More People Cycling More Often: “Take-off” to More Sustainable Transport for Society International Transport Forum 2011 A Delicate Balance: Mobility Rights, Needs, Expectations and Costs Plenary on May, 26 th Manfred Neun, ECF President

Transport for Society The Approach: How to get the Right Balance between….. Active Mobility: Cycling & Walking Public Transport Individual motorized Transport The right to minimum personal mobility Free space in an urban environment Rights, such as clean air quality of service and access, One of the session’s guiding questions- Approaching it in three different ways! ? ? ? MT PT AM

Transport for Society The Approach: Active Mobility! The Mobility Pyramide2010 Network Slomotion – Germany / Switzerland ? What is Active Mobility

Transport for Society The Approach: Active Mobility! What’s the right Balance? As little personal motorized transport as necessary and as much walking and cycling as possible ? Active Mobility and Passive Mobility in a complementary system The Mobility Pyramide 2010

Transport for Society How can we achieve…? A World in Transition A Social Contract for Sustainability Flagship Report 2011 German Advisory Council on Global Change WBGU, Berlin, 2011 … a Change in Transport > The Great Transition to a more Sustainable Society? The Change must come from the Bottom-up!

The bottom-up perspective in Transport Policy Up until now, public space in developed countries is disproportionately used for motorized transport. The ownership of a car should not decide whether or not you have access to the majority of public space. In bigger cities there is an increasing number of young people who do not have a driver’s license. It now time for the public space to be re-cycled: This will give more people equal access to public space and will lead to more sustainable transport outcomes. All people should have equal rights to access public space! The Change must come From Bottom-up! The Principles of a Democratic Society

The Fundamental Change in Transport Values All People have equal rights to access the public Space!

Cycling A Fantastic Tool for Changing Transport Systems and Mobility Behavior 1.If you come from a cost-/benefit-analysis perspective, the better solution is obvious: CYCLING! 2.If you are looking for the best ROIs there is no question about it: CYCLING 3.If you are considering the total overall costs, in relative terms, which mode of transport is much cheaper? The answer: CYCLING People are O.K. with this, but politicians see it as ‘too cheap’. They hold close the idea that big public spending is the only way to win votes. But shouldn’t they consider these lower costs as an advantage, e.g. in reducing budget deficits ??? Cycling Economy: Success from Bottom-up! The Principles of a Democratic Society A great Example from Seville: A functioning cycling network cost 32 million euros, and transports 66,000 people daily. In comparison, Seville’s single- line metro system cost 600 million Euro and carries only 40,000 people daily … and its motorways cost 6 million Euro per kilometer. (see

The Cycling Economy The important points related to these challenges: 1.Fossil Energy & other resources 2.Transport efficiency 3.Climate change 4.Health 5.Growing cities & quality of urban living What are Sustainable Investments? The Change in Transport For Society! The Principles of Sustainable Investments

The Cycling Economy What are Sustainable Investments in ‘Transport for Society’? Public cycling Saving & Invest... E-cycling Cycling 4 export! R & D Cycling Tourism Energy efficiency Cycling 4 Health Cycling 4 society

The Cycling Economy Have we forgotten anything? The social and moral dimensions of transport

The Social and Moral Dimensions of Transport A guiding question to this session’s delicate balance is: What are the government’s obligations when it comes to providing mobility? What is the minimum action required on their part? 1. Is it justifiable to continue with our fossil energy based transport, creating millions of road fatalities? 2.Is it morally justifiable to continue to use so much public space for individualized motorized transport? 3.“Can we continue using a transport system which has such high health costs for society, including increased injuries, obesity, coronary heart diseases and other illnesses related to physical inactivity? Doesn’t this run contrary to our constitutional laws manifesting the right to life and physical integrity?

Cycling for Society What do Societies need?? Vadana Shiva at Velo-city Global 2010 in Copenhagen: “For me, the bicycle is really a deep celebration of our freedom and democracy.”

Cycling for Society Conclusions & Actions required: Transport systems and transport behavior must change. The change must and will come from the bottom up: from the people and from the cities. Cycling is a fantastic tool for changing transport systems and mobility behavior. Cycling and the “Cycling Economy”, have an immensely positive impact on energy use, health, the environment and the livability and the economy of developed and developing countries. It is not justifiable to continue with our current fossil energy based transport: it creates millions of road fatalities and allows so much public space to be used for individualized motorized transport. The robust & resilient zero-emission Vehicle

Cycling for Society In good times and bad times: The Principles of a Democratic Society Peoples’ rights to Active Mobility The Change must come From Bottom-up The robust & resilient zero-emission Vehicle Cycling Economy: Success coming from the Bottom-up The new Dimension of Active Mobility + IT

Cycling for Society Let’s build up More Sustainable Transport for Society by More People more Cycling

Cycling for Society Let’s build up More Sustainable Transport for Society by getting More People more Cycling The Livable City Five properties of livable cities according to Jan Gehl : The lively city The attractive city The safe city The sustainable city The healthy city Jan Gehl is a famous architect and urban planner from Copenhagen

The Livable City according to Jan Gehl

Cycling for Society The Charter of Seville Addressing above all the 52 ministers of Transport at ITF May 2011 in Leipzig: More People More Cycling “9. Safe and comfortable infrastructure for cycling enables young and elderly people to be mobile by using a healthy and environmentally friendly mode of transport.” Seville, March 25th 2011

Thank you ! Manfred Neun Cycling for Society HMA Europe and ECF president