A new bicycle policy for the city of Reykjavík was adopted at a meeting of City council on Wednesday. The policy aims at making cycling a realistic travel option for everyone and increasing its share of all trips in the city. By 2017, 6% of all trips should be made by bicycle.
A quarter of all trips to made by foot or bike
The most ambitious part of the plan is its goal of increasing the combined share of green travel options. The new policy calls for walking and bicycling from 5.5% of all trips today to 25% in 2017. While most of this would come from increasing the share of foot traffic, bicycling would be increased dramatically as well.
The plan calls for the construction of new bike lanes and the separation of bike lanes and walking paths. Today bicycling and foot traffic share 95.5% of Reykjavík paths, as only 4.5% of the paths separate the different traffic. This share should be 8% in 2020.
More roofed bike parking
The plan also calls for the construction of bike parking by all elementary schools in Reykjavík, ensuring that 20% of all students and staff have access to proper bike parking. Half of all schools should also have the option of leaving their bike in a roofed parking spot so they can return to a dry bicycle at the end of the day. Currently, only five schools have roofed bike parking.
A new bicycle policy for the city of Reykjavík was adopted at a meeting of City council on Wednesday. The policy aims at making cycling a realistic travel option for everyone and increasing its share of all trips in the city. By 2017, 6% of all trips should be made by bicycle.
A quarter of all trips to made by foot or bike
The most ambitious part of the plan is its goal of increasing the combined share of green travel options. The new policy calls for walking and bicycling from 5.5% of all trips today to 25% in 2017. While most of this would come from increasing the share of foot traffic, bicycling would be increased dramatically as well.
The plan calls for the construction of new bike lanes and the separation of bike lanes and walking paths. Today bicycling and foot traffic share 95.5% of Reykjavík paths, as only 4.5% of the paths separate the different traffic. This share should be 8% in 2020.
More roofed bike parking
The plan also calls for the construction of bike parking by all elementary schools in Reykjavík, ensuring that 20% of all students and staff have access to proper bike parking. Half of all schools should also have the option of leaving their bike in a roofed parking spot so they can return to a dry bicycle at the end of the day. Currently, only five schools have roofed bike parking.
