Transportation analysis cycleways

Τίτλος

Transportation analysis cycleways

Θέμα

Transportation analysis

Δημιουργός

Ioannou, Evagelia

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού.

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

2000

Συνεισφέρων

Kathijotes, N.

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

en

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

CED0472

Σύνοψη

The goal of this project is the promotion of cycling as a viable alternative the
car, for both leisure and utilitarian purposes.
The environmental damage caused by motorised vehicles though their
emissions and the space they take, walking, cycling and the use of public
transport have gained more importance for Cypriot planners, politicians and, of
course, for the population.
The private car should be restricted as much as possible in order to bring the
deterioration of the inner city fabric to a halt. The creation of an effective and
fu,n ctional system of cycle networks in the towns of Cyprus is a possible way to
reduce the excessive use of the private car and the urban wounds that this
custom creates.
It could be safely assumed that the existing local conditions in Cyprus create
all necessary prerequisites for planning cycleways. Amongst these factors we
may site the fine weather conditions, the long tradition in cycling especially till
the 1970's, the need for people to exercise, the suitable size of Cyprus towns,
the need to control the increasing levels of atmospheric pollution, the need to
reduce fuel consumption and last but not least the need to protect the
environment.
In order to persuade Cypriots to use bicycles instead of vehicles more
cycleways must be planned and cycling facilities must be developed all over
Cyprus. In many European countries development of facilities for bicycles has
resulted increased the usage of bicycles . In Sweden, for example, adding
bicycle storage facilities at park-and-ride stations lead to the following changes
in bicycle automobile usage in a modal split public transport analysis.