Cyclists are future makersSUSCO

Budapest oct 2015

William Nederpelt Vice President

ECF gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European Commission.

ECF 500,000 European and global supporters• Over 70 member groups in 40+ countries

– E.g. Cycling Hungary Alliance and Magyar Kerékpárosklub• Founder of the World Cycling Alliance in 2014

2020 Aim• Cycling doubled to 15% modal share average in Europe• Comparable investment and commitments at global level

The way we work• International advocacy, promotion • Supporting national advocacy by knowledge management • Demonstration projects, research, analysis• Organizing, attending and promoting events and alliances

e.g. the ECF Velo-city Series, International Transport Forum 2

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Context

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William Nederpelt• Vice President ECF • Board member Dutch Cyclists' Union • President DCU branch Dordrecht• President Rond Uit Dordrecht• Cyclist

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Global policy context• Climate change – commitments

– So avoid, shift, improve• UEMI (urban electric mobility initiative)

– boost the share of electric vehicles in annual vehicle sales to 30% (2-3 wheelers and light duty vehicles)

– integrate electric mobility into sustainable urban transport - achieves a 30% reduction emissions in urban areas by 2030

• Development / Habitat– Urbanisation – mobility that addresses greater

urban scale– Access and exclusion for everybody – affordable

mobility

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EU Policy context• Halve the use of ‘conventionally-fuelled’ cars in

urban transport by 2030• Strong regulatory regime for e-bikes• Leading industry in sector• ECF New Technology Study

– 8 policy areas, 32 specific initiatives/ directives / work plans could benefit from new cycling technologies

– Transport, innovation, air quality, environment, low carbon development, health, economic growth & cohesion, industry

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Cycling uses new technology

• Distance is extending• E-bikes

• Registration / monitoring• Handling of payment etc• PT- bike

• Knowledge is extending • Measuring not only intervals but

the total routes, speed etc• ]

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1 / 3 of new sold bikes in the Netherlands are e-bikes

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E-bikes: Key consumer benefits

• Keep cycling benefits:– Health– Reliability– Congestion busting– Cost– Storage– Environment– Combined mobility– No licence– Use cycle infrastructure– Bike sharing

infrastructure

• Remove/reduce some cycling barriers:– Range

• Now 10-20km as standard– Hills / wind– Heat – Strength concerns

• Age, gender, disability– Perception of safety

• Safe start– Slowness

• 25km/h – 45km/h– Loads/goods /

passengers

E-bikes need a new infrastructure

• Source: Ursala Lehner Lierz, velo:concult

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Policy• Shift of policy (Dutch

gov)• Station to station

• Door to door• Bicyle storage• Railwaystations• Busstations

• Maintenance service• Rental service

• Bike sharing and e-bike sharing – a form of PT– take pressure off PT

congestion and bus routes

– sharing instead of caring

Cycling as public-transport

• Customer oriented– Easy to use– Easy to pay– Neutral profile

• Business focus– Less public space– Less damage – Profit

Dutch PT-bike (OV-fiets)

 33.000

50.000

 189.000

 250.000

 329.585

 481.185

 669.575

 836.286

 1.025.412

 1.221.792

 1.342.951

 1.518.417

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

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Bicycle count• No knowlege of – av. speed– stops (TL)– time– tracks– additional transport– combination with wheater

wind / rain

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First resultsThe Netherlands

• > 55,000 participants• > 2 milion kilometer• Av speed >18 km h • > 180,000 trips

Belgium

• >1,750 participants• > 70,000 kilometer

- Saving• CO2 reduction >1 mil

kg• > 7 milion Florin

>€20,000)

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Why does it happen• Availlabity of mobile devices• Innovation of bikes (infrastructure)• New ways op cooperation– Not top – down– Netwerking (e.g. start up’s)

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Conclusions: What cyclists offers you

• Affordable, accessible transport modes• Proven, coste co-benefits• Sustainability as an equivalent for

innovations• Globally available solution easy to

implement• Highest cost-benefit ratios • Complement / part of public transport • Proven consumer take up• Demand from people / cities

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Interventions to maximise effect• Toughened restrictions on polluting vehicles

(VW)• Higher status & support in e-mobility research

and deployment • E-bike sharing pilots in a range of economies

and urban forms– E.g. Athens, Rotterdam

• Development of infrastructure standards• More trans-national research/pilots on legal

frameworks & technologies (EU-rules). – Eg. Batteries, recycling, speed limits,

infrastructure

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Incentives

• Fame– Image

• Fun– Recreation– Sport

• Finance– Time • travel time and working

time–Money • costs and savings

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What can you do?

Opportunity management combined with a long term focus

Take no regret measures

Thank you

To find out morew.nederpelt@fietsersbond.nl www.ecf.com

@wnederpelt @eucyclistsfed

ECF gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European Commission.