Eskilstuna Cycling Plan and Swedish planning system

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1 Eskilstuna Cycling Plan and Swedish planning system

2 Eskilstuna Where is Eskilstuna?

3 Eskilstuna is growing Population growth in Eskilstuna municipality

4 Organization of Eskilstuna Commitee

5 Town Planning Committe Head of City Planning Administration Gunnar Persson Human resources and communications Map and GIS Finance Planning Department Building Department Project planning Department Traffic Department Street Department Park Department

Finance Planning Department Building Department Project

6 Swedish Planning System Planning the use of land and water areas is a matter for the municipality. Each h municipality i shall prepare an up-to-date dt Comprehensive (Structure) Plan, covering the entire municipality.) Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan shall provide guidance for decisions about the use of land and water areas on the development and preservation of the built environment.

7 The regulation of land use and of building within a municipality is exercised through detailed development plans. A detailed development plan may cover only a limited part of a municipality. Swedish Planning System

8 Comprehensive Plan Climate strategy Traffic plan Cycling plan

10 Goals and indicators in the Cycling Plan Bicycle use 1. Share of bicycle traffic is going g to grow to 12% in 2015 and to 17% in Share of bicycle trips to/from workplaces will grow from 19% in 2015 to 30% in 2020 Indicators: Bicycle traffic (index, city centre, main bicycle routes) Share of trips (workplace, school, commercial and free time destinations) i Percentage of children biking to school

Share of bicycle trips to/from workplaces will grow from 19% in 2015 to 30% in 2020 Indicators:

11 Bicycle net 3. Bicycle infrastructure is going g to be competetive in comparison to car street infrastructure (especially considering travelling to workplaces and commercial centres) 4. Number of bicycle stands/parkings is going to grow. They should be strategically located. Indicators: Highlyg y accessible bike-parking places in the city centre Share of bike/car use

infrastructure (especially considering travelling to workplaces and commercial centres) 4.

12 Security 5. Security along the bicycle routes should be higherh Indicators: Webside-query once per year Regular controls of lightning along bicycle routes Maintanance 6. Quality of maintaince i of bicycle infrastructure t should be higherh Indicators: Number of injured in accidents without attendence of motor traffic in the winter Procentual share of investments in bicycle infrastructure

Regular controls of lightning along bicycle routes Maintanance 6.

13 Vision i and indicators in the Cycling plan Traffic safety 7. Number of cyclist injured in traffic accidents in Eskilstuna municipality shouldn t be higher than 45 people in 2020 Indicators: Number of injured in accidents without attendence of motor traffic Number of injured in accidents with motor traffic Use of bicycle hl helmet

t be higher than 45 people in 2020 Indicators: Number of injured in accidents

14 Maintance of bicycle infrastructure during winters We are planning to have higher We are planning to have higher standard of snow cleranace.

15 Daily number of bicycle users in Eskilstuna centre between Spring Autumn er of bicycle Numbe users year

16 Existing bicycle routes in Eskilstuna

17 Existing and planned bicycle routes in Eskilstuna

18 New bicycle route between Torshälla and Folkesta Workplaces and recreation Length: 3,5 km Number of inhabitants in Torshälla: Car ownership: 444 cars /1000 inhabitants

19 New bicycle stands and a parking building

20 Existing bicycle stands in Eskilstuna

21 Bicycle routes in the municipality and connections between bordering municipalities To prioritize important bicycle routes in the countryside. There are proposals s in the te new comprehensive e sve plan. Prepare a strategy for co-financing with the Swedish Transport Administration, Regional Unions and Regional Transport Plan

22 New bicycle route between Skiftinge (Eskilstuna) and Sundbyholm Workplaces and recreation Length: 8 km, Cost: 400 EUR/m ~ 3,2 million EUR Number of inhabitants in Sundbyholm: 500 Car ownership: 520 cars /1000 inhabitants

23 Thank you! Ivan Andic

Cooperation between city of Amsterdam and Cyclists Union. 24th June 2010 Ria Hilhorst and Govert de With

Cooperation between city of Amsterdam and Cyclists Union 24th June 2010 Ria Hilhorst and Govert de With Content Amsterdam and Cyclists Union introduction Cityplanning and traffic: historical review Development