City Bicycle Route Maps

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City Bicycle Route Maps
The Cologne City Bike MapMade by Cyclist for
Cyclist
Ralph Herbertz ADFC (German Cycling Federation)
Cologne Towards Carfree Cities VII - Istanbul
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Overview

• Introduction
• Cologne City Bike Map
• Process
• Results
• Conclusion

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Introduction
During the last 15 years there have been a lot of
city bike maps with different approaches

• Focusfrom only official bike paths to a
  comprehensive network, with or without quality
  rating, everyday or leisure cycling
• Publisher/Actor municipalities, bicycle
  organisation, other NGO
• Distributionmuncipalty branches, NGO offices,
  bookshops
• Price settingfree, low, high/normal

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Cologne City Bike Map

• First puplished 1986
• 6th edition 2007
• Focus on everyday cycling, but also suitable for
  leisure
• All bike routes including all official bike paths
  and lanes are quality rated
• Produced by ADFC in cooperation with J. P.
  Bachem-Verlag and City of Cologne
• Editor ADFC ? full control of content

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Cologne City Bike Map
The Cologne City Bike Map consist of three parts,
delivered in a plastic cover

• Booklet with street register and informations for
  cyclist as new traffic rules, hints on leisure
  routes and destinations or traffic safety, bike
  related contacts within the municipality, bike
  shop register
• Full Map scale 120.000 Cover whole city and
  (part of) neighbouring municipalities
• Inner city map scale 1.15.000

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Legend

• Bike paths and routes

Cyclist related information
Signed (leisure) bike routes
Public Transport
General Information
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Legend - Bike Paths and Routes

• Cycle path or lane
• one direction

Cycle path or lane two directions
Cycle route or protection lane one direction
Cycle route or protection lane two direction
Cycle route or protection lane one/two direction
Pedestrian zone
Cycling forbidden
Longer ascent
Barrier
Stairs
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Mapping Process

• ADFC
• Field work by ADFC volunteersin them well-known
  areas
• Discussion of the result and rating by the bike
  map team
• Continuity by experienced and longtime
  contributors

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Mapping Process

• City of Cologne
• Information on upcoming improvements
• Cartographic work
• Deliver map rights

• J. P. Bachem-Verlag
• Financing
• Production
• Distribution

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Results

• Positive media reports
• Well-selling product
• Reach different target groups
• Powerful tool to deal with politician and
  administration
• Used within the administration

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Conclusion

• Full control of content by NGO
• Widespread distribution
• Printed maps still useful
• Continuity and reguarly revised editions
• Open question
• Internet bike maps Starting point - addition
  enough?
• PricingFree, low or normal price?

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City Bicycle Route MapsThe Cologne City Bike
MapMade by Cyclist for CyclistRalph Herbertz
(ADFC Cologne)Towards Carfree Cities
VIIIstanbul
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