Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

Programme 2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

The Baltic Sea Region is facing an increasing urban traffic which contributes to pollution abundance and less attractive cities. Baltic Sea Cycling is a co-operation between 22 partners in Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden for the development of sustainable and attractive townscapes. The project has addressed problems concerning the integration of cycling as a part of urban traffic. The overall objective of Baltic Sea Cycling was to enhance the urban mobility, increase awareness and show possibilities through the use of bicycles. Combining cycling with other urban public transport was furthermore an important objective. The transnational co-operation created the necessary conditions for the development of sustainable local transport policies. The project results gave support in the preparation of an investment plan for the development of urban cycling as well as a durable transnational network. 13 pilot actions for trying, testing, investigating and disseminating information on different cycling issues have been carried out. Five pilot actions within the work package Attractive City and five pilot actions within the work package Sustainable City. Moreover a vision of the Bicycle city and a website have been realized. To inspire other cities to take a step into the world of urban cycling, an Inspiration book has been produced and disseminated. This is a planner’s guide and an inspiring book with hints on what everyone can do for cycling. Contacts have been established with the projects MOCUBA and UrBike. The project results have been disseminated at several conferences during 2007; ECOMM conference in Lund, Sweden, Vélo-City bicycle conference in Munich, Germany, UBC general conference in Pärnu, Estonia, the final conference of BUSTRIP INTERREG project, Turku, Finland Finally the mayors of the participating towns and cities have signed a Baltic Sea Region Urban Cycling Strategy at the final workshop committing themselves to go on with the cooperation in this network, to introduce a sustainable urban cycling policy in their cities and to follow the integrated Baltic Sea Cycling instruments & measures.

Achievements (EN):

The achievements of the Baltic Sea Cycling project is a result of the transnational co-operation between 22 partners from Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Within 4 work packages, 13 pilot actions have been carried out. All with the purpose to develop sustainable and attractive townscapes through urban cycling. As a start, every city made a profile of their own urban cycling. A model called City Profile was developed for this purpose. Connected to these profiles, the partners have carried out the following Partners: Cycling to work – Get people to take the bike instead of the car when they go to work! System for bikes supply – Make bicycles available wherever they are needed! Sign and information – Get to know where to go! System for combining bikes with public transport – Bike to the station, go on with the bus or train! Healthy peddlers – Use your bike every day! Cycling as transport mean for goods and passengers – Bring your kids and baggage on your bike! Climate adoption, biking in cold and rainy weather – Bike all the year around! Tourist biking – Make sure they can rent a bike and get around safely! Cycling to school – Make the school way safe, let the kids bike to school and get alert pupils! Cycling between towns – Find your way to go safely and healthy to your neighbor town! Vision of the bicycle city, animation software – See the future before it arrives! Watch our film! Website – Learn from each other, learn form us, visit our website! Inspiration book – Read our inspiration book! At the final conference in Kalmar in May 2007, the Baltic Sea Region Urban Cycling Strategy Declaration was signed by the participating mayors, committing themselves to go on with the cooperation, to introduce a sustainable urban cycling policy and to follow the integrated BSC instruments & measures. The results have also been presented at 8 international and national conferences for example ECOMM, Vélo-City, UBC general assembly.

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Urban development Transport and mobility Waste and pollution

Partners (22)

Lead Partner: Örebro municipality

Address: Karlstad kommun, Urban Planing Dpt., 651 84 Örebro, Sweden

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Klaipeda municipality

Name: Klaipeda municipality

Address: 5800 Klaipeda, Lithuania

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Lithuanian cyclists community

Name: Lithuanian cyclists community

Address: 5800 Klaipeda, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Jelgava

Name: Jelgava

Address: 3001 Jelgava, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Siauliai municipality

Name: Siauliai municipality

Address: 5400 Siauliai, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Drammen municipality

Name: Drammen municipality

Address: 3008 Drammen, Norway

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Suwalki Chamber of Agriculture and Tourism

Name: Suwalki Chamber of Agriculture and Tourism

Address: 16400 Suwalki, Poland

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Kalmar kommun

Name: Kalmar kommun

Address: 39126 Kalmar, Sweden

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Cēsu novada pašvaldība

Name: Cēsu novada pašvaldība

Address: 4100 Cesis, Latvia

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Västerås Stad

Name: Västerås Stad

Address: 721 87 Västerås, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Linköping municipality

Name: Linköping municipality

Address: 581 81 Linköping, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Norwegian cyclists association

Name: Norwegian cyclists association

Address: Storgata 3, 0184 Oslo, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Swedish National Road Administration

Name: Swedish National Road Administration

Address: 781 87 Borlänge, Sweden

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Livani municipality

Name: Livani municipality

Address: 5316 Livani, Latvia

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Cycle association. Rostock group

Name: Cycle association. Rostock group

Address: 18057 Rostock, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Rehna municipality

Name: Rehna municipality

Address: 19217 Rehna, Germany

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County Council Bad Doberan

Name: County Council Bad Doberan

Address: 18209 Bad Doberan, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Grevesmuehlen municipality

Name: Grevesmuehlen municipality

Address: 23936 Grevesmuehlen, Germany

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Hansestadt Rostock

Name: Hansestadt Rostock

Address: 18050 Rostock, Germany

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Klützer-Winkel municipality

Name: Klützer-Winkel municipality

Address: 23948 Klütz, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Schönberg municipality

Name: Schönberg municipality

Address: 23923 Schönberg, Germany

Legal status: n/a

Swedish Cycle Promotion organisation

Name: Swedish Cycle Promotion organisation

Address: 11353 Stockholm, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

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Klaipeda municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Lithuanian cyclists community

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Jelgava

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Siauliai municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Örebro municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Drammen municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Suwalki Chamber of Agriculture and Tourism

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City of Kalmar

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Cesis Municipality

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Vasteras Municipality

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Linköping municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Norwegian cyclists association

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Swedish National Road Administration

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Livani municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Cycle association. Rostock group

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Rehna municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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County Council Bad Doberan

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Grevesmuehlen municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Hanseatic City of Rostock

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Klützer-Winkel municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Schönberg municipality

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Swedish Cycle Promotion organisation

Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

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Summary

Project name (EN): Baltic Sea Cycling project: strategies for more cycles in the transport system for developing attractive and sustainable townscapes

Project acronym: BSC project

Project start date: 2004-08-20

Project end date: 2007-11-19

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 295 428.57

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 363 500.00

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2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

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2019-07-08

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136 / 136 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

3 143 / 3 143 (100%)

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