| Selected
Bicycle Promotion Initiatives Around the World |
| Compiled
by Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute, July 2002. |
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| City |
Country |
Initiative |
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Australia |
Plans
to double bicycle use by 2004 by developing a network of trails, end-of-trip
facilities, improving bicycle safety. |
| Santiago |
Chile |
30-40
kilometer bike path pilot project currently funded by the Global Environment
Facility could grow to 1,000 kilometers over 10 years. |
| Bogotá |
Columbia |
Some
300 kilometers of bicycle paths have been completed; all cars are
banned from 120 kilometers of the city's main streets on Sundays and
holidays; referendum was passed to prohibit car circulation during
rush hours by 2015. |
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France |
The
French Environment Ministry, together with the Transportation Ministry,
created a national bicycle plan in 1994, granting near $2 million
for 10 bicycle promotion projects based on the Dutch model. |
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Germany |
Over
31,000 kilometers of paths and lanes exclusively for bicycles. |
| Tokyo |
Japan |
Cost
of owning a car is high: fuel taxes double those of the United States
account for almost half of the price of gas; automobile tax levies
and vehicle inspection fees amount to an average of almost $2,000
annually. |
| Nagoya |
Japan |
Employer
contributions for commuting by bicycle doubled in 2000, while allowances
for automobile commuters were halved. |
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Netherlands |
First
country to establish an official national bicycle policy; currently
almost 19,000 kilometers of paths and lanes exclusively for bicycles. |
| Lima
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Peru |
Low-interest
loans available to low-income families for the purchase of the bicycle
are helping the city to meet its goal to increase percent of trips
by bicycle from 2 percent in the mid 1990s to 10 percent. Over 60
kilometers of bike paths have been built along major traffic corridors. |
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United
States |
Almost
$3 billion in federal funding allocated for bicycle and pedestrian
projects between 1998 and 2003 under the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century. |
