Copenhagen City of Cyclists Facts and Figures 2017

COPENHAGEN CITY OF CYCLISTS FACTS AND FIGURES 2017

1 The ambition of the City of Copenhagen is to be the world’s best city for cyclists. In addition, a range of ambitious goals for 2025 have been decided by the city council and are monitored annually.

THE GOALS By 2025, the city aims to: • Increase the percentage of commuters who cycle to work or education to 50% • Increase number of cycle tracks in the Copenhagen PLUS-net with 80% • Reduce cyclists’ average travel time by 15% • Increase the number of cyclists who feel safe in traffic to 90% • Decrease the number of seriously injured cyclists by 70% • Increase the share of cyclists who find cycle tracks well main- tained to 80% • Increase the share of citizens who think that bicycle culture affects the city’s atmosphere positively to 80% • Increase citizens satisfaction with bicycle parking to 70%

All trips in Copenhagen Trips to work or study in Copenhagen

21% 25% 31% Goal 2025 +7% 25%

-6% 6% Goal 2025 20% 43% 28%

Bicycle Public transport Car Walk

2 FIVE TIMES MORE BICYCLES THAN CARS

In 2016 Copenhageners owned approximately 675,000 bicycles and 120,000 cars, corresponding to 5.6 bicycles for each car.

SHOPPING DIVIDED ON TRANSPORT MODES

13% Supermarket and street level shop turnover broken down according to 32% transport mode in %. Customers on bicycle at these businesses account 23% for an annual turnover of DKK 15.4 billion in Copenhagen.

32%

Bicycle Public transport Car Walk

HOW MUCH DO SAFETY COPENHAGENERS CYCLE? 122 1.39 MIO Times around the earth or Cycled km per day, 2017 4.9 million kilometers cycled between each serious bicycle 43% accident in Copenhagen Bicycle share of trips to work or education 2017 53 —76% Increase in Copenhageners’ 15—20% sense of safety 2006-2016 Average increase in cyclists after implementing separated bicycle 20—100% tracks Average increase in cyclists’ feeling of safety after implementing 20,000 separated bicycle tracks Cyclists on the Brygge Bridge SOCIO-ECONOMICS in 2017, a 7-fold increase from 3,000 cyclists in 2006 DKK 4.80 Gain to society per extra km tra- veled by bicycle in Copenhagen DKK 5.28 is the socioeconomic cost for every new km driven by car in Copenhagen

3 TRAFFIC CROSSING THE CITY CENTER IN COPENHAGEN 1970-2017

400,000 Car 350,000 Bicycle

300,000

250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

19701971 1972 1973 19751974 1976 1977 1978 19801979 1981 1982 1983 19851984 1986 1987 1988 19901989 1991 1992 1993 19951994 1996 1997 20001998 1999 2001 2002 200320052004 2006 2007 2008 20102009 2011 2012 2013 2014 20172015

ROADS IN COPENHAGEN WITH HIGHEST NUMBERS OF CYCLISTS ON WEEKDAYS, 2017

Langebro 33,700

Dronning Louises Bro 32,900

Knippelsbro 32,200

Gyldenløvesgade 30,400

Østerbrogade 22,700

Fredensbro 20,900

Bryggebroen 20,200

Inderhavnsbroen 15,300

4 COPENHAGERNERS’ REASONS FOR CYCLING

It’s faster 53%

It’s easier 50%

For the exercise 40%

It’s cheap 27%

It’s convenient 23%

It’s eco-friendly 7% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60

ROOM FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

of all families in Copenhagen 25% with 2 children have a cargo bike. The cargo bike replaces a car in 30% of all households that own a cargo bike.

5 DEVELOPMENT IN SATISFACTION RATE AMONG CYCLISTS 2008-2016 Very satisﬁed and satisﬁed (%) 100 97% Copenhagen as 85% 87% a city of cyclists 80% Amount of cycle tracks 80 80% Cycling aects urban life 71% in a positive way 65% 70% 68% 62% Cycle track maintenance 60 Possibility to combine 54% 60% cycling and public transport 49% 53% Width of cycling tracks 43% 44% 40 Road maintenance Cycle parking in general 37% 26%

20 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Goal 2025

WHAT WOULD MAKE COPENHAGENERS CYCLE MORE

Would cycle more, if conditions for cyclists were improved 31% Wider cycle tracks 33%

More cycle tracks 44% Cycle tracks away from roads with motorised trac 11%

Would cycle more, if feeling more secure 28% Would cycle more, if the possibility to cycle side by side was increased 19% 0 10 20 30 40 50

6 TREND IN RELATIVE CYCLIST RISK IN COPENHAGEN (1995 = INDEX 100) 2,0

1,5

1,0

0,5

0,0 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16

Cycled kilometres in Copenhagen Cyclist fatalities and casualties Cyclist risk in Copenhagen

GOALS FOR CYCLISTS FEELING OF SAFETY AND ACTUAL SAFETY 2008-2016

Share in % No./year 100 140 90% 90 121 120 80 76% Share of cyclists 70 95 100 who feel safe 60 51% 80 Cyclist casualties 50 40 60

30 34 40 20 20 10 0 0 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Goal 2025

7 READ MORE ONLINE City of Copenhagen’s information on cycling www.kk.dk/cityofcyclists

THE DANISH CYCLISTS FEDERATION www.cyklistforbundet.dk/english

CYCLING EMBASSY OF DENMARK www.cycling-embassy.org

VISIT DENMARK – TOURIST INFORMATION www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/sight- seeing/bike-city-copenhagen

PHOTO Troels Heien, City of Copenhagen