Project MOBILIS ”Levende

veje” (Living roads)

Introduction

To increase the health and the quality of life for both the residents, workers and visitors in Odense City, the project ”Levende veje” began dec. 2005 and was finished sep. 2008.

The project involved to pilot areas, Bolbro and Korup

Location

Location A: Bolbro

Location B: Korup

Location B: Korup

Objectives

The main objective was to get the local residents to become more active in their community. As a result more people would use the local roads for their activities and therefor creating a ”shared space” bewteen cars, bikes and pedestrians.

We in Odense belive that it would yeld good results if, a community took an actively role alongside the trafficsplanners when trying to increase the use of bicycles and busses.

Objectives

To increase the quality of life in the two pilot areas

To increse traffic safety and feeling of security in residential areas

20 % reduction in through going traffic in the two pilot areas

25 % increase of pedestrains in the two pilot areas

To execute marketing compaigs

Realisation

Physical measurements

Information and communication with the local residents

Campaigns

Realisation – Physical measurements

Street bumps

Realisation – Physical measurements

Street ”bottlenecks”

Realisation – Information and communication

A web page were created:

Realisation – Campaigns

Marketing campaigns in the two pilot areas Which included:

- Speed indicators- Road side posters- Local residents gave away folders/flayers- Logos on the street

Opening event

- Where the police and firedepartment showed up- Also there were sat up a playground for the children

Lottery- Cycle or use the bus more and win prizes

Realisation – Campaigns

Results The avarge speed dropped by 12 % in Korup and 22 % in Bolbro

- Both control points had an 1.1 % increase in the average speed

The through going traffic has dropped 35 % in Bolbro and incrased by 12 % in Korup

- In Bolbro actions were taken to preven through going traffic

61 % or the residents feel that the traffic speed has dropped

The amount of residents that consider crossing the roads is safe inscreased from 24 % to 61 %

Cycling has increased by 62 % in the two pilot areas

The amount of residents speaking with each other every day has increased from 22 % to 28 %

Lesseons learned

The Danish Road Directorate used 6 month to approve the project and caused some of the residents to lose interest in the project

The process involving the local drivers was very positive and gave good local support

The webpage created for this project was very usefull to get basic information out to the residents. Furthermore the residents felt they were more involved in the planning proces

Local residents are very posetive about these kind of projects

Questions?