Cycling developments in Budapest, 2013 February Virág Bencze-Kovács coordinator for cycling policy Directorate of Strategy, Development and InvestmentBudapesti Közlekedési Központ / Centre for Budapest Transport bicikli@bkk.hu

1. Cycling developments in
Budapest
2013. February

2. CV: My role as a bike policy coordinator
 Ingeneering experience
 Regulation and planning guides
 New design method and tools
 National level consultation
 Cooperation between
professionals/ user group /
municipaity
 Bike friendly design forum
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2005-2007
2008-2010
2011-
Profile:
hu.linkedin.com/in/kovacsvirag;
http://www.slideshare.net/kvir
https://picasaweb.google.com/b.k.virag

3. Budapesti Közlekedési Központ
”Centre for Budapest Transport”
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 Founder and owner: Municipality of
Budapest (since2010 )
 New integrated transport organiser of
Budapest
Strategic view of BKK
• Integrated management of all transport
modes
• Focus on environmentally friendly public
transport, biking and walking
• Financial sustainability with transparent
service contracts
• Independent transport governance
system as an intermediate level between
operators and local governments

4. Cycling developments in Budapest
General goals
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• Bicycle route network
development, bicycle-friendly inner
city (capacitive, safe and comfortable)
• Bike-friendly inner city, ”light”
measures
• Bubi – Budapest Bike sharing scheme
• Supporting interchanges (bike+public
transport)
• Cycling information, services and
promotion
According to the Budapest Transport Development Masterplan, the
declared goal of the City of Budapest is to reach 10% of the modal
share of cycling by 2020. In order to reach this goal, we started the
following measures:

5. Achievements of BKK in connection with
cycling 2011-12
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New cycle lane, bus+bike lane, advisory cycle lane
New layout of the Andrássy Boulvard

6. Trends of cycling
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Increase of bicycle traffic in
Budapest (1994 – 2010) on the
base of 6 crossings
Andrassy boulvard [bike/day]
Summer day maximum 1200 bike/day]
http://kerekparszamlalo-andrassy-befele.visio-tools.com/

7. Survey 2012
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The cross section countings and
questionnaires give us a real
picture about the volumes and
habits of daily cycle users. It shows
that the primary purpose of the
cycle trips is commuting to work.
Reference: Recommendations for regional cycling
developments of Budapest metropolitan area >>

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9. Recommendations for developments
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Horizontal development
recommendations
• Reform ticketing system to be
suitable for the demands
• Supporting ‘cycle to work’
schemes, subsidies
• Motivating campaigns
• Carrying out new methodologies
for cycling project planning
• Unified cycling infrastructure
maintenance organisation
Physical developments
• Maintenance and
refurbishment of cycle
routes, lanes and bikeways
• Building B+R facilities and
cycle friendly interchanges
• Transforming public transport
vehicles in a cycle friendly way
• Seamless cycling transport
network

10. Public bike-sharing system /
Budapest Bike (”bubi”)
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• Budget: 1.06 bHUF (3.5 mEUR)
• EU co-funding: 85 %
• Technical content:
– 12.75 km2 operational area
– 74 locations (57 in Pest, 16 in Buda,
1 on Margitsziget)
– Average distance between locations: 560 m
– 1011 bikes, 1514 docking units
– Making the existing network bike-friendly

11. Bike-friendly ”bubi” area
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Main roads Bike lanes, sharrow
Road reconstruction
Correction of the network
Bus+bike
lanes Every new installation
Depends on the road layout and traffic
Advanced
stop-lane
Priority of bikes, increased safety
Helps to cross the junction and turning
To reach the goals of the ”bubi” project, BKK has prepared an action plan to
improve the cycling infrastructure in the area covered by the system.
The complete downtown area of Budapest is ideal for cycling but the cycling-
friendly development of the road network is an issue yet to be addressed by the
Municipality.

12. Bike-friendly ”bubi” area
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Alapelvek, alapfeladatok
Opening one-way
streets for bike
traffic in both
directions
In the whole area, complex
Defining the right of way
Bike-stands,
parking Bike parking facitities and B+R
Traffic calming
Pedestrian + bike zone
Reducing speed
Eliminate
obstacles Ramps, curbs, dead-ends, short cuts

13. One street with contraflow cycling
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XIII. kerület, Tatai útra merőleges utcákIV. kerület, István útVárosház utca
V. Kerület, Bárczy István utca (3,75m)

14. Bike box
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Forrás: ÚT 2-1.203 és a MAUT által 2010-ben előkészített Kerékpáros
létesítmények tervezési útmutatója
KRESZ 153/a. ábra

15. Bicyle route network masterplan 2012-14
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16. Promotion of cycling & Bubi
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easy
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friendly
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Virág Bencze-Kovács
coordinator for cycling policy
Directorate of Strategy, Development and
Investment
Budapesti Közlekedési Központ /
Centre for Budapest Transport
bicikli@bkk.hu