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”.
Below you can find the programme and the presentations and tools that were presented during this Academy.
CYCLE HIGHWAY ACADEMY - DESIGN & BUILD: PROGRAMME
Wednesday 4th October
13:00-13:30 Introduction and meet the CHA participants
13:30-14:30 Introduction by Transport for London
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45-15:30 Infrastructure case-study: building a Cycle Superhighway network in London by Transport for London
15:30-16:15 Cycle highway assessment: best practices by Harm Ubbens, Flanders’ Bike Valley
16:15-16:30 Break
16:30-17:30 Ways to say “this is (not) a cycle highway by Joris Vandamme, Province of Flemish Brabant
17:30-? Dinner
Thursday 5th October
09:00-09:30 Welcome, recap and open discussion after the first CHA day
09:30-10:30 Public transport: completing or competing the cycle highway? by Martijn te Lintelo, Frank Eggen & Babet Hendriks, Municipality Arnhem & Province of Gelderland
10:30-12:30 Cycling excursion along the cycle superhighway guided by Transport for London
12:30-14:00 Return to the conference venue and lunch
14:00-15:00 Considering the needs of employees: a mobile mobility hub for cyclists by Vincenzo Trevisan, Regionalverband Frankfurt Rhein Main
15:00-16:00 Cycle highway as an attractive mobility product: Comber Greenway case by Gordon Gordon Clarke, Sustrans
16:00-17:00 Conclusions & recommendations of the second cycle highway academy: design & build – beyond the infrastructure and sneak preview to CHA3 (Selling & promoting)
17:00-17:30 Closing words & networking
