TRU, Alm.del - 2009-10 - Bilag 290: Materiale vedr. Velo-city Global 2010 - international konference om cyklisme 22.-25. juni 2010

different GearsThe European Cyclists’ Federation, the City of Frederiksberg and the City of Copenhagenare excited to announceVELO-CITY GLOBAL 2010– a conference that brings togethercity planners, decision makers, cycling experts, NGO’s and researchers from all over theworld to discuss the potential and challenges of cycling.The world faces huge challenges in terms of congestion and pollution in the cities,health related illnesses like obesity and cardiovascular diseases, and global warming.The prospects of the bicycle in tackling these problems have yet to be fully explored,but the time is ripe for unleashing this potential and spreading the word.Velo-city Global 2010 will serve as a platform for the exchange of knowledge, research,ideas and experiences. It is a unique possibility to join efforts across cities, borders anddisciplines and take cycling to the next level across the world.Copenhagen serves as a showcase of cycling solutions and will offer the participantsthe opportunity to experience real-life cycling solutions as well as the new challengessome of these have presented as more and more Copenhageners bike around the city.Please visit our website www.velo-city2010.com

netWorkinG across cities– past, present and futureCities are responsible for 80 % of the CO2emissions in the world. Combined with the fact that more than 50 %of the world’s population live in cities it makes great sense that we take on a responsibility to ensure a sustainableworld for ourselves and future generations.Mobility plays a vital role in the development of more sustainable cities. We need to reassess the way we designour cities and we need to come up with alternatives that make sense to people of today.A good point of departure is coming together to exchange and create ideas within the field of mobility and urbanplanning. Let’s reach into the future together. When we strenghten our cities, we strengthen the world.

the municipality of frederiksberg is located right inthe middle of copenhagen, which means that coopera-tion and the exchange of knowledge of cycling betweenthe two municipalities are vital. We look very muchforward to sharing knowledge and ideas with even morecities and municipalities in June.Jørgen Glenthøj,Mayor of Frederiksberg

John Whitelegg is visiting Professor of SustainableTransport at Liverpool John Moores University andProfessor of Sustainable Development at Universityof York’s Stockholm Environment Institute. Hisresearch focuses on how promoting sustainablemodes of transport significantly benefits health,climate, environment, congestion, liveability, andeconomy.As Whitelegg sees it, cycling is a crucial test of ourcollective will to act to reduce greenhousegas emissions and demonstrate that reductionequals a better quality of life and a healthierpopulation. His research shows that by switchingthe several million car trips being done worldwideevery day to bikes would bring an immediateclimate change gain. According to Whitelegg, this

Since the publication of his first book, Life BetweenBuildings – now translated into more than 20languages – the Danish urban planning expert, JanGehl, has seen explosive popularity. His company,Gehl Architects, has helped develop sustainablehuman scale cities worldwide, including New York,London, Stockholm, Oslo, Riga, Melbourne, Sydney,Perth, Amman, Mexico City, Rotterdam, Zürich,Odense and Copenhagen.To Gehl, a good city is planned for the people, notthe cars – as is still the case in many cities. Therefore,Gehl Architects insist that cyclists and pedestriansmust have a central role when developing a city.

Janette Sadik-Khan is the Commissioner of the NewYork City Department of Transportation andis behind an ambitious strategy to make New YorkCity more green and accessible to cyclists andpedestrians alike. This includes completing 200miles of on-street bike lanes to enhance cyclistsafety, closing off two segments of Broadway toconstruct pedestrian plazas with outdoor seating,and introducing the annual event Summer Streetswhere certain NYC streets are closed off for half aday making them available to cyclists, roller skatersand walkers.

i look forward to sharing new yorkcity’s cycling success story with aglobal audience, and the common worku.s. cities have begun to implementbike-friendly streets. i also welcome theopportunity to learn from the interna-tional cycling experts that will gather atVelo-city Global. and everyone willbenefit from the inspiration provided bycopenhagen’s remarkable cyclingculture, infrastructure, and sheervolume of riders!Janette Sadik-Khan

Nørrebrogade, a central shopping street in Copenhagen, was put on a“road diet” in 2009 and closed to thoroughfare car traffic. Cycle trackswere preliminarily widened to accommodate the growing number ofcyclists, which now amounts to some 36,000 cyclists a day. Come andexperience the everyday benefits – and challenges – of such a radicalurban makeover for the users of the street and the inhabitants in the area.the bike as carGocarrier

During each of the subplenaries at Velo-cityGlobal 2010, you can visit cycling projects andfacilities first-hand. The ’CPH 1:1’ track will featureself-guided tours to sites throughout the city hostedby local experts from government agencies andprivate companies.These sessions are unique opportunities to discussreal-life cycling solutions with experts from all overthe world.

Also in Copenhagen the cargo bike is apopular means of transportation. In fact,25 % of Copenhagen families with 2kids own a cargo bike. Experience a newCopenhagen style cargo bike parking anddiscuss the potential and challenges ofthe use of cargo bikes with your fellowconference participants.bike and train– encouraGinGGreentransportationdaily maintenance

For a test period, the DanishState Railways [DSB] haveagreed to allow bicycles totravel free on the S-trains, thecommuting trains that serveGreater Copenhagen. At CPH1:1 you can try out this newinitiative for yourself and giveyour feedback to representativesfrom the DSB.

Clearance of snow on the cycle trackshas top priority in the winter months inCopenhagen. During the rest of the year,the city council puts great efforts intomaintaining the tracks by clearing themfrom broken glass, mending holes andattaching access ramps. But daily main-tenance remains an on-going project. AtCPH 1:1 you will get the chance to discussyour thoughts on this type of prioritiza-tion of the cycling infrastructure with theCopenhagen maintenance crew.

continued to cycle, the Copenhagen cycling traditionluckily survived the car boom.Around 1980, the Danish Cyclist Federation arrangeddemonstrations which gained overwhelming supportfrom the citizens. The politicians of Copenhagenbegan changing priorities, and despite resistancefrom the engineers who claimed that there wasn’troom for more cycle tracks, the cycle track networkwas extended even on the most complicated roads.Eventually, cycle planning became mainstream inCopenhagen, and cycling is now considered a distincttraffic category on a par with motor- and pedestriantraffic.The cycle track network is the backbone of cyclinginfrastructure in Copenhagen. Recently, green cycleroutes are increasingly contributing to improvedcycling conditions, and much is also being donefor better intersection designs. From having focusentirely on engineering and safety, the city is nowalso promoting Copenhagen cycling culture in abroad sense.Copenhagen’s politicians are in front when it comesto cycling policy. They have set up extensive goals forimproved safety, feeling of safety and a bike-share of50 % in commuter trips.You can meet Niels Jensen at Velo-city Global 2010.

Although Copenhagen is seen by many as a modelcity when it comes to cycling, the way to get this farhas not been easy.Niels Jensen is Senior Bicycle Planner at the Cityof Copenhagen and has been doing cycling related re-search since the 70’s. His account of the developmentof cycling in Copenhagen shows that it is possibleto make cycling a preferred means of transport in alarger city – despite strong resistance and a history ofcar-oriented planning.According to Niels Jensen, Copenhagen has builtcycle tracks along the major roads for 100 years.Bicycles and trams were the dominating meansof transport until the 1960’s when many citizensstarted buying cars. The following 20-30 years, thecar took over traffic policy and planning. As muchcycling infrastructure was already in place, and many

One of the strongest ambitions for Velo-city Global2010 is to create a global platform for ideas,experiences and commitment among the par-ticipants. We want you to talk together, to inspireand provoke each other, to create new alliancesand build on existing ones. Therefore, we haveintegrated interaction and networking throughoutthe conference programme.We are also thrilled to announce that the Call forContributions has generated over 270 contributionsfrom no less than 42 countries and 137 differentcities. This impressive amount of good solutions,questions and results makes the selection process awelcomed challenge and ensures the conference ahigh degree of quality and diversity during the fivesubplenary sessions.Both existing and upcoming networks are directlyinvolved at Velo-city Global 2010.

• For example, the EUROCITIES Mobility Forum hasdecided to have one of their 3 annual meetingsas a co-conference during Velo-city Global.• Scientists for Cycling – a new research networkinitiated by the European Cylists’ Federation – willalso be present at Velo-city Global 2010. Theaim of the network is to bring together scientistsfrom a variety of disciplines, who carry outcycling related research to exchange knowledge,methods, research results and funding opportuni-ties. Development of the network strategy will bepresented at the Velo-city Global 2010 conference.• Finally, a new coalition between Mayors of CyclingCities is under way. At the Summit for Mayors dur-ing the COP15 in Copenhagen, Mayor Job Cohenof Amsterdam called for even more exchange ofknowledge and cooperation between cities in orderto improve the environment. He then offered totake leadership in a coalition between mayors to

• Meeting rooms available during the conference.Organisations who wish to organise co-conferencesduring Velo-city Global 2010 can book meetingrooms via the conference office.For further information, please contactAnne Sofie Borg at: +45 3366 3313 or[email protected]• Connect and establish networks already now:Join our groups on Facebook and Linkedin

Velo-city is an outstanding platformfor cooperation and a real added valueto the eurocities mobility forum. Wewill use the Velo-city Global conferencefor both policy development and newinitiatives for the network itself andas a great chance to exchange ideaswith other cities. this will help us gainvisibility at eu level, while also exchang-ing best practices.Mr. Camara Botiafrom the Chair City, Murcia

Register before March 15 and save 95�!Please go to our website www.velo-city2010.comfor more details on conference fees and registration.Are you a student and do you want to joinVelo-city Global 2010?Apply for a reduced conference fee! Deadline isApril 6. More information can be found on ourwebsite.Exhibit at Velo-city Global 2010Expo stands at Velo-city Global 2010 are sellingout quickly, so make sure you book your standsoon. Please go to our conference website fordetails or contact Charlotte V. Christensen at+45 3366 4686 or [email protected]