costs
 Less need to build expensive parking lots
 More efficient transport
 Sustainable economic growth
 Increase of sales in shops
 Reduction of 10-15% in work absenteeism
 Every mile by car costs $ 0.40
 Every mile by bike gains $ 0.19
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10. Netherlands: bicycling paradise10
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11. 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Joy Fear Anger Sadness Aversion
Car
Bicycle
Public Transport
Emotions linked to way of transport
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12. 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
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Italy
France
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reatBritain
2%
5%5%
7%
8%
9%9%
10%
19%
27%
12
Bicycling in European countries
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13. 0
0,20
0,40
0,60
0,80
1,00
1,20
the
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Belgium
Italy
England
Austria
France
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0,18
0,34
0,400,40
0,45
0,50
0,63
0,67
0,77
0,83
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13
Number of cycles per inhabitant
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14. Source: RWS/AVV 2005 /MON 2005
0
1,75
3,50
5,25
7,00
0-12 12-16 16-18 18-20 20-25 25-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-65 65-75 >75 Avg
Dailycovereddistance(km)
Women
Men
14
Average daily distance by gender
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15. Source: RWS/AVV 2005 /MON 2005
0
0,50
1,00
1,50
2,00
Age 0-12 12-16 16-18 18-20 20-25 25-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-65 65-75 >75 Avg
Dailynr.oftrips
Women
Men
15
Average daily number of trips by gender
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16. 16
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17. •0
•200
•400
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1800
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Bicyclekmpppy
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cyclefatalitiesperbillionbicyclekm
Bicycle use safety
1950 –1975:
- Suburbanization
- Car use
- Transport policy
1975 - now:
- Suburbanization
- Car use
+ Transport policy
+ Sustainability & Health
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18. Trip mode
•0%
•10%
•20%
•30%
•40%
•50%
•60%
•70%
•80%
•90%
•100%
•Commutertravel
•Businesstrips
•Services/personal
•care
•Shopping
•Education
•Visit/stay
•Social
•recreational
•Touring/hiking
•Other
Total
Car
Bicycle
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19. 19
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20.  Joy! Freedom, flexibility,
being outside
 It’s very convenient
 Relaxing
 Safe (Perceived safety)
 Cheap
 Health benefit
 The fastest way to go about
town
 Easy to combine with other
modes of transport
[more]
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What makes the Dutch cycle?
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21. time
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Cost-benefit-ratio
+
_
0
Bristol 10 years
Davis, CA 40 years
Munich, Basel
Portland, OR 15 years
Washington, DC 15 years
Investment in time ➞
Amsterdam
Cost-benefit-ratio of cycling investments over time
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23. Washington NL
Cycling part of everyone’s transport options √ √√
Guidelines fit for promoting mainstream cycling √ √√
Ability to bike (+cycling education) √ √√
Cycling done by all ages √ √√
Law enforcement and system to protect cyclists √
Helmet use √√
Bike safety √√
Cycling to school √√√
Political support for cycling √ √√√
Image of cycling √ √√
Image of cyclists √√
Bike integrated in transport planning √√
Bike-transit integration √ √√
Space for more biking √√ 
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Washington versus the Netherlands
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Marketing of cycling in Washington is very good!
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25. Road categorization
Mixed traffic, reduce speed differences
Bicycle infrastructure
Make bike infrastructure recognizable (color!)
Bicycle facilities
Protect cyclists by law enforcement
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Dutch solutions
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26. Main highways
Distributor roads
Access roads
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Three road categories
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27. No biking on highways
Distributor roads
Access roads
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Bicycle traffic facilities
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28. 28
Cyclepath along highway
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29. 29
Separation: designated bike lane
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30. Smooth surfaces
Minimum stops
Protection against weather (wind)
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Separate bike lanes
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31.  Cyclists protected by parked cars and road design – no dooring
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A perfect example of separation
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32. 32
Recognizable infrastructure (color)
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34. 34
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35. 35
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36. 36
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37. 37
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38. 38
Contraflow cycling
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39. 39
Not everything is OK
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40. 40
Bicycle markings
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41. 41
Bike box and bike traffic lights
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42. Speed bumps
25 mph-zones
Home zones “woonerf”(10 mph)
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Mixed traffic - less cars
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43. Speed bump
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44. Cycle route
Car stays behind bicycle
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Bicycle street
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Shortcuts for cyclists
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46. Philosophy by Dutch enforcement:
Car drivers
should take full responsibility for driving a car which
may cause death or injury
should be aware of the capricious nature of cyclists
(esp. children)
are always liable when an accident happens
Cyclists should stick to traffic rules
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Liability and enforcement
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47. 47
Education
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48. 48
Signposting
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49. 49
Make it convenient .. Parking
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50. 50
Make it convenient .. Bike-transit integration
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51. 51
Bike-transit integration
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52. Cycling, a world to conquer
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