tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64104770712955482472024-03-06T00:22:54.841+01:00bicingwatchblog about the bicing bicycle rental/sharing service in BarcelonaChristof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-38893143323012330362013-07-03T23:34:00.001+02:002013-07-03T23:34:03.914+02:00Barcelona millora el mapa ciclista<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Td6zaO-bE5c" width="480"></iframe>Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-48434880113305966502013-07-03T00:38:00.000+02:002013-07-03T00:38:41.972+02:00La Vanguardia: Barcelona se propone reducir un 30% el tráfico privadoLa Vanguardia: <a href="http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20130703/54376501073/barcelona-propone-reducir-trafico-privado.html">Barcelona se propone reducir un 30% el tráfico privado</a>:<blockquote>
La situación de partida tomada para la elaboración del plan de movilidad urbana es el reparto modal que había en el 2011. Aquel año, los vehículos privados motorizados concentraban el 26,7% de los desplazamientos que se hacían en un día laborable tipo en Barcelona. El objetivo fijado para el 2018 es que pasen a representar el 18,6%; por tanto, el descenso sobre el total de movimientos que se dan en la ciudad sería del 30,4%. Los trayectos que se hacen a pie deben pasar, según esta hoja de ruta, del 31,9% al 35,4% (el incremento sería del 10,9%). Los viajes en transporte público, del 39,9% al 43% (7,7% más), y <b>en bicicleta, del 1,5% al 3% (el doble)</b>.</blockquote>
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Usage of bicycles is supposed to double until 2018. 3% is not a lot
compared to other European cities, but at it would be progress at least.
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Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-58671763550693301132013-05-27T19:45:00.003+02:002013-05-27T19:45:48.332+02:00Bici por Barcelona: New bicycle lane at Placa Tetuan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pkzup_A3uxDvDQJNeRd6hYVHzEndW6Q2B3t37B7vXtglaqjZhaiXsG_uzuUZkpgZIvNRiU9awGhD5LP81vWxisDsYiI8LR5I2eb8dstrWghzTjgLepU9gvTDzAilgrG-mzmkpzC3IdfU/s150/Logo_azul.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pkzup_A3uxDvDQJNeRd6hYVHzEndW6Q2B3t37B7vXtglaqjZhaiXsG_uzuUZkpgZIvNRiU9awGhD5LP81vWxisDsYiI8LR5I2eb8dstrWghzTjgLepU9gvTDzAilgrG-mzmkpzC3IdfU/s150/Logo_azul.PNG" /></a>I wanted to post about this before, but Bici por Barcelona has a <a href="http://biciene.blogspot.com.es/2013/05/estrenando-del-carril-bici-de-tetuan.html">Estrenando del carril bici de Tetuán</a> post up already with nice pictures already: <br />
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La plaza Tetuán tiene nuevo carril bici, que permite atravesar la plaza
de lado a lado por la Gran Vía de una manera mucho más rápida, sin tener
que pasar por dentro de la plaza. </blockquote>
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Time for me to check it out too. Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-38311307708889265042013-05-18T21:20:00.002+02:002013-05-18T21:20:18.539+02:00The Copenhagenize Index 2013 - Barcelona<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6UydKVXAbnLoAsGRpKcTWgjEL30c3mgCNpslrWaeGGRdz7SlyutWPOhNlJAH4o2A6elz3g-XSmfXhBF2MRjvNXbJ3mmqcsicyh6UBwIsjc3_CCFxlm8PTo9aIBQPsfIcOQRWwdFFRyU/s1600/461238_10151553559776897_659898585_o.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6UydKVXAbnLoAsGRpKcTWgjEL30c3mgCNpslrWaeGGRdz7SlyutWPOhNlJAH4o2A6elz3g-XSmfXhBF2MRjvNXbJ3mmqcsicyh6UBwIsjc3_CCFxlm8PTo9aIBQPsfIcOQRWwdFFRyU/s200/461238_10151553559776897_659898585_o.png" width="200" /></a><a href="http://copenhagenize.eu/index/17.html">The Copenhagenize Index 2013 - Barcelona</a>:<br />
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Barcelona fell from a lofty 3rd place in 2011 to #12 this year. A lot of
competition entered the Index this time around and Barcelona suffered
from it. After a few years of insistent progress, it seems that
Barcelona has plateaued. Cities that slow down after having showed us
visionary leadership can be frustrating. There are a handful of cities
poised for promotion to the premier league of cycling cities and
Barcelona is certainly one of them.
</blockquote>
Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-21746149226877487892013-03-26T00:15:00.004+01:002013-03-26T00:15:45.252+01:00 536.000€ for bicycle infrastructure in Barcelona<div class="tr_bq">
536.000 is not much for a city like Barcelona, but it is a start. Mayor of London Boris Johnson, just <a href="http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/537261/boris-johnson-unveils-913million-plan-for-london-cycling.html">recently announced a £913 million</a> (1077 million €) plan for London.<br />
Compared to the amount that is spent on car infrastructure in Barcelona this is obviously not a lot. <br />
</div>
<div class="tr_bq">
<b>elperiodico.com: <a href="http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/barcelona/bcn-mejorara-seguridad-cruces-carril-bici-2348725">BCN mejorará la seguridad en 10 cruces de carril bici</a></b><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
El <strong>Ayuntamiento de Barcelona </strong>destinará 563.000 euros a realizar <strong>actuaciones urgentes </strong>de mejora en la infraestructura <strong>ciclista</strong> de la ciudad. De estos, 130.000 servirán para incrementar la seguridad en los 10 <strong>cruces </strong>que se han detectado que son más <strong>peligrosos</strong> </blockquote>
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<div class="tr_bq">
<b>lavanguardia.com: <a href="http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20130325/54369552828/barcelona-destinara-mas-de-medio-millon-a-mejoras-urgentes-de-la-infraestructura-ciclista.html">Barcelona destinará más de medio millón a mejoras "urgentes" de la infraestructura ciclista</a></b></div>
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Una cuarta parte se destinará a corregir la seguridad de los 10 cruces que registran más accidentes | Rambién se convertirá la calle Provença en "un gran carril bici", desde Camp de l'Arpa hasta la Estación de Sants </blockquote>
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...</blockquote>
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<b>Obligar a llevar casco, "innecesario"</b><br />
Freixedes también ha calificado este lunes de "innecesario" el nuevo reglamento de la Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) que contempla <a href="http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20130308/54368155606/dgt-ciclistas-casco-ciudad.html">obligar a los ciclistas a usar casco</a> incluso en zonas urbanas, y ha apostado por seguir simplemente recomendándolo.</blockquote>
<b>bcn.cat: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqzI4fDK250">Mesures de xoc a les cruïlles amb més accidents de bicicletes </a></b><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EqzI4fDK250" width="560"></iframe></blockquote>
Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-59340618953664466332013-03-19T20:11:00.003+01:002013-03-19T20:11:42.510+01:00bcn.cat: Gairebé 1 de cada 5 barcelonins té bicicleta pròpia<div class="tr_bq">
bcn.cat: <a href="http://w3.bcn.cat/V01/Serveis/Noticies/V01NoticiesLlistatNoticiesCtl/0,2138,1653_1802_1_1926407312,00.html?bcnAccessible=true&accio=detall&home=HomeBCN">Gairebé 1 de cada 5 barcelonins té bicicleta pròpia</a>:</div>
<blockquote>
L'última enquesta de qualitat de la ciutat revela que el 18,5% dels barcelonins tenen bicicleta privada. Els aparcaments per a bicicletes i l'ampliació dels carrils bici han fet que el ciutadà doni una nota de 6,6 sobre 10 a la mobilitat en bicicleta.</blockquote>
Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-80861393115397807232013-03-13T20:06:00.000+01:002013-03-13T20:07:00.080+01:00El Periódico: ¿Casco? No, graciasEl Periódico: <a href="http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/barcelona/casco-gracias-2338073">¿Casco? No, gracias</a>:<br />
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<div class="noticia_completa">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<ul>
<li>El ayuntamiento admite que el Bicing quedaría muy tocado y también se opone al nuevo código </li>
<li>Los ciclistas rechazan la imposición de la DGT y reclaman más esfuerzo para evitar los accidentes</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
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Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-80743345530996994292013-03-12T19:48:00.000+01:002013-03-12T19:48:01.525+01:00ECF: The Pain in Spain: Revisited<a href="http://www.ecf.com/news/the-pain-in-spain-helmet-laws-in-the-making/">ECF: "The Pain in Spain: Revisited": </a><br />
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<strong>Spain is proposing some rather nasty legislation, which includes
a compulsory helmet law. ECF’s Road Safety Officer, Ceri Woolsgrove,
explains why this is bad news. </strong></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: medium;">“If I were looking to introduce cheap
and easy laws to devastate cycling in a country with a growing number of
cyclists, I think that would do the job nicely.”</span> </blockquote>
Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-22586115260082901142013-03-08T12:40:00.000+01:002013-03-08T12:40:43.162+01:00bcn.cat: Bicing services are to close an hour later on Thursday and Friday nightsbcn.cat: <a href="http://w3.bcn.cat/V01/Serveis/Noticies/V01NoticiesLlistatNoticiesCtl/0,2138,1653_1800_3_1921432441,00.html?accio=detall&home=HomeBCN">Bicing services are to close an hour later on Thursday and Friday nights:</a><br />
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As from Friday, 8 March, Bicing services will be staying open an hour longer on Thursday and Friday nights, closing at 3 am. </blockquote>
See also the <a href="https://www.bicing.cat/noticias/detalle_noticia.php?TU5fTk9USUNJQVM%3D&Ng%3D%3D&Njk5">original notice</a> on the bicing website.Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-26771619645687306532013-01-24T20:26:00.000+01:002013-01-24T20:26:20.044+01:00El Pais: La síndica reclama bonificar los viajes de Bicing a las zonas que hagan subida<a href="http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2013/01/21/catalunya/1358763363_648387.html">El Pais: La síndica reclama bonificar los viajes de Bicing a las zonas que hagan subida</a>:<br />
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La síndica de Greuges de Barcelona, Maria Assumpció Vilà, ha lanza hoy
diversas recomendaciones al Ayuntamiento sobre el Bicing. Vilà se
muestra partidaria de tarifar por minutos los tramos de usos superiores a
la primera media hora en lugar de aplicar a los usuarios un sobrecoste
fijo como ahora, y bonificar los viajes a las zonas que hacen subida </blockquote>
Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-86365245057399010272013-01-17T22:18:00.000+01:002013-01-17T22:18:03.743+01:00bcn.cat: Work begins on extending C/ Girona's bicycle laneAbout time! Sadly I don't live in Eixample any more, but this would have made my commute to work much easier and safer two years ago. We need more of these bike lanes connecting the sea with the hills. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://w3.bcn.cat/V01/Serveis/Noticies/V01NoticiesLlistatNoticiesCtl/0,2138,1653_1800_3_1905503342,00.html?accio=detall&home=HomeBCN">bcn.cat: Work begins on extending C/ Girona's bicycle lane:</a><br />
<blockquote>
This week saw the start to work on extending the current bike lane on C/ Girona, adding a new section to it that will stretch from C/ Consell de Cent right up to C/ Còrsega. The aim is to provide a cyclist infrastructure that connects the districts of Gràcia and Ciutat Vella.</blockquote>
Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-78900860729959308882013-01-17T09:13:00.000+01:002013-01-17T09:13:01.895+01:00La Vanguardia: Los ciclistas de Barcelona sólo aceptan dejar la acera si no se ven expuestos al tráfico<h1 class="t1">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">T</span>he re<span style="font-size: small;">cent BACC sur<span style="font-size: small;">vey results are in. The answers are not unexpected and reflect what is happening in other cities. </span></span></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Safety <span style="font-size: small;">and theft a<span style="font-size: small;">re the nu<span style="font-size: small;">mber one problems<span style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h1>
<h1 class="t1">
<a href="http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20130117/54360944703/los-ciclistas-de-barcelona-solo-aceptan-dejar-la-acera-si-no-se-ven-expuestos-al-trafico.html"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">La Vanguardia: Los ciclistas de Barcelona sólo aceptan dejar la acera si no se ven expuestos al tráfico:</span></span></a></h1>
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"Nueve de cada diez (91,4%) prefiere carriles bici segregados con protección -como con separadores- que los integrados en la calzada | Anteponen circular protegidos con carriles segregados y atajar los robos"</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></h1>
Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-45627534709414475362013-01-16T19:57:00.001+01:002013-01-16T19:57:54.077+01:00bcn.cat: Barcelona sees a fall in the number of road accident deathsbcn.cat: <a href="http://w3.bcn.cat/V01/Serveis/Noticies/V01NoticiesLlistatNoticiesCtl/0,2138,1653_1800_3_1905142639,00.html?accio=detall&home=HomeBCN">Barcelona sees a fall in the number of road accident deaths</a>:<br />
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The number of bicycles involved in accidents also rose to 691 (an
increase of 32.12%) caused mainly by traffic light violations and
drivers not paying sufficient attention. However, bicycles were only
involved in 3.84% of the total number of accidents reported.
</blockquote>
Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-10688622653235347132012-03-21T15:16:00.001+01:002012-03-21T15:16:34.189+01:002013 might bring new usage fees for bicingvia bcn.cat "<a href="http://w3.bcn.cat/V01/Serveis/Noticies/V01NoticiesLlistatNoticiesCtl/0,2138,1653_1800_3_1733742868,00.html?accio=detall&home=HomeBCN">Bicing scheme to have commercial sponsorship and a free space for non-profit organisations</a>": <br />
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Recasens also announced that from 2013 a new tariff system will be introduced, replacing the current single tariff of 45 euros per year. "It will be fairer because it will distinguish between occasional and regular uses of the scheme", she said. </blockquote>
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The number of subscribers has stabilised and currently stands at
122,000, although more use is made of the service, a fact that the
Council attributes to the latest improvements that have been introduced,
such as the extension of the night-time hours from midnight to 2 am
(with 800 daily uses) the 18% increase in the morning replacement of
bikes, a new computer system and the e-Bicing app.
</blockquote>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n7VWZT_OFSU" width="560"></iframe>Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-92130651454233172112012-01-24T09:34:00.001+01:002012-01-24T09:34:12.920+01:00Sightline Daily: Two Wheels and High Heels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://daily.sightline.org/2012/01/23/two-wheels-and-high-heels/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="26" src="http://daily.sightline.org/wp-content/themes/SightlineDaily/images/logo_350.png" width="200" /></a></div>
via <a href="http://daily.sightline.org/2012/01/23/two-wheels-and-high-heels/">Sightline Daily: Two Wheels and High Heels</a>:<br />
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"Bike-share programs are sweeping the world but not, as yet, Cascadia. They are very successful at boosting bike numbers. Apparently, people used to point and stare if you were pedaling in Barcelona. Bicing, Barcelona’s bike share program, has changed that in just a few years. Bicing started in 2007 and quickly tripled cycling trips according to Miquel Ruscalleda, who directs Barcelona’s cycling efforts."</blockquote>
Very good article with an overview of cycling in cities all over the world.<br />
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I can confirm the pointing and staring happening a few years ago in Barcelona.Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-55814023047260898622012-01-12T14:04:00.001+01:002012-01-12T14:04:11.679+01:00Bizi Zaragoza: 3.2 million bicycle trips in 2011via heraldo.es "El servicio Bizi supera los 7 millones de usos desde su inicio":<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxdo50mCJhjtCzFq0QuKuInX4rp6BhnAr48zEpRnF7XwpSc4gUCj0EzEKRH_vha3cWPGYbptn7pJr13uIwrBzo1xK4p3HaL3oOqu6oOAgWaIqn3suEap_jqFn2Sq1_-LjF_7Ni6LSEUI/s1600/bici-zaragoza-trips.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxdo50mCJhjtCzFq0QuKuInX4rp6BhnAr48zEpRnF7XwpSc4gUCj0EzEKRH_vha3cWPGYbptn7pJr13uIwrBzo1xK4p3HaL3oOqu6oOAgWaIqn3suEap_jqFn2Sq1_-LjF_7Ni6LSEUI/s400/bici-zaragoza-trips.png" width="400" /></a> "<strong>En 2011, el servicio Bizi sumó 3.200.000 usos más y llegó a los 7 millones de desplazamientos,</strong> desde que comenzó en 2008. El año pasado, se amplió el servicio, llegando a 130 estaciones, 1.300 bicis y 39.000 abonados.</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
El Bizi comenzó en 2008 para le Expo, con 30 paradas, 300 bicicletas y
un precio promocional de 6 euros. Tras la Expo, el abono anual pasó a 20
y ahora cuesta 25.<br /><br />
El incremento de usos ha sido progresivo: 220.000 en 2008, 1.480.000 en 2009, 2.100.000 en 2010 y 3.200.000, en 2011."</blockquote>
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<br />Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-50867538759274005752012-01-11T14:54:00.000+01:002012-01-11T14:54:05.476+01:00bcn.cat: 26% rise in the number of accidents involving bicyclesvia <a href="http://w3.bcn.cat/V01/Serveis/Noticies/V01NoticiesLlistatNoticiesCtl/0,2138,1653_1800_3_1677446407,00.html?accio=detall&home=HomeBCN">bcn.es - Traffic fatalities in the city drop by 20%</a> : <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"While motorcycle- and moped-related accidents have dropped by 1% and 16%
respectively, the number of bicycle-related accidents has risen,
representing 3% of all vehicles involved in accidents.
<br />
With more than 106,000 bicycle journeys made every day, bicycle-related
accidents in the city have risen in number from close to 400 in 2010 to
more than 520 in 2011, which corresponds to a 26% increase in their
accident rate."</blockquote>Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-29379988307372255282012-01-03T14:54:00.001+01:002012-01-03T14:54:48.913+01:00Bicing cyclist killed by truck on cycle-laneVia <a href="http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2012/01/02/catalunya/1325523521_155823.html">el pais</a>: "Muere una ciclista en Barcelona arrollada por un camión"<br />
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The cyclist was using bicing on the cycle-lane on C/Diputació. The truck driver turned right crossing the lane and hitting the bicing user. The 49 year old woman was killed instantly.<br />
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More coverage:<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_204023434">el pais: "Muere una ciclista en Barcelona arrollada por un camió</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/barcelona/fallece-una-usuaria-del-bicing-ser-arrollada-por-camion-1300501">el Periódico: "Fallece una usuaria del Bicing al ser arrollada por un camión"</a></li>
</ul>
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<br />Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-79425411016258322842011-12-29T15:52:00.000+01:002011-12-29T15:52:14.418+01:00bicing will open two hours longer on weekdaysvia abc.es: <a href="http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1051392">Bicing amplía el horario nocturno tras cerrar el año con un 30% más de viajes</a> :<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"El servicio municipal de alquiler de bicicletas "Bicing" ampliará dos
horas más el horario entre semana, hasta las 2 de la madrugada, después
de cerrar 2011 con un aumento del 30 por ciento de los viajes, ha
informado hoy el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona."</blockquote>
Some other interesting bits from the article:<br />
<ul>
<li><span>Compared with
2010 data, this year there have been 30 percent more trips, so that a
bike uses have increased from 11.1 to 14.6 million.</span></li>
<li><span>One measure is
to introduce advertising on the bicycles, for which the City is already
negotiating with some interested advertisers</span><span> </span></li>
</ul>
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The <a href="http://www.bicing.cat/noticias/detalle_noticia.php?TU5fTk9USUNJQVM%3D&Ng%3D%3D&NjAz">announcement </a>of the change in hours is also available on the <a href="http://www.bicing.cat/noticias/detalle_noticia.php?TU5fTk9USUNJQVM%3D&Ng%3D%3D&NjAz">bicing website</a>.<br />
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<br />Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-20332586824778335452011-12-15T09:36:00.002+01:002011-12-15T09:36:53.033+01:00Bicing subscription increases to 40 Euro + 4 Euro Insurancevia <a href="http://w3.bcn.cat/V01/Serveis/Noticies/V01NoticiesLlistatNoticiesCtl/0,2138,1653_1800_3_1658517599,00.html?accio=detall&home=HomeBCN">bcn.cat "Bicing will have a compulsory, 4-euro insurance policy"</a>:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"Bicing users will have to take out a mandatory 4-euro insurance policy that covers third-party claims, first-party damage and injury, and legal assistance. This is in addition to the rise in the Bicing charge from 35 to 40 euros announced among the new public-sector charges for 2012." </blockquote>
The article also points out that this will rise further in the future until the users are covering 40% of the cost of the service, with the current change they are now paying 25%.<br />
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The increase in costs is 15% excluding the insurance. At the same time the city managed to reduce the cost of bicing from 13850000 Euro by 350000 Euro, which is a decrease of 2%. <br />
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As I personally don't live in the bicing zone any more, I have to reconsider continuing with my subscription. I am going to continue using it next year, but there are is certainly a limit I am willing to pay per month.<br />
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I am also not happy with the compulsory insurance policy, unless the legal assistance will help me with ridiculous charges by the police. I fear this is just money going to the insurance company without any benefits to the user.<br />
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More information about the change also on <a href="http://www.bicing.cat/noticias/detalle_noticia.php?TU5fTk9USUNJQVM%3D&Ng%3D%3D&NjAw">bicing.cat</a>. <br />Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-19195856173779989372011-11-22T09:35:00.001+01:002011-11-22T09:39:46.005+01:00There are now as many people using bicycles as the Rodalies networkVia <a href="http://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20111122/54239176889/uso-bici-catalunya-iguala-movimiento-pasajeros-rodalies.html">lavanguardia.com</a> and <a href="http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cataluna/usuarios/bicicleta/Rodalies/elpepuespcat/20111122elpcat_10/Tes">elpais.com</a>: <br />
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"Unas 450.000 catalanes utilizan a diario o casi a diario la <strong>bicicleta</strong>. En el año 2006 lo hacían poco más de la mitad, unas 246.000 personas. Es un incremento muy importante en el <strong>uso </strong>frecuente de la bicicleta. En este momento ya hay tantos usuarios diarios de este medio de <strong>transporte </strong>como usuarios de la red de <strong>Rodalies</strong>, indicó ayer el director general de Territori i Mobilitat de la Generalitat, Ricard Font."</blockquote>
Some numbers:<br />
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<ul>
<li><strong>450.000</strong> use a bicycle each day</li>
<li><strong>1,4 mill.</strong> use a bicycle once a week</li>
<li><strong>2,5 mill.</strong> use a bicycle sometimes</li>
<li><strong>3,5 mill.</strong> own a bicycle</li>
</ul>
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<br />Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-83348176016168477482011-09-21T10:12:00.001+02:002011-09-21T10:12:15.433+02:00Copenhagenize Index 2011: Barcelona on third place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.copenhagenize.eu/index/copenhagenize%20eu%20text%20logo%20%282%29.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.copenhagenize.eu/index/copenhagenize%20eu%20text%20logo%20%282%29.png" /></a></div>
Barcelona makes third on the Copenhagenize Index of bicycle friendly cities ( <a href="http://www.copenhagenize.eu/index/">http://www.copenhagenize.eu/index/</a> ). Only Amsterdam and Copenhagen rank higher.<br />
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Quote: "<span class="style10"><span class="style10">There were no bicycles in
Barcelona a mere five years ago and now the city puts many Emerging
Bicycle Cities to shame with their excellent efforts bringing the
bicycle back to the urban landscape and marketing it positively."</span></span>Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-90181103666870523822011-08-09T08:58:00.001+02:002011-08-09T08:58:10.324+02:00Cycling Dope: Counting Cyclists in Barcelona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/6021751358_ba5447af0b_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/6021751358_ba5447af0b_z.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>
from <a href="http://cyclingdope.com/">Cycling Dope</a>: <a href="http://cyclingdope.com/2011/08/08/counting-cyclists-in-barcelona/">Counting Cyclists in Barcelona</a>:<br />
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"Not bad at all. A Bicycle Counter in Barcelona, on Passeig de Sant Joan.
We pass it every day on the way to the beach. It's the busiest bicycle
lane in the city but it's slow these days with everyone on holiday." <a href="http://cyclingdope.com/2011/08/08/counting-cyclists-in-barcelona/">continue on Cycling Dope ...</a>Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-6325798841080904742011-04-07T12:02:00.000+02:002011-04-07T12:02:17.701+02:00Bicing Spider: bicycle sharing data visualization (Beta)Check out <a href="http://blog.jpcarrascal.com/2011/03/bicing-spider-bicycle-sharing-data-visualization-beta/">Bicing Spider: bicycle sharing data visualization (Beta)</a> , a bicing visualization too for OS X.
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20903440" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/20903440">Bicing Spider: bicycle sharing data visualization</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/jpcarrascal">JP Carrascal</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
From the site: "This app will load a (static Google) map of Barcelona and will superimpose a visualization of the current state of the bicing stations near the cursor. Every station is represented with a color-coded circle: the radius of the circle is inversely proportional to the distance from the cursor position (the closer, the bigger), and its color represents the amount of bikes available. If green, the station is full of bikes. If red, there are no bikes available. Possible tones in-between will give an idea of the amount of bikes."Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410477071295548247.post-11333283425135492562011-04-04T20:41:00.001+02:002011-04-04T20:41:45.227+02:00Winners of the Bicing Photo Competion<object width="700" height="525"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fbicingcanaloficial%2Fsets%2F72157626302312381%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fbicingcanaloficial%2Fsets%2F72157626302312381%2F&set_id=72157626302312381&jump_to="></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2Fbicingcanaloficial%2Fsets%2F72157626302312381%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2Fbicingcanaloficial%2Fsets%2F72157626302312381%2F&set_id=72157626302312381&jump_to=" width="700" height="525"></embed></object>Christof Damianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602827735606341943noreply@blogger.com3