CHIPS showcased at Velo-city 2019 Dublin
Posted onThe CHIPS project and the Cycle Highway Manual just published (www.cyclehighways.eu) were presented at a dedicated session in Velo-city 2019 Dublin, the global summit for cycling policies. Read More
CHIPS
Project Summary
CHIPS (Cycle Highways Innovation for smarter People Transport and Spatial Planning) will develop and promote cycle highways as an effective and cost efficient low carbon solution for commuting towards and from urban employment poles. CHIPS will demonstrate that, especially in combination with the growing number of e-bikes, cycle highway innovation can effectively get commuters out of their cars.
Project partners from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK will develop solutions that will help regions and mobility stakeholders to:
- Position cycle highways as a new mobility product
- Overcome physical and behavioural barriers that keep commuters from using cycle highways
- Maximize synergies between cycle highways and trains, buses and cars
- Upgrade cycle highways to key structuring elements in future spatial planning
- Monitor performance and assess impact
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F3 - Leuven-Brussels in the Province of Flemish Brabant (Belgium)
Comber Greenway in Belfast (Ireland)
Cycle Highway Frankfurt Airport - City center in Frankfurt (Germany)
Rijnwaalpad in the Province of Gelderland (the Netherlands)
Hart van Brabantroute in the Province of North Brabant (the Netherlands)
Project Partners
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Provincie Gelderland
1 PO Box 9090
Arnhem
6800
Netherlands -
Regionalverband FrankfurtRheinMain
16 Poststrasse
Frankfurt am Main
60329
Germany -
Regionalverband Ruhr
35 Kronprinzenstraße
Essen
45128
Germany -
Verband Region Rhein-Neckar
20-21 P7
Mannheim
68161
Germany -
European Cyclists’ Federation
28 Franklinstraat
Brussels
1000
Belgium -
Flanders’ Bike Valley vzw
85 Beverlosesteenweg
Paal Beringen
3583
Belgium -
Sustrans
2 Cathedral Square, College Green
Bristol
BS1 5DD
United Kingdom -
Stichting NHTV internationale hogeschool Breda
1 Hopmanstraat
Breda
4817 JT
Netherlands -
Provincie Vlaams-Brabant
1 Provincieplein
Leuven
3010
Belgium
Lead partner
| Organisation | Address | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincie Vlaams-Brabant |
1 Provincieplein Leuven 3010 Belgium |
wietse.hermanns@vlaamsbrabant.be | www.vlaamsbrabant.be |
| Name | Contact Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincie Gelderland | Frank Eggen | f.eggen@gelderland.nl | Netherlands |
| Regionalverband FrankfurtRheinMain | Reinhard Henke | henke@region-frankfurt.de | Germany |
| Regionalverband Ruhr | Thomas Pott | pott@rvr-online.de | Germany |
| Verband Region Rhein-Neckar | Klemens Groeger | Klemens.groeger@vrrn.de | Germany |
| European Cyclists’ Federation | Aleksander Buczyński | a.buczynski@ecf.com | Belgium |
| Flanders’ Bike Valley vzw | Bert Celis | bert.celis@flandersbikevalley.be | Belgium |
| Sustrans | Gordon Clarke | gordon.clarke@sustrans.org.uk | United Kingdom |
| Stichting NHTV internationale hogeschool Breda | Joost de Kruijf | kruijf.j@nhtv.nl | Netherlands |
News
High-level Political Discussions at the CHIPS Final Conference in Frankfurt
Posted onThe CHIPS (Cycle Highways Innovation for smarter People Transport and Spatial Planning) final conference summarised 3 years of knowledge sharing and research between partners from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, UK and Denmark. It inspired participants and gave decision makers from different member states an opportunity to discuss the EU agenda on cycling. The high-level conference in Frankfurt was immediately followed by Cycle Highway Academy, with hands-on sessions on practical tools and highly interactive discussions. Read More
Designing and financing a regional cycle highway network in Flemish-Brabant
Posted onThe Province of Flemish-Brabant has designed a desired network of cycle highways, part of a wider plan for Flanders,which enables spatial planners to take future cycling infrastructure into consideration. To stimulate the construction of high-quality bicycle infrastructure, the Province and region of Flanders provide subsidies for its realization. Read More
What does a tractor gate do on the F1 cycle highway?
Posted onThe most visible upgrades on the section of the cycle highway F1 between Mechelen and Vilvoorde in Belgium is the new asphalt surfacing on the towpath along Zenne and two new cycling bridges across the river. But safety and comfort on a cycle highway is determined also by solutions that are nearly invisible from the user perspective. One of such changes is a “tractor gate” on the crossing of Weverstraat, Nedergemlaan and Begijnhofstraat in Zemst. Read More
Cycling Underwater – Kennedy Tunnel in Antwerp
Posted onUnderwater tunnels are not typical cycling facilities. But in a few cases, such tunnels provide an important cycling connection. The Kennedy tunnel in Antwerp is a part of both the TEN-T road network and the cycle highway network. Read More
The Farum Route – Cycle Highway C95
Posted onThe planned F15 cycle highway in the Netherlands shows that the costs of cycling infrastructure can be reduced as much as three times by integrating it in the design of a new motorway. It sounds so good that you might wonder why no one else has done it before. The answer is: it has been done before! Read More
More safety and comfort on the F1 cycle highway
Posted onThe 46 km F1 cycle highway connecting Antwerp with Brussels has undergone significant upgrades on the stretch between Zemst and Eppegem. On the 20th of February, the improvements along the Zenne were inaugurated by Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Ben Weyts, and include a brand new cycling bridge, 4 meter wide cycling paths, and new safe crossings. Read More
New section of the F212 cycle highway connects Zellik with the Brussels Region
Posted onOn December 19 2018, an important section of the F212 cycle highway connecting Zellik with the Brussels Region was officially opened. When the entire F212 is completed, commuters can cycle from the municipality of Asse (32,000 inhabitants) via Asse industrial park and Zellik research park to Brussels. Read More
How to keep the costs of a cycle highway low: the A15/F15 case study
Posted onThe planned F15 cycle highway in the Netherlands represents a new model for cycling infrastructure projects. Not because of the route’s design standard, its length, or the new cycling bridge over the Pannerdensch Canal, but because of the lowest common denominator. Cost. This is possible because of the high level of integration the project has with the adjacent A15 motorway, sharing resources, rather than duplicating them, by working together. Read More
Wider cycle paths, more attractive public space
Posted onBetween 2008 and 2016 the number of cars driving across Dronning Louises Bro in Copenhagen dropped by nearly 60%. But the total number of people using the bridge increased by 16000 per day, thanks to higher numbers of cyclists. Additionally, shifting the traffic from cars to bicycles resulted more attractive public spaces that people not only commute through, but also like to spend time in. Read More
Public Events
CHIPS Final Conference and Cycle Highway Academy
, Frankfurt, Germany
Register now for the Final Conference of the CHIPS project and the sixth edition of the Cycle Highway Academy taking place on the 21st and 22nd of May 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany.
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First Cycle Highway Industry Meeting
, Flanders Bike Valley
The goal of the 1st Cycle Highway Industry Summit is to give the Industry the occasion to pitch (5-6 minutes) potential Cycle Highway Solutions to a broader audience. Some of these solutions will be used in the CH Catalog, others will also be invited to pitch in the Cycle Highway Academy.
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CHIPS Launch Event
, Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU. Avenue de Cortenbergh 107, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
This event, jointly organized in partnership of the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovakia to the EU, ECF and the recently approved European CHIPS project, will start two processes:
- It will launch the official process of developing a stakeholder input document laying the groundwork for a future EU Cycling strategy.
- It will be the official kick-off of the Interreg VB North West Europe CHIPS project on Cycle Highway Innovation.
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Cycle Highway Academies
Cycle Highway Academy: monitor and evaluate your cycle highway
, Frankfurt, Germany
This edition of the Cycle Highway Academy takes place in Frankfurt on the 22nd of May 2019 and focuses on the last stage of the CHIPS Life Cycle: how to monitor and evaluate the impact of a cycle highway.
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Fifth Cycle Highway Academy: Plan, Design & Build your Cycle Highway
, Leuven
The 5th Cycle Highway Academy will take place on the 10th and 11th of October 2018 in Leuven, Belgium. The Cycle Highway Academy will be a two-day session, focusing on the “Plan a cycle highway” and “Design & build a cycle highway” in which the tools of the Interreg NWE CHIPS project (Cycle Highway Innovation project) will be shared.
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Special Edition of the Cycle Highway Academy on Wayfinding
, Tilburg
Innovation in the world of cycling with the Cycle Highway Academy Wayfinding. Thursday, 13 September will prove to be
a dynamic day full of information, knowledge exchange, networking and cycling experiences. An event not to be missed!
We look forward to meeting you there!
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Fourth Cycle Highway Academy: Monitoring & Evaluation
, Copenhagen
This edition of the Cycle Highway Academy took place in Copenhagen, home of the Supercykelstier, on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th of May 2018.
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Third Cycle Highway Academy: Selling
, Essen, Germany (office building No. 3, 45128 Essen, Kronprinzenstraße 6)
This third Cycle Highway Academy was organized on the 28th and of February and the 1st of March 2018 in Essen. This Cycle Highway Academy was a two-day session, focusing on the “Selling & Promoting” where the tools of the Interreg NWE CHIPS project (Cycle Highway Innovation project) have been shared.
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Second Cycle Highway Academy: Design & Build
, London
After a successful first edition of the Cycle Highway Academy in Arnhem during the Velo-city 2017 conference week, the second Cycle Highway Academy took place on the 4th and 5th of October in one of the pioneer cities of the Cycle Superhighway: London. This Cycle Highway Academy was a two-day session, focusing on the “Design and Building of Cycle Highways”.
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First Cycle Highway Academy
, Best Western Hotel HAARHUIS Stationsplein 1, Arnhem1
This first edition of the Cycle Highway Academy (CHA) will be a one-day session, where the tools of the Interreg NWE CHIPS – project (Cycle Highway project) will be shared among partners. The target audience of this first Academy are mainly governmental organizations and industry associated with Cycle Highway. This first Academy will however be limited to partners and co-partners of the CHIPS-project. Next Cycle Highway Academies will be organized at the end of 2017 and during 2018.
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Video on the Cycle Highway Definition
A Cycle Highway is a mobility product that provides a high quality functional cycling connection. As backbone of a cycle network, it connects cities and or suburbs, residential areas and major (work)places and it satisfies its (potential) users.
A definition of a Cycle Highway according to CHIPS
The 4 phases of the Life Cycle Highway
The Life Cycle Highway Explained
The CHIPS project partners have created a four-stage approach to develop cycle highways.
tage 1 PLAN involves planning the cycle highway where the focus is on the potential use of the new infrastructure and the impact for the region. A cycle highway facilitates citizens to move by bicycle from one place to another. It connects residential areas with business districts, city centers or transportation hubs. To determine the right location and make the right connection a calculation of the expected use is needed, taking into account the future developments to plan a future proof cycle highway. The virtual planning tool is one of the useful tools of this stage.
In the second DESIGN AND BUILD stage different criteria are distinguished to design a cycle highway. The challenge is to design the best suitable cycle highway for that specific location. Therefor different criteria such as attractiveness, wayfinding, size and directness have to be taken into account. Guidelines for the infrastructure and best practices of cycle facilities can be used for this stage.
Stage 3 SELL focus on promoting the cycle highways by using different campaigns. Communication and campaigns will help to stimulate (new) cyclists to use the cycle highway. Commuters are the main target group. The engagement of employers is key to reach the commuters and create a modal shift from car to (e)-bike. How do you brand and sell the cycle highway?
In the last stage EVALUATE the use of the cycle highway is monitored to get insights in the effects of the development. Are people using the new cycle infrastructure? There are several methods to collect data about the use of the infrastructure. By monitoring the use the effect on CO2 reduction can be calculated.
