Developing active modes of transport in

urban areas. The example of the

Brussels’ Capital Region

Frederik Depoortere, Bicycle officer

Brussels for starters

Some important steps…

1958 World Exhibition

1989 Brussels becomes a Region

1992 Pro Velo + Cycle Route Network

1998 First Cycle Route

2003 Wetstraat cycle lane

2005 Cycle plan 2005-2009

2009 Velo-city

1958 World Exhibition

The vicious circle of urban decline

Modal split in Brussels in 1999

1989 Brussels becomes a Region

1992 Pro Velo

1994 Cycle route network defined

1998 first cycle route

2003 Wetstraat cycle lane

2005 Bicycle plan 2005-2009

Bicycle plan 2005-2009

-result of BYPAD-audit user group consultation

-4 E’s :

-Engineering

-Encouragement

-Education

-Enforcement

Engineering

Regional cycle route network

256 km

Study 1994

First route 1998

Now : 4 routes finished,

3 under construction &

5 to be signposted

this year

Engineering

320 km Regional roads

Bike boxes, (marked) cycle lanes

Engineering

Contraflow cycling, bus lanes, suggested cycle lanes

Engineering

Bike points : parking, repair, rental, info

2007 Brussel-Noord

2008 Campus VUB

2009 Brussel-Centraal & Brussel-Luxemburg

2010 Brussel-Zuid

Engineering

Bicycle parking

-all metro stations

-on regional roads

Engineering

Bike rental system :

New Villo! service startup 2009

End 2010 :

2500 bikes

180 stations

Engineering : onderhoud

-Cycle lane inspector

-contract with Net Brussel, winter maintenance

Encouragement

Encouragement

Encouragement

Education

Cycling diploma,

School transport plans

Enforcement

Bicycle Commission

Task Force

Police on bikes

Vademecum-good practices

Evaluation : Bypad

Adapting traffic laws and rules

Bicycle Commission

Monthly, comprised of :

-User groups : Fietsersbond, Gracq, EUCG-Belgian Road Safety Institute-Civil servants of Mobiel Brussel & other adminstrations-Staff of Minister of Transport

Subjects :

-plans-Follow-up Bicycle plan

Task Force

Weekly, presided by Bicycle Manager

Good Practice Guide

Traffic law and regulations

-eg cyclists on narrow buslanes

-generalising contraflow cycling

To come…

-advisory cycle lanes

-right turn at red light

-tax-related incentives

-norms

Velo-city 2009

www.velo-city2009.com

Velo-city 2010 and other site visits

results