tailieunhanh - Copenhagen City of CyClists Bicycle Account 2010

For much of its history, New York City has thrived as a place that both sus- tained a large middle class and elevated countless people from poorer back- grounds into the ranks of the middle class. The city was never cheap and parts of Manhattan always remained out of reach, but working people of modest means—from forklift operators and bus drivers to paralegals and museum guides—could enjoy realistic hopes of home ownership and a mea- sure of economic security as they raised their families across the other four boroughs. At the same time, New York long has been the city for strivers— not just. | 2010 Bo Asmus Kjeldgaard Mayor Technical and Environmental Administration City of Copenhagen CONTENTS FOREWORD 2 CURRENT STATUS WHAT DO COPENHAGEN CYCLISTS THINK 4 TARGET GOALS AND KEY FIGURES 6 SAFETY SECURITY AND BEHAVIOR 8 INITIATIVES EXPANDING THE NETWORK 10 SERVICE AND INNOVATION 12 CYCLISTS OF THE FUTURE 14 BENEFITS A HEALTHIER CLEANER CITY 16 CYCLING FIGURES IN HARD CASH 18 CONTRIBUTION TO GREEN GROWTH 20 CYCLING CITY OF THE FUTURE 22 -------FOREWORD Copenhagen s vision is to be one of the world s most livable cities a key element of this vision is being the best cycling city in the world. We know that cycling is an excellent means of improving public health creating a cleaner environment increasing traffic safety and reducing congestion. We also believe that there is a close link between good cycling conditions and a vibrant urban environment in which a wide variety of people thrive feel at home and enjoy their city. Becoming the best in the world is an ambitious project demanding a great deal of effort and this year s Bicycle Account is a vital tool for monitoring our progress over the past two years. We have asked Copenhagen cyclists what they think we do well and what we can do better. We have examined the relationship between cyclists sense of safety their actual safety and their behavior and we have assessed the impacts of a number of other initiatives implemented over the past two years. Finally we have attempted to quantify the advantages of prioritizing an increase in bicycle traffic including reduced health care costs less air and noise pollution and a more pleasant urban environment. Copenhagen is on the right track showing the way forward to big cities all over the world. From New York to Australia cities are being copenhagenized in an attempt to follow Copenhagen s example. This is well done but we are not there yet. If we are to realize our own high ambition that Copenhagen should be the most bicycle-friendly city in the world we must persist .