Bike Revolutions in Brazil - Opening Dialogues
JP amaral
Co-founder of BikeAnjo.org
German Chancellor Fellow from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
São Paulo
90 km
City 11.8 mi
Metropolitan 20 mi
17k km streets
“Cardependency”
“Respect life”
How to bring demand?
How to bring demand?
BikeAnjo.org
BikeAnjo.org
We are now over�4.200 volunteers �in 455 cities �who helped �18.000 people
And in other �13 countries: Portugal,�USA, Australia, Ecuador, Vietnam, Ireland, France, Germany...!
1st revolution in Sao Paulo - Leisure bike lanes (2009)
120k cyclists / Sundays
120 km Leisure bike lanes
2nd revolution in Sao Paulo - Bike sharing (2012)
2 millions trips
+240 stations
Sao Paulo
2008 - 33 km bike lanes (19km in parks)
2013 - 63 km bike lanes (19km in parks)
2016 - 400 km!!
3rd revolution in Sao Paulo - Bike lanes network
Sao Paulo
Source: Programa CicloviaSP
Sao Paulo - Avenida Paulista
Sao Paulo - Avenida Paulista
July 2015 - 977 cyclists/day
September 2015 - 2.112 cyclists/day
Source: Ciclocidade
Sao Paulo
In 1 year: 27,4% more cyclists and 21,4% decrease in deaths
Rio de Janeiro - City Center Cycle Route
Rio de Janeiro - City Center Cycle Route
33 km
Bike lanes network
Rio de Janeiro - City Center Cycle Route
Rio de Janeiro - City Center Cycle Route
Rio de Janeiro
“Non-motorized
Avoid using bicycles, rollerblades, scooters, skates or similar to get to the competition venues. You will not be able to get in with them and there won’t be any place to park them.
And how is the situation in Brazil?
Brazil has a National Mobility Act which says that cities over 20k inhabitants should have done a Urban Mobility Plan until April 2015, giving priority to cycling and walking.
But only 30% of them actually did it...
Brazil - Bicicleta nos Planos
(“Bicycle in the Plans”)
Brazil - Bicicleta nos Planos
(“Bicycle in the Plans”)
Guide
Online campaign
Brazil - Bicicleta nos Planos
(“Bicycle in the Plans”)
21 cities have started the campaign and influenced�their Urban Mobility Plan
The most important bike revolution in Brazil - dialogue!
Manaus, Amazon
Maringá, Paraná
Thank you! 0=D
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