B5: Modern cycle parking – with design and functionality

The cycling world is becoming bigger and increasingly colourful. The number of cycles on the roads is rising, and pedelecs and cargo cycles are becoming an increasingly familiar sight. Despite all that, providing for modern cycle stands in the construction of houses as well as in infrastructure projects is not yet a given. However, pedelecs and cargo cycles, in particular, require a fast roll-out of high-quality cycle stands at all relevant destinations and sources of utility cycling. Innovative construction projects show that practical cycle parking and aesthetic architecture are not mutually exclusive but can be combined successfully and can upgrade the immediate vicinity. The discussion will address design potential, possibilities of the local authorities under land use law and possible consequences for car parking in new housing estates and (densified) existing neighbourhoods

Format: Master class

Presentation:
“Cycle parking made easy – key lessons from Copenhagen”, Caroline Nagel, Cobe

Practical example:
„radbar & Co: “Secure cycle parking as a contribution to the transformation of mobility in the city of Osnabrück”, Brigitte Strathmann, City of Osnabrück

Practical example:
“Holistic approach to housing and mobility?”, Sarah Leuninger, vdw Niedersachsen Bremen – Housing and Property Industry Association Lower Saxony and Bremen & Torsten Voß, Niebelungen-Wohnbau-GmbH Braunschweig

Discussion leader:
Dr Julia Jarass, Transport Research Laboratory, German Aerospace Centre