Multilevel cycling development: Where to start from? ECF Development workshop Evgeny Apostolov, cycling.org Sofia, ECF gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European Commission.

The strategy THE STRATEGY Launching the preparatory process of the elaboration of the Bulgarian Cycling Strategy. Focus of the panel: sharing good practices from countries with cycling strategies, how the process was started, financed and managed identifying the financial sources Impact of the strategy over national authorities in the region for solving key issues for the implementation of current EU funded projects (new BG-TR cycling checkpoint at Rezovo on the ICT) 2

The strategy: To be or not to be? Not to be: Cycling is part of several existing strategies, therefore there is no need for a new cycling strategy To be: The Strategy is a focal point of all aspects of cycling and shows its diver city and importance. 3

The strategy – sharing good practices Countries with cycling strategies 1.Austria - Masterplan Radfahren – Belgium - Federaal Totaal Plan Fiets,Flemish Bicycle Master Plan – 3. Czech Republic - Cyklo-strategie – Denmark - "Cycling into the 21st century'; 'Promoting safer cycling - a strategy'; 'Collection of cycle concepts‘ 5. Finland - Part of 'Transport policy guidelines and transport 6.France - le Plan national Vélo

The strategy – sharing good practices 7. Germany -National Cycling Plan : Ride your bike !; A new bicycle master plan is in the pipeline for 2012 – Hungary - "Position of cycle traffic a and main directions of its development in Hungary" - 9. Ireland - Ireland's First National Cycle Policy Framework – Lithuania -"Cycle Transport Development State Progrm for – 11. Malta - Incorporated in the master plan for the restructuring of the road network 5

The strategy – sharing good practices 12. Holland - Bicycle Master Plan Policy – Slovakia - Partly included in the National Action Plan of Environment and Health of Slovak Republic Inhabitants 6

National Policies to promote cycling European Conference of Ministers of Transport, Leipzig 2011 – signed by all ministers of transport, including Bulgaria Message: why a National Cycling Strategy? Strategy offers a new approach. It creates a focus for organizations and individuals who are in a position to influence a change in physical conditions, the attitudes of individuals and the outlook of organizations. It sets out common objectives, identifies targets in relation to those objectives, and identifies a range of actions which can help to meet the targets. 7

The strategy – sharing good practices from France - La decision – in June 2011 Mr. Mariani, Minister of Transport entrusted Mr. Goujon, mayor of 15 th district of Paris with the mission to study the motivating measures for the development of cycling following the experience of our European neighbors. Afterwards to make concrete proposals to encourage the French to use the bike as way of daily transport and for holiday sport activity. He asked him to lead the working group inviting relevant organizations. The Minister also charged the Interministerial coordinator for the development of the use of cycling in the secretariat of the working group. 8

The strategy – sharing good practices from France Les membres du Groupe de Travail Senators, all Cycling NGOs, Mayor of Strasbourg, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable development, Transport, Ministry of Interior Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry Ministry of Labor, Employment and Health Ministry of Sport 9

The Bulgarian Cycling Network June

The Network – Working and planning the Strategy 11

The strategy – sharing good practices from France Des Propositions 5. The obligation to consider cycling parking space ( 1.6 m2 per apartment) in the planning of new buildings 12. Confirmation of the function and the mission of the Inter-ministerial Cycling Coordinator ( Monsieur Velo) 12

The strategy – sharing good practices from France Des actions en six domaines A – The bike in the street and the bike on the road B – the bike in the city C – Tourism, leisure and sports D – Evaluation, of economical, social and environmental impact of cycling E – The use of the bike F – The role of the state 13

The strategy – sharing good practices from Germany Summary Promote modern socially acceptable and environmentally friendly local mobility in line with the mission statement “city of short distances” Using a cycle in every day traffic: more pleasant, safe and comfortable: Cycle - Friendly town 14

The strategy – sharing good practices from Ireland Ireland’s First National Cycle policy Framework, Summary: - The preparation and implementation of an NCPF is part of the contribution to a sustainable travel vision, and contributes to cultural development. - Breadth of interventions.Planning and infrastructure hard (Engineering Measures ).Communication and education (Soft Measures) - 19 objectives in NCPF, Objective 13: support the provisions of fiscal incentives to cycle (B2W Focus Group) 15

The strategy - Identifying the financial sources Demanding the government to allocate financial sources, pointing out a Ministry or executive agency with relevant budget. 16

The strategy – impact over national authorities Euro Velo and Black Sea Cycling Trail New cycling Border check point at Rezovo, at the end of the ICT ( TEN-T resources for key cycling infrastructure, bridges 17

Euro Velo Map 18

BSCT - the route 19

Border BG-TR at Rezovo 20

The strategy – lobby strategy Institutions at national level to be included in the long term lobby strategy: the President, Parliamentarian Transport Commission, Ministry of Transport…. 21

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