Dubai Bicycle Master Plan

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Dubai Bicycle Master Plan
Brett Hondorp Alta Planning Design
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DUBAI
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• 2007 Population 1.4 million
• Projected 2020 Population 5.2 million

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The City of Captivating Contrasts
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Challenges Ongoing Construction
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Challenges Traffic Speeds and Volumes
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Challenges Intersection Design
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Challenges Paths and Sidewalks Blocked
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Opportunities Creek and Shoreline Areas
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Opportunities Extensive Existing Ridership
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Dubai Bicycle Master PlanScope of Work

• Recommend Strategic Bicycle Network
• Develop Enabling Programs and Policies
• Design Concepts for 3 Demonstration Projects

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Vision and Goals

• Dubai A Distinctive Bicycling Experience
• 1. Increase Bicycle Use
• 2. Improve Safety
• 3.  Increase Respect and Awareness
• 4.  Enhance the Environment
• 5. Enhance Tourism, Health and Recreation

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Two Existing Bikeways
Al Mamzar Bike Path
Jumeirah Road Bike Path
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Most riding occurs on streets or sidewalks
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Data Collection

• Counts and Surveys at 20 locations
• Sites selected for variation in expected levels
  of cycling, differing land uses, densities and
  generators/ attractors
• Multi-lingual surveyors English, Arabic, Hindi

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Counts - Results

• Only one site with defined PM peak period,
  related to wharf worker shift change
• No clear AM and PM peaks at other sites
• 60 ride on sidewalk, 40 in street

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Bicyclist User Interviews

• Over 500 interviews collected
• 2/3 of bike trips work commute or delivery
• 13 are exercise/ recreation
• 95 of riders have no car available
• 85 use bicycle at least once a day
• 20 of trips link to another transport mode

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Bicycle Network Development Criteria

• Interconnected and continuous system
• Recreation and transportation users
• Avoid conflict areas
• Access to destinations
• Coverage -- 1.0 km or less to reach a bikeway
  from any neighborhood

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Route Selection Criteria Population Density
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Route Selection Criteria Activity Centers
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Route Selection Criteria Metro Access
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Route Selection Criteria Safety/Collisions
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Route Selection Criteria Network Coverage
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Strategic Bicycle NetworkTotal System Distance
900 km
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Project Ranking

• Purpose of ranking
• 1. Immediate to use ranking to select top
  candidate demonstration projects that can be
  immediately implemented
• 2. Long-term to serve as guidance for future
  investment in the system, which projects are
  higher priority based on measurable factors and
  should be implemented first
• Based on preliminary ranking, develop Top 10 list
  of candidate demonstration projects

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Demonstration Bicycle NetworkTotal Distance 32
km
Existing Jumeirah Bike Path
Dhiyafa Rd Bikeway
Deira Souq Route
Jumeirah Beach Bike Boulevard
Jumeirah Bike Path Extension
Mankhool Rd Bikeway
Dubai Creek Loop
Off-Street Path On-Street Bike Route
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Jumeirah Beach Road Potential Bike Path
Improvements
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Bur Dubai Creek Potential Bike Path Improvements
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Bike Parking One Existing Public Bike Rack
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Outreach, Marketing and Unique Themes
System logo along all routes for visibility
Continuous shade structures provide unique system
identity
Safety campaigns
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Initial Recommendations

• Incorporate requirements to address bicycle
  transportation as part of Transport Master Plan
  and Traffic Impact Study process
• Implementation of pilot project network within
  one year
• More emphasis on bicycle safety and education
  campaigns