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Copenhagen Cycling Map

Red Lines – Cycling facilities

“Transportation without Pollution”

Copenhagen’s Strategy Where Cycling is one of the top key activities towards achieving the strategy A very powerful message

Copenhagen Cycling Facilities Design Approaches

Cycling Designs Approaches Important to highlight

• Bike lanes (cycle tracks) separation on roadways

– Horizontally, usually with a physical barrier, and vertically

• Bike lanes through intersections

– Use of colour to provide prominence to the cycling facilities.

• Bike lanes next to bus lanes and transit stops designs

– Horizontally separated (physical barrier).

• Emphasis on using spare space for motorist ­ separated

cycling

– On abandoned or active railway, electric transmission, and

• ther corridors, roadways, parks, etc.

– For providing off­road bike paths, away from traffic.

• Intersection design:

– Traffic signal ­ Bike signal phase and head – Advance bike stop at intersection – Bike lanes – right turn, left turn, and through lanes

• Bike parking on the street, instead of car parking spots.

Design Direction

• Equality of various modes of transportation ­ being

served by street design.

– Separation of transportation modes by speed of travel. – Pedestrians – sidewalks (includes walkers, joggers, wheelchairs, strollers)

• Provision of cycling facility as part of the design of

street system

– not as an afterthought – or only where space is surplus – or not needed for parking of cars. – Cycling facilities are part of a City’s objective and direction to de­emphasize the use and growth of auto trips by encouraging the growth of cycling mode share.

Design Direction

• Equality of various modes of transportation ­

being served by street design.

– Cyclists ­ Vertical and horizontal separation of cyclists from motorists – Transit – general roadway or separation from motorists. (bus lanes) – Motorists – general roadway

Design Direction

• Results – City of Copenhagen Bicycle Account 2004
• (Comment ­ The results show that if there is a strong municipal

will and if proper cycling facility designs, which potential cyclists want, are provided then there will be significant growth.)

– Cycling to work mode share up 4% in 2 years (2003)

• WHILE City of Vancouver cycling to work mode share is up 2.8% in 16

years.

– Cycling to work – 1.13 million kilometres per day.

• Daily cycling distance has grown twice as much as driving to work in the last

10 years.

– 2003 Transportation to Work Mode Share

• Cycling

36%

• Transit

33%

• Auto

27%

• Walking

4%

– Satisfaction level with cycling in Copenhagen

• 83%, up 17% from 1995.
• (Based on Copenhagen’s Transportation Plan 2004 – 2004 Traffic & Environment Plan)

Cycling Tracks (Bike Lanes)

• 329 km of tracks in place
• One­way cycle tracks on both sides of major streets – vertical separation

from cars and pedestrians

• 65 km to come
• Widening of one­way tracks due to traffic volume – now 3 metres

Off­Road Bike Paths

• 37 km in place
• Network of 100 km planned

Using existing corridors (ex. Abandoned railway tracks), excess space along

• perational rail corridors and roadways, green spaces and parks, and

Requiring developers to provide cycle routes in urban developments Away from the noise, pollution, and wind envelopes of motorized vehicles.

Bike Lanes ­ Coloured

Parent comfortable with child cycling on bike lane. Visual presence of cycling facilities

Use of coloured lanes highlighting space is exclusive for cyclists Focussing on potential and current cyclists’ penchant for wanting separation as a perceived safety feature and part of feeling free from harassment from other traffic

Bike Lanes (Cycle Tracks) – Horizontal Separation

Curb Barriers

Physical separation from motor vehicles

Cat­Eye Devices

Cat­eye type devices providing the separation

Wide White Lines

Double width, white line separating cars from cyclists.

Bike Lanes (Cycle Tracks) – Horizontal Separation

Bike Lanes on Shoulder

On­Shoulder horizontal separation A bit out of the pollution envelope of cars

Bike Lanes (Cycle Tracks) – Horizontal Separation between Parked Cars and Sidewalk

Reduced chance of “Dooring”

Less frequently opened passenger doors on cyclists side of cars

Cyclists enjoying 2 metres separation from faster moving cars Reduced exposure to greenhouse gas pollution

Curb barrier Double width white line Double width white line

Bike Lanes (Cycle Tracks) – Vertical Separation between Parked Cars and Sidewalk

Should help reduce intrusion of cars parking in bike lanes Reduced chance of “Dooring”

Less frequently opened passenger doors on cyclists side of cars

Cyclists enjoying 2 metres separation from faster moving cars Reduced exposure to greenhouse gas pollution

Bike Lanes (Cycle Tracks) – Vertical Separation

Designing cycling capacity on road corridor with growth and usage targets in mind

Cycling mode share of 40% by 2012,

Cycling volumes

2 metre one­way bike lanes handle about 2500 cyclists per hour City now moving towards 3 metres, one­way cycle tracks As a result of cycling traffic growth

Curb barrier

Road to bike lane Bike lane to sidewalk

Rolling edge barrier

Road to bike lane

Curb barrier

Bike lane to sidewalk

Bike Lanes (Cycle Tracks) – Next to Bus Lanes

Bike Lanes and Transit

Horizontal separation Double width white line between bike and bus lanes

Bike Lanes (Cycle Tracks) – Next to Bus Lanes

Bike Lane and Transit – Bus Stop

Continuity of cycling facilities through transit stops and intersections Transit waiting area Sometimes between cycle tracks and bus lanes Sometimes on sidewalk with transit passengers crossing cycle tracks to waiting buses

Intersections Designs

Bike Lane at Intersection ­ Advanced Stop Line for Cyclists

For greater visibility and safety

Motorists are aware of cyclist to the right Especially when motorists making right turn With cyclists merging into traffic lane on exit side of intersection

Bike lane terminates at intersection

Intersection Designs

Intersections designed to include cyclists

As one of the primary transportation modes Not just an add–on after motorists

Bike Lanes at Intersections ­ Straight Through ­ Right Turn Bike Lane

Intersection Designs

Bike Lanes at Intersections – Straight Through and Right Turn

Motorists’ awareness of cyclists presence Cycling traffic volume sufficiently high to warrant

Straight through bike lanes Right turn bike lanes

Before right turn bike lane begins

Opportunity for on­street parking for bikes

Intersection Designs

Bike Lanes through Intersections ­ Coloured ­ Left Turn, Right Turn, Straight Through

Perceived safety and comfort feature for cyclists

Keeps cars to left of cyclists through intersection Keeps motorists out of cyclists’ right turning space

Also perceived safety feature for motorists

Delineate to motorists where cyclist should be Delineates cyclists’ pedestrian style left turn

Intersection Designs

Bike Lanes through Intersections ­ Coloured

Perceived safety and comfort feature for cyclists Perceived safety feature for motorists

Separation of cars and cyclists at intersections

Intersection Designs

Bike Lane – Coloured Transition and Left Turn

Coloured transition zone with heightened awareness of cyclists’ potential movement. Coloured transition zone for right turning vehicles.

Intersection Designs

Bike Lane – Not Coloured through Intersection – Bike Stencils

Enheightened awareness of drivers to cyclists’ presence Double width white lines

Intersection Designs

Bike Lanes at Intersection – Vertical Separation Transitioning – Right Turning Lane for Car and Bikes

Bike Lane returns to traffic lane elevation for accommodating right turning motorized vehicles.

Intersection Designs

Green Wave Design

Cycling Tracks traffic lights timing

Synchronized lights set at 20 kph cycling speed Upcoming intersections will be green on arrival.

Intersection Designs

Cyclist Traffic Signal Head and Light Phase

Safety feature Cyclists need a few seconds to get bikes moving in a straight line Bike signal head and phases Right turning motorized vehicles have a right turn phase while bikes have a red signal

Intersection Designs

Roundabouts and Traffic Circles

Bike lane on edge

Increases awareness by motorists of cyclists’ presence Allows motorists to adjust their driving .

Bike Parking

End of Trip Facilities

Bike parking facilities for the masses

On streets, at railway, at car parks Supports leaving cars at the city’s outskirts and cycle the rest of the way to the destination.

Bike Parking

End of Trip Facilities

Bike parking between traffic lane and sidewalk.

Bike Parking

Bike Parking ­ On­Street

Bike on­street parking in place of a car parking spot.

Cycling Amenities

Stairs and Bikes

Encouraging people to cycling also involves paying to attention to details, such as moving people from one level, whether by stairs, ramps, elevators, etc. Gutters on stairways designed to accommodate bikes with panniers.

Complete Street Design

Almost, but there are no moped / motorcycle lanes.

Transit and Bicycles

16 bicycles per car – Commuter train