Our services in cycling
Data and insights
Access to good data and insights are important in order to plan for the right measures. Questions that needs to be answered are for example ‘Where do people bike?’, ‘How much do people bike?’, ‘What is the state of the existing infrastructure?’ and ‘What do the citizens think?’.
To be able to see and evaluate different aspects it is also important to combine quantitative methods and data with qualitative methods like interviews and focus groups.
Some examples of services Ramboll offers for this phase are:
- Advanced bike flow analyses using cameras, drones or wifi
- Analysis of vehicle speeds from GPS-data
- Traffic accident analyses
- Surveys and interviews
- Road surveys and maintenance studies
- Bike accounts
Policy
Having a vision, clear goals and targets are important.
To secure ownership and commitment, it's important to involve the right stakeholders and to integrate and link cycling policy to other policies – urban planning, transport, sustainability, health, environment etc.
We have extensive experience of developing different kinds of mobility policies for rural and urban, regional and local for smaller towns as well as big cities.
Examples of policies involving cycling are:
- Sustainable urban mobility plan (SUMP)
- Mobility strategy
- Strategy for active travel
- Cycling strategy
Planning
A coherent, accessible, safe and secure network of bike lanes, paths and bicycle streets is the backbone in a cycling city.
But planning for cycling is more than planning new bike paths, bridges and tunnels. It is also about land use and spatial planning for a city with shorter distances and planning for the integration and connection with other modes of transport.
Understanding of the DNA of cycling and cycling culture is crucial when planning for cycling. A bicycle is not a small car and cyclists are not pedestrians on wheels.
Some examples of services Ramboll offers for this phase are:
- Modelling and simulations
- Potential studies
- Feasibility studies
- Master planning
- Network planning
- Safe school routes
- Cost-benefit analyses, socio economics
- Traffic safety analyses
- Bike sharing studies
Design
When designing cycling infrastructure we always use our experience and best practice from the Nordics, Germany and the Netherlands and adapt this to the local context and the local cycling culture.
Ramboll also have expert knowledge in street design, intelligent transport systems (ITS), ground engineering, landscape architecture, climate adaptation and stormwater handling. This means that we can take care of the whole design phase, from conceptual and principal design to detailed design.
Examples of services for this phase are:
- Conceptual design
- Design manuals
- Detailed design
- Bicycle parking
- ITS and signals
- Wayfinding and signage
- Urban and landscape integration
- Climate resiliency and adaptation
Promote
Build it and they will come – but this is not enough.
Often the barrier for changing a habit is the 15 cm between our ears.
To normalize cycling we need to promote cycling as a normal everyday activity that everybody can do regardless of gender, style, age or income.
Often communication is not enough – having people try it out very important key to behavior change.
Examples of services Ramboll offers for this phase are:
- Citizen involvement
- Branding campaigns
- Behavior change measures and activities