Cycling in Delft

Job Punt
20 October 2008
Presentation
Facts about Delft

Basics of sustainable cycling policy

Chronological overview Delft cycling

policy
• Before 1990
• Bicycle action plan I (1999)
• Bicycle action plan II (2005)
Facts about Delft
City characteristics:
• Old historical city
• University = students = knowledge =
improving

Local Government of Delft:

• 95.000 inhabitants
• 15 different departments
Basics of sustainable cycling
policy

Infrastructure
Vehicle improvements

Behavior & education

Before 1990
Seventies
• Delft is the best cycling city of the
Netherlands
• Primary focus on infrastructure -> building
a bicycle network

Eighties
• Development of an integrated bicycle
Bicycle action plan I
• 1999-2004
• Completion and improvement of the
bicycle network
– Missing links
– Red asphalt
– Route signs
– Priority at traffic lights

• Improve parking facilities

– Bicycle drums (“Fietsentrommels”)
– Parking racks
– Guarded parking facilities
Goals of the bicycle action plan II
Stimulate use of bicycles

Establish: Bicycle is a good alternative

for car

Keep the city accessible!

Bicycle action plan II
• 2005-2010
• Further completion and improvement of
the bicycle network
– Missing links
– More priority at traffic lights – at the cost of car
green-time
– Introduction of OV-fiets
– Increase number of racks at PT spots
– Extension of the car-free zone in the old city
center
– Wider bicycle tracks
– Cycling streets
– Cycling counter
Bicycle action plan II (2)
• Extending the parking facilities
– More bicycle drums
– More parking racks throughout the city
– More bicycle parking space at schools
– Guarded parking facilities, with extra services:
• Rental of buggies and walking racks for the elderly
• Toilets
• Bicycle repair-service

• Communication/education
– Website (http://www.gemeentedelft.info/delftfietst)
– Newspaper publications and brochures (2006)
– Education programs at schools
Bicycle action plan II (3)
• Monitoring
– Annual bicycle counting
– Enquires (Delft internet-panel)
– Bicycle tags (2006?)
– Traffic accident analysis

• Further
– Bicycle maintenance checks on schools
– Removal of bicycle wrecks
– Co financing for new initiatives
Budgets
• Bicycle action plan I : € 2.900.000,-
• Bicycle action plan II: € 3.100.000,-

This does not include:

• Co financing
• Major bicycle projects
• Maintenance

• This means aprox. € 750.000 a year (incl. co

finance)
Bicycle balance, 2001
REGIONAAL FIETSNETWERK DELFT - FIETSACTIEPLAN II
Vijfjarenprogramma regionale fietsroutes Haaglanden 2003-2007, inclusief ontbrekende schakels

Leidschendam-Voorburg
's-Gravenhage

Zoetermeer

Regional
Nootdorp
Rijswijk

Naaldwijk

Wateringen
bicycle
network
Pijnacker

Delft
Berkel en
Rodenrijs

De Lier Schipluiden

Maasland Schiedam
Rotterdam
KM
SCHAAL 0 0 .50 1 .00 1 .50 2 .00 2 .50 3 .0 0

LEGENDA
Fietsroute regionaal netwerk (inclusief ontbrekende schakels)

Gemeentegrens
FIETSENNETWERK DELFT FIETSACTIEPLAN II

Bicycle
1 5
S0 S1

network of
S0

2
W0
2
6 R0
S0
4
S0

Delft
R01

1
W0
S02

3
W0

R03
S07

S08
S09

S10
4
W0

S11
R07

R04

S12 S13

R05 S14

W05 R06

1 .50 KM
SCHAAL 0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25

LEGENDA
Fietsroute regionaal netwerk (Hoofdf ietsnetwerk)
Knelpunt in regionaal netwerk (Hoo fdfietsnetwerk)
Fietsroute stadsnetwerk (Hoofdfietsne twerk)
Ontbrekende schakel in stadsnetwerk (Hoofdfietsnetwerk)
Fietsroute wijknetwerk
Ontbrekende schakel in wijknetwerk
Midden Delfland route
Gemeentegrens
XXX Comfort verbetering
Missing
links
New bicycle tracks
25 km of bicycle tracks
Bicycle street
Route signs
Bike & Ride
Cycle-friendly City center
Guarded bicycle parking
(Oude Langendijk)
Bicycle
drums at
the front
door
Velotaxi
Installing bicycle racks