Urban cycling is not about travelling from A to B, but about city life. #brusselsforpeople - the Brussels public space renewal program of Pascal Smet - tends to make public space more than a mobility space for cars or public transport, but a space where people want to stay, play and meet. #bikeforbrussels is more than a communication campaign or an investment program on separated bike lanes, it is a brand that brings people together and seeks true engagement. This slides were presented at the UCI Mass Participation & Advocacy commission (5/3/'19)

1. BRUSSELS, A CITY FOR CARS
TOWARDS A CYCLING CITY

2. MATTHIAS
VAN WIJNENDAELE
Cycling policy & public works for
Brussels Mobility Minister Pascal Smet
Improvisational theatre
Father of 2 city kids
PASCALSMET.brussels
mvanwijnendaele@gov.brussels
/in/mvanwijnendaele/
+32 478 92 26 27

3. BRUSSELS TODAY:
COMPLEXITY
19 MUNICIPALITIES
958 POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES
6 POLICE ZONES
162 km2

4. 1,2 MIO INHABITANTS
World’s second most
diverse population
CAPITAL CITY
BRUSSELS TODAY:
DIVERSITY

5. 350.000 COMMUTERS
50% BY CAR
BRUSSELS TODAY:
FOR CARS

6. A CITY FOR CARS
1958 : SYMBOL OF MODERNITY

7. A CITY FOR CARS
SQUARES AS CAR PARKING

8. ²
FLAGEY

9. ROGIER

10. SPIEGELPLEIN

11. DUMON

12. A CITY FOR CARS
AN ERA WHERE
FLYOVERS WERE BUILT

13. A CITY FOR CARS
URBAN HIGHWAYS

14. A CITY FOR CARS
DEMOLITION OF
NEIGHBOURHOODS

15. A CITY FOR CARS
DISMANTLING OF TRAM RAILS

16. 350.000 COMMUTERS
1/2 FAMILIES: NO CAR
1/2 JOURNEYS: < 5KM
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: 400 MILLION
37% JOURNEYS: ON FOOT
ONLY 7%: BIKE
BRUSSELS TODAY

17. AIR QUALITY
EUROPEAN INFRINGEMENT
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
1. TRANSPORT
2. HEATING
3. INCINERATORS

18. A CHANGE OF PARADIGMA:
CITY FOR PEOPLE

19. WHY ?

20. QUALITY OF LIVING
WHY ?

21. QUALITY OF AIR
WHY ?

22. MORE SOCIAL
WHY ?

23. CREATIVITY BOOST
WHY ?

25. HOW ?

26. A CITY FOR PEOPLE
BRINGING LIFE BACK TO SQUARES

27. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE FLAGEY

28. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE FLAGEY

29. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE REYERS

30. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE REYERS

31. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE REYERS
BOULEVARD DE LA WOLUWE#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

32. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE REYERS
BOULEVARD DE LA WOLUWE#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

33. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE ROGIER

34. ROGIER
#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE ROGIER

35. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE ROGIER

36. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE ROGIER

37. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE DUMON

38. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE DUMON

39. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE DUMON
#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE DUMON

40. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE CHAUSSÉE D'IXELLES

41. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE CHAUSSÉE D'IXELLES

42. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE PLACE FERNAND COCQ

43. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE PLACE FERNAND COCQ

44. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE PEDESTRIAN ZONE

45. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE PEDESTRIAN ZONE#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE PEDESTRIAN ZONE

46. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE SCHUMAN

47. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE SCHUMAN

48. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE PLACE DU MIROIR

49. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE PLACE DU MIROIR

50. INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT

51. PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
€5.2 BILLION INVESTMENTS
NEW SUBWAY LINE - METRO 3
NEW TRAM LINES
BUS PLAN & EXTENSION OF NETWORK
PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLES
ELECTRIC FLEET

52. M7
#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE
#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE NEW METRO

53. M7#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE NEW METRO

54. TRAM 9#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

55. A CITY FOR PEOPLE
BUILDING NEW PARKS

56. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE NINOOFSEPOORT

57. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE NINOOFSEPOORT

58. BRINGING THE BIKE BACK
A BIKE-FRIENDLY CITY

59. BIKING = CITY LIFE
IT HUMANIZES A CITY
IT BRINGS LOVE
IT LIBERATES SPACE
IT’S CHEAPER
IT’S SEXIER

60. IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS NOTHING
IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS NOTHING

61. WE HAD SOME
PIONEERS

65. HOW DO WE BRING THE BIKE
BACK IN THE CITY ?

66. MAKE THE BIKE VISIBLE IN STREETS

67. MAKE THE BIKE
VISIBLE IN STREETS
BICYCLE RACKS IN STREETS AND
SUBWAY STATIONS

68. MAKE THE BIKE
VISIBLE IN STREETS
DEDICATED SPOTS FOR BIKES ON
CROSSROADS

69. MAKE THE BIKE
VISIBLE IN STREETS
PAINTED CYCLE LANES

70. MAKE THE BIKE
VISIBLE IN STREETS
BIKE SHARING SYSTEM: VILLO!

71. MAKE THE BIKE
VISIBLE IN STREETS
ONE WAY DIRECTION FOR BIKES

72. MAKE THE BIKE
VISIBLE IN STREETS
POLICE ON BIKE

73. MAKE THE BIKE
VISIBLE IN STREETS
ALLOW OFFPEAK USE OF BIKES
IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT

74. MAKE THE BIKE
VISIBLE IN STREETS
PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH

75. START COUNTING
INSTALLATION OF 15 BIKE
COUNTERS ON THE MAJOR
CYCLING ROADS

76. SNOWBALL EFFECT

77. MAKE DEDICATED
INFRASTRUCTURE
80 KM OF NEW CYCLING LANES
- SEPARATED
- SECURED
- ELEVATED
IMPLEMENTATION OF ZONE
20/30 KM - MIX

78. AVENUE VAN PRAET#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

79. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

80. ALLÉE VERTE#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

81. PARC DU CINQUANTENAIRE#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

82. AVENUE CHARLES WOESTE#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

83. CHAUSSÉE DE VILVORDE#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

84. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE AVENUE GÉNÉRAL JACQUESAVENUE GÉNÉRAL JACQUES

85. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE AVENUE GÉNÉRAL JACQUES

86. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE AVENUE ROOSEVELT

87. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE AVENUE ROOSEVELT

88. A NEW FACE FOR
THE CITY RING

90. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE MADOU – ARTS-LOI

91. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE MADOU – ARTS-LOI

92. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE ARTS-LOI – TRÔNE

93. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE ARTS-LOI – TRÔNE

94. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE TRÔNE – PORTE DE NAMUR

95. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE TRÔNE – PORTE DE NAMUR

96. #BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE LEMONNIER – PORTE DE NINOVE

97. WAVERSESTEENWEG#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

98. WAVERSESTEENWEG
#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

99. INVESTMENT IN
SAFE PARKING
BIKE THEFT PLAN (2016)
BIKE REGISTRATION
COLLABORATION WITH
POLICE AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT
SAFE BIKE PARKING

100. BEURS#BRUSSELSFORPEOPLE

101. BIKE SHARING
ELECTRIC VILLO! (2019)
BRIK-BIKE FOR STUDENTS
LEGAL BASIS FOR
BIKESHARING

102. CYCLING AS A
SERVICE
ROUTEPLANNER APP
BIKE PARKING PLATFORM
BIKE REGISTRATION
NEW VILLO APP
OPEN DATE POLICY

103. COMMUNITY
BUILDING
PEOPLE WITH CYCLISTS IN
THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
TEND TO CYCLE
SOCIO-ECONOMICAL
CULTURAL, AGE
SCHOOL, WORK, HOME

104. COMMUNITY
BUILDING
EXTENSIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM
BIKE LEARNING
SCHOOL MOBILITY PLANS
CAR FREE SCHOOL STREETS

105. COMMUNITY
BUILDING
PEOPLE WITH CYLISTS IN
THEIR SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
TEND TO CYCLE
SOCIO-ECONOMICAL
CULTURAL, AGE
SCHOOL, WORK, HOME

106. COMMUNITY
BUILDING
BIKE EXPERIENCE
COACHING
LEARN TO BIKE @SCHOOL
BIKE TO WORK

107. COMMUNITY
BUILDING
LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS
IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT MANAGERS
EMANCIPATION

108. COMMUNITY
BUILDING
LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTERS
IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT MANAGERS
YOUTH CULTURE

109. OPPORTUNITIES
YOUNG GENERATION
BIKE COURIERS
ELECTRIC BIKES
FREE FLOATING BIKE SHARING

110. CONCLUSION
LESS CARS
back to the future
FIGHT COMPLEXITY
one.brussels
ENGAGE COMMUNITIES
bike for brussels

111. one.brussels is a city platform with 1 ambition, 1 vision and 1 dream for Brussels.
It is a project driven by committed Brusseleirs together with sp.a. People with a
heart for Brussels who care about quality of life and want Brussels to be a city
for everyone. A city that cares for its people, with people that care for their city.