A presentation by Dr. Piotr Kuropatwinski (Gdansk, Poland) at the Veloforum 2011 Conference in Kyiv, Ukraine (www.veloforum.org)

1. LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE HISTORY OF CYCLING DEVELOPMENT IN GDANSK Kyiv, Veloforum 5 June 2011. Dr Piotr Kuropatwiński, University of Gdańsk, Pomeranian Association „Common Europe”

2. AGENDA IDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC DRIFT SECOND PLAN – LESSONS LEARNT OR NEGLECTED RECENT DEVELOPMENTS SPEAKER AS SUCH BEGINNINGS – TOP DOWN AND BOTTOM UP FIRST VICTORY CHALLENGE FROM BELOW SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

3. SPEAKER AS SUCH

4. One of the first five certified BYPAD auditors i n Poland Dr (Econ.) (senior lecturer in the Dept of Economic Policy University of Gdańsk) Dr Piotr Kuropatwiński Took part in 8 Velo-city Congresses (Graz-Maribor, Edinburgh-Glasgow, Paris, Dublin, Munich, Brussels, Copenhagen and Sevilla) Member Polish Ecological Club East Pomeranian Branch Vice-President of the European Cyclists’ Federation Co-author „Concept of Development of the Cycling System in Pomeranian Voivodship „Green Paper” SPEAKER AS SUCH source: PSWE material

5. BEGINNINGS – TOP DOWN & BOTTOM UP

8. THE FIRST VICTORY: THE GDANSK CYCLING INVESTMENT & PROMOTION PROJECT

10. SUCCESSFUL (?) IMPLEMENTATION PROMOTIONAL SUCCESS - GDANSK STARTS TO BE CONSIDERED AS THE LEADING POLISH CYCLING CITY  IMPLEMENTATION TOOK SIX, NOT TWO YEARS  CONSTRUCTION OF 17 KM OF DEDICATED CYCLING ROUTES NUMBER OF TRAFFIC CALMED STREETS UNKNOWN

11. IDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC DRIFT

12. Construction first – promotion later ? Many low hanging fruit lost or neglected Cycling considered to be safe only off the carriage way – by drivers and decision makers (mixed traffic not formally allowed, but frequently practiced)

13. G rowth in car traffic levels Motorisation rate (passenger cars/1000 inhabitants) Source: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-DK-08-001/EN/KS-DK-08-001-EN.PDF

14. Construction first – promotion later ? Increased number of cars parked on walkways Source: http://infobike.pl/text.php?id=20385 Cycling facilities created only at the expense of green areas and pedestrian spaces

16. IDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIC DRIFT

17. Second cycling development plan Inclusion of cycling into EU structural funding opportunities Continuation of routism Don Quichoterie in the internet and formal cycling committee Cyclists do not cycle on the cycling routes only! Cutting of the initial plan

18. CHALLENGE FROM BELOW

20. źródło : Biuro Promocji Miasta Tczew a First cycling rally in the city of Tczew – September 200 7

21. HANDING OVER THE FIRST BYPAD CERTIFICATES IN POLAND źródło: materiały PSWE

22. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

23. Strategic reorientation Change at the position of the Cycling Officer of the city of Gdansk Participation of 3 representatives of the city administration in the Velo-city Conference in Brussels in 2009 Publication of the „Concept of development of the cycling system in Pomeranian Voivodship – Green Paper”

25. Traffic calming and contraflow cycling allowed in the old city centre

26. WDRAŻANIE BYPAD audit of the city in spring 2010 źródło: materiały BYPAD

28. President Adamowicz receives the BYPAD certificate in CPH źródło: materiały PSWE

29. „ Bike Fridays” campaign organised in September 2010 źródło: materiały PSWE

30. Bike Fridays leaflet and partners źródło: materiały PSWE

31. The First Polish Congress of Active Mobility organised in Gdańsk in September/October 2010

33. PUMA POLSKA UNIA MOBILNOŚCI AKTYWNEJ POLISH UNION OF ACTIVE MOBILITY

35. SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS

38. źródło : http://kerdipanbintang.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/paris-hilton-reading-the-art-of-war-by-sun-tzu2.jpg SUN TZU & PARIS HILTON

39. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION 

40. THIS PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED BY A TEAM COMPOSED OF : TELEPHONE: E-MAIL: ANDRZEJ B. PIOTROWICZ +48 502 200 559 [email_address] Dr PIOTR KUROPATWIŃSKI +48 501 069 616 [email_address]