Introduction
The main step towards a bicycle friendly infrastructure in the City of Seville was a city-wide cycle-lane network. The City Council of Seville recognized the excessive use of motor vehicles and the environmental consequences.
Reason to Be Selected
As a solution for this problem, the city council developed different strategies to promote bicycles as a desirable mean of transportation.
Highlights:
The main step towards a bicycle friendly infrastructure was a city- wide Cycle-Lane Network. It provides connection between all relevant sites of the city. Specific instruments, which helped implement the cycle-lane, were the creation of the Bicycle Master Plan and the Pedestrian and Cyclist Traffic Ordinance. Support came from the city council to make the cycle-lane affordable. Outside groups also provided financial support.Details
The Cycle-Lane Network in Seville is a best practice example because Seville used to be a car-centred city, not comparable to cities like Copenhagen or Amsterdam who have been famous for their positive attitude towards alternative forms of transportation for a long time. The Urban Planning Office of the City Council of Seville, together with different departments from the regional and national government, and a cyclists association, managed to create the conditions to motivate citizens to use bicycles ten times more than before initiating the policy. The Cycle-Lane Network is based on the results of citizens' participation and is recognized internationally.
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| Lat: | 37.3754 |
| Lng: | -5.95506 |
| Type: | |
| Region: | Europe |
| Scale: | Building |
| Field: | Environment |
| City: | Seville |