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Synopsis

The Bicycle City project is an integrated approach towards cycling in the city of Lund. The project focuses on:

• physical measures such as improvement and expansion of the bicycle network, bicycle parking and bicycle path lighting, Bike & Ride, etc. (currently there are 18 B+R places with a total capacity of 2,500, of which 15 % is located in the city centre and 85 % in the periphery),
• soft measures such as changing people's attitude and transport behaviour in favour of cycling through specific marketing actions.

The modal split for cycling and walking is 45 % in Lund, as compared to a national average of 30 %. Bicycle City is part of LundaMats, Lund's sustainable transport strategy that was introduced in 1997. The development of the bicycle city is among the main objectives of the city's transport policy. The Bicycle City initiative consists of 5 main projects, so as to make Lund a bicycle city of true European dignity:

• high priority to bicycle traffic,
• improving infrastructure by creating an extensive network of bicycle paths,
• organisational improvements through the creation of a bicycle group and centre,
• maintaining bicycle safety through preventing an increase in bicycle accidents as bicycle traffic increases,
• scientific evaluation of projects.

Lund is one of the most bicycle friendly towns in Sweden.

Target groups: all citizens
Fields: cycling

This case study is one of 175 projects from the Smile Project Local Experiences Database listed on this website.