ITALY INVESTS IN THE FUTURE: A NEW DEPARTURE FOR CYCLING?

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1 ITALY INVESTS IN THE FUTURE: A NEW DEPARTURE FOR CYCLING? Giulia Cortesi Federazione Italiana Amici della Bicicletta 1 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm Stockholm,

2 National cycling advocacy umbrella organization Urban mobility & cycle tourism local groups in all 20 regions members 2 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

3 Institutions Min of Transport Min of Tourism Min of Environment SYSTEM Product groupings: bike hotels Civil Society Industry ECF Cycling Industry Club CIC 3 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

4 since Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

5 1. Historical overview on national funding for cycling infrastructures 2. Cycling in last national laws approved: - Green Act attached to 2015 Budget Law Budget Law 3. Challenges 5 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

6 Since 1980s Some local authorities started to invest in planning, designing and building cycling infrastructures 1989 FIAB was founded as an umbrella organization for local cycling groups. It shaped its role as national advocacy to promote the growing of local planning and infrastructure development 6 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

7 1991 Law 208/91 on cycling and pedestrian itineraries in urban areas (Interventi per la realizzazione di itinerari ciclabili e pedonali nelle aree urbane) Based on the principle of segregating walking and cycling from other road users (disposal of 50 bln of Italian Lire for the years : 46 mln today) Money spent quickly, many projects not funded FIAB asked for 3% of national investments in roads to be committed to cycling 7 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

8 1998 Law 366/98 on how to fund cycling infrastructure (Norme per il finanziamento della mobilità ciclistica) Written by FIAB, influenced by the culture of devolution: Regions will develop planning of route networks and fund projects proposed by local authorities, who will invest for cycling 20% of fines from road regulations contraventions. Additional national yearly funding of 6 bln Lire ( 4 mln today) for 15 years, but 2 days after Government Prodi fell 2 months later the Parliament canceled the 20% of fines, and only less than 1 mln/year was disposed up to 2004 and without continuity. 8 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

9 2000 FIAB presented a first plan of a national cycle network called Bicitalia with EuroVelo embedded 2001 CIPE (Inter-ministries committee for economic planning) invited the Min of Transport to draft a feasibility study of a national cycle network 2002 Feasibility study of a national cycle network commissioned to FIAB by the Ministry of the Environment 9 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

10 Ministry of the Environment disposed 550 mln for cycling infrastructures, services, incentives, of which 9mln for infrastructures in the years (out of 239 mln for sustainable mobility in metropolitan areas) 2014 The Economic and finance planning document by the Ministry of Economics defines culture and tourism as an engine for Italy and invite to improve sustainable tourism like cycle-tourism and trekking. 10 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

11 The National Tourism Strategy (drafting ongoing) considers cycle-tourism as one of the key areas to be developed together with cultural tourism. 11 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

12 March 2015: Luck! Minister of Transport Lupi quits 12 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

13 New Minister is Graziano Delrio former Mayor of Reggio Emilia and later State Secretary to the Prime Minister 13 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

14 3rd of April Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

15 As a medical doctor I say there are 3 therapies: iron, handlebar, sea Whithin 5 km the bicycle is the most effective and most efficient means of transport. Every day I cycle in Rome, risking my life, but I always arrive before my personal bodyguards, who drive a car. 15 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

16 EU Cycling Summit, Luxembourg 7/10/ Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

17 Società civile 17 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

18 1. Historical overview on national funding for cycling infrastructures 2. Cycling in last national laws approved: - Green Act attached to 2015 Budget Law Budget Law 3. Challenges 18 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

19 GREEN ACT national institutions December Mln for sustainable mobility: - sharing mobility - mobility management - bike 2 work ( /km) - bike 2 school - Labour law: in itinere accident insurance for cyclists - 5 Mln to start re-use 37 km of the dismissed railway Bologna-Verona as cycle path (Sun Route EV7) 19 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

20 BUDGET LAW 91 mln for cycling cycleroutes as the start of a national system of cycleroutes for tourism velostations measures to increase safety 20 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

21 Where did the money come from? From cutting incentives to haulage, in particular to the most polluting tracks and lorries 21 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

22 Sun Route (EV7) Verona to Florence 340 km 18 mln 22 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

23 4 mln Estimated direct economic refall: 14 mln (Ancma) 23 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm km Cycling Beltway

24 120 mln (80+40) requested Estimated direct economic refall: 14 mln 680 km Venice to Turin (EV8) 24 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

25 500 km Apulia Aqueduct Cycleroute 25 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

26 140 km 70 mln required 26 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

27 Trento Province cycle network 27 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

28 Provincia Autonoma di Trento network of 550 km, 400 km realized Study on the direct economic refall ( ) of 4 cycle routes 85 mln - Valle dell Adige - Garda - Valsugana - Val di Sole 1 mln (3% of overnight stays) 75 mln (25% of arrivals) 7 mln (10% of overnight stays) 2 mln (7% of arrivals) 28 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

29 Parliament 25 February Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

30 1. Historical overview on national funding for cycling infrastructures 2. Cycling in last national laws approved: - Green Act attached to 2015 Budget Law Budget Law 3. Challenges and opportunities: - Ongoing national law proposals: framework national law for cycling reform of the Highway Code: 30km/h - which permanent funding sources? - growing awareness from the health sector - facing compulsory helmet proposals 30 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

31 Bicycle modal share: Europe27 = 7,6% (2014) 36% 6% bicicletta 31 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

32 32 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

33 Cycling ceased to be in a corner of the Ministry of the Environment Cycling entered the agenda of the Ministries of Transport and of the Ministry of Tourism 33 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm

34 Thank you for your attention! Giulia Cortesi Project manager Coordinator of EuroVelo Italia mobile FIAB onlus Federazione Italiana Amici della Bicicletta via Caviglia 3/a Milano 34 Giulia Cortesi FIAB Stockholm