Presentation at Veloforum in Lviv, Ukraine, in October 2014.

1. Public bike revolution in Europe:
only a little part of a larger change
in dealing with transport.
Lviv, 12/10/2014

2. How does it work ?
Self service, 24/7
« One Way »
Low fare
Dense network of stations
Well integrated with the rest of public transport
Problem to manage : empty/full stations

3. Velib'

4. What are main goals
(à priori)

13. Main targets : short trips
inside a district and support
of public transport

14. Main effects : big increase of
the number of cyclists

15. All begun with velov'
(Lyon 2005)
1 : 100
Stations every 300 meters
Half an hour for free

16. In the World

18. Polemics about th costs

19. Public bike don't have to be
necessarily VLS

20. Services for cyclists

21. Renting of
« special bikes »

22. « Maison du vélo »
from Toulouse
Situated just in front of the train station
- bike rental
- fixing bike (5 days a week)
- small shop
- engraving bicycode
- « vélo-école » dla younger and older
- books about cycling, mobility...

23. Vienna, Austria

24. FahrRADhaus

25. Munich

27. Main issue:
how to park bicycles

28. Faire ses courses à vélo, c'est
possibles

29. Other issues in bicycle
policy in France
road safety code
urbanism
fight with bike theft
additional income for cyclists

30. Comparison with issues in
bicycle policy in Poland
road safety code
no national coordinator
no national policy
no national institute

31. Trams in France
an opportunity for
developing bicycles

32. Example of Brest

33. The city has been recently « redesigned »
by
re introducing the tram

34. Efekty?
Tramwaj zostal oddany do użytku w 2012.
W czasie robot byly korki... a teraz zostaną, bo samochodom
zostalo mniej miejsca niż mieli wczesniej.
Wzorem Bordeaux wprowadzono darmowy wynajem
długoterminowy dla studentów (200 rowerów na początek)
before

35. after

36. Start in June 2012

37. Tram as an opportunity for bicycles
The tram was the dreamed occasion do re conquer a
part of public space for pedestrians dans cyclists
Since 1996 designing bicycle infrastructure is
compulsory when you renew an urban street or
road. But it's not always done, and when it it's done
it's not always well done.

38. We discussed which type of infrastructure
will fit

39. Not only infrastructure, directions too

40. Created infrastructure
- bicycle lanes
- one directional cycle paths
- bi directional cycle paths
- one shared space
- cyclist allowed on the rails
- pedestrian areao open to cyclists

41. Bicycle lanes

42. Bicycle lanes
Out of 2 lanes for cars

43. Cycle paths

45. One way cycle paths

46. What was here 2 years before

47. Pedestrian area

48. Pedestrian area :
what was here before

49. Cyclists allowed on rails

51. Combining bicycle and the tram
Bicycles allowed in the tram in dedicated areas, when
not crowded
Folding bicycles always allowed (in trams and in
buses)

52. Folding bicycles

53. Non folding bicycles
Here : in the front of the tram

54. Sometimes it's better to make the entire
trip by bicycle

55. Combining bicycles and public transport
Parking facilities on every stop
5 free and secured « bike and ride » parkings

56. Parking bicycles
20 bicycles per stop

57. Sometimes a little bit too far

58. It doesn't matter...
… if bicycle facilities replaces parking for
cars

60. Buslanes in Paris

61. Conclusions

62. One more thing

63. One more thing

64. One more thing
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65. Very last thing
call for presentation now !

66. Thank you for
attention !
Olivier Schneider
rowerolucja@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/olivier.velo.schneider