Skip to main content
European Commission logo
TRIMIS

Planning methodologies and management strategies for the promotion of bicycle use

PROJECTS
Funding
Spain
Spain Flag
Duration
-
Status
Complete with results
Geo-spatial type
Other
Project Acronym
PRO-BICI
STRIA Roadmaps
Smart mobility and services (SMO)
Transport mode
Road icon
Transport sectors
Passenger transport

Overview

Background & Policy context

Spanish cities are trying to introduce the use of bicycles in urban transport and create effective policies to increase their use in daily trips. In some cities bike sharing systems have been implemented with success triggering the interest of mobility actors from other cities trying to fill a general lack of information about technical, social and planning aspects related to cycling policies.

In this context, policies that seriously consider to rethink transport systems and increase urban cycling by providing infrastructures, incentives and the necessary conditions to stimulate bicycle use are not common in a country where utilization rates and cycling culture are rather low.

Objectives

The aim of the project was to identify the explanatory variables of a modal shift toward cycling as well as to design and validate a specific methodology for surveys about bicycle trips in order to develop a specific transport demand model.

Methodology

The following methodology has been applied:

- Focus groups have been built to identify significant variables: people in small groups discuss the topic under investigation as for instance technical, social and cultural factor influencing the choice to use or not to use the bicycle as urban transport mode;

- Stated preference interviews have been carried out to characterize the potential user of bike, which will be vital to establishing efficient policies that encourage bike use as alternative mode of transport to the motor vehicle and determine the willingness to pay for using different modes of transport in different scenarios.

The municipalities of Santander (Cantabria) and Burgos (Castilla y León) were selected as case studies in which surveys were made in order to validate the methodologies and adjust the demand model. The implementation of a pilot test was also carried out in the Rivas municipality (Madrid).

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
CEDEX (Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas)1; part of the Ministry of Public Works and Infrastructures
Type of funding
Public (national/regional/local)

Results

One of the main results of this research was the compilation of a comprehensive set of key facts, evidences, strategies and recommendations that have been synthetized in a Cycling Policy Guideline for Spanish cities.

Partners

Lead Organisation
EU Contribution
€0
Partner Organisations
EU Contribution
€0

Technologies

Contribute! Submit your project

Do you wish to submit a project or a programme? Head over to the Contribute page, login and follow the process!

Submit