National design manual for bicycle traffic
The challenge
In order to reach the set goals for bicycle traffic, a significant improvement is required for bicycle infrastructure in Finland. The low standards of planning have limited the growth of cycling for decades.
Our approach
We wrote the manual form A to Z in order to set the necessary planning principles and introduce some new traffic arrangements. The manual content is following the best practices in the world and fit them in the local context.
Impact
The new national planning manual represents the new era of bicycle traffic planning in Finland. Building bike paths with the new standards will take time – but most importantly, the page has turned.
Bicycle Snake - Attractive Urban Bicycling Connector
The challenge
Improve connectivity and reduce travel time and route distance for users of a heavily trafficked bicycle route bifurcated by a canal in central Copenhagen.
What we did
Prepared the project proposal, detailed design and tender materials, as well as fabrication and construction inspection.
Effect
The “Bicycle Snake” prioritizes connectivity, greatly increases the convenience of bicycling, and is a visually stunning example of people-focused infrastructure.
Bicycle paths with lightened and fastened design process
The challenge
Helsinki is in the middle of a transition from bidirectional network for cycling to unidirectional network. The transition will take a long time, and there are serious gaps in the network.
Our approach
Our team suggested for the city of Helsinki that on the selected existing bicycle paths there could decent arrangements found with lightened planning process in order to fasten the transition and make new unidirectional network cohesive. The general method was to change existing bicycle paths to unidirectional on the line segment using road markings and traffic signs while make constructural changes only in the intersections.
The result
The cycling target network was extended with approx. 5 km of new bicycle paths serving much better cohesion for cyclists.
Bicycle highway of Munkkiniemi - preliminary design
Description
Preliminary design of bicycle highway of Munkkiniemi (in Helsinki)
Scope
Bicycle highway network in Helsinki is planned for improving the traffic on a system level. Bicycle highays are offering a sustainable moving choise for everyday life, which is competitive in terms of time and easiness with other modes of traffic. Munkkiniemi bicycle highway is only one route with a length of 4,5 km of the total of 130 km’s planned bicycle highways in Helsinki. As a result, the project delivered a high standard preliminary design based on Nordic best practices. The project contained multidisciplinary collaboration within Ramboll including street infra, environmental planning, GEO, Bridges etc.
The length of planned route is approx. 4,5 km’s
Client City Of Helsinki
Delivery period 06/2023-06/2024
Cycle Super Highway Rostock
Description
Preliminary design for Cycle Super Highways Rostock-Lichtenhagen – Warnemünde by redesigning the existing urban motorway
Scope
Preliminary design
Client Rostock municipality
Delivery period 03/2021 - 07/2022
Radbahn U1 Berlin
Description
Radbahn aims to convert the underutilised space under and along the iconic metro viaduct into a high-quality, urban environment by means of a roofed cycleway. In the technical feasibility study Ramboll has analysed 2 variants to realise Radbahn.
Scope
- Preliminary design
- Cost estimation and cost-benefit-analysis
- Microscopic simulation with Vissim
- Communication, participation and stakeholder management including
Client Berlin Senate Department for the Environment, Urban Mobility, Consumer Protection and Climate Action
Delivery period 04/2021-08/2023
Wayfinding for cycling in Helsinki
Description
Traffic sign plans of wayfinding in Helsinki (Part 2)
Scope
Establishing wayfinding for bicycle traffic will improve navigating in Helsinki. Improving infrastructure will take decades to reach the set targets. A quality wayfinding can be implemented in relatively short period and with relatively low costs and thus it is a low hanging fruit in promoting cycling for a lot of cities as well as an essential part of the modern cycling infrastructure. The plans are basing on the masterplan of wayfinding which is done in GIS using script tool named Signposter.
Client The City Of Helsinki
Delivery period 2020-2024
Maria’s cycling tunnel – a tunnel segment on a western bicycle highway
Description
Preliminary design and construction planning detailed design of tunnel segment of Western bicycle highway
in Helsinki
Scope
Western bicycle highway starts in an old railway corridor in a city center of Helsinki. A segment around old Maria's hospital area has been a challenge in terms of space and flow speed in the intersection of Mechelininkatu. Helsinki's comprehensive plan for bicycles has an early stage idea to pass under the old hospital area. Underpass would save time and would keep bicycle path segregated from busy car traffic. The plan is challenging passing under the historical buildings. The tunnel should be built as low incline as possible balancing with the ground thickness between the tunnel roof and the building base. The Exit in the west is between two historical graveyards, which will leave little room for exit ramp. Task is a challenge, but it serves the biggest bicycle flow in Helsinki and would make level of service better for bikes in many ways such as time savings.
Client City of Helsinki
Delivery period 11/2023-9/2024
Bicycle bridge over Copenhagen Harbour
Description
Analysis of bridge alignment and land connections
Scope
Elaboration of a previous project by another consultant, particularly with regards to the solutions at the land connections
Client City of Copenhagen
Delivery period April – December 2024Type drawings for cycling
Description
Type drawings for cycling infrastructure to ensure uniform implementation of street design.
Scope
Detailed design type drawings
Client City Of Helsinki
Delivery period 2020 - ContinousBicycle street in Helsinki -Construction planning
Description
Construction Planning for Kulosaaren puistotie cycling street.
Scope
The task was to plan a construction plans to Kulosaaren puistotie. Kulosaaren puistotie was transformed to cycling street. The plan included all the documents from detailed design to implementation documents. The plan included also public engagement.
Client The City Of Helsinki
Delivery period 2020