Key words: safety, bicycle
Main characteristics:
- Safety-Oriented Design: Focuses on integrating traffic lights, dedicated bicycle paths, and pedestrian infrastructure to ensure safe transitions for cyclists and pedestrians.
- Accessibility Improvements: Enhances entry and exit points for staff and visitors, making the campus more user-friendly during both daily operations and events.
- Sustainability Focus: Promotes eco-friendly mobility by prioritizing cycling and pedestrian movement within urban transport planning.
- Inclusive Infrastructure: Addresses the needs of diverse users, including cyclists, pedestrians, and event participants, fostering a shared and sustainable urban space.
Challenges to tackle:
- Cyclists exiting the Bicycle Campus are forced into flowing traffic without a safe transition, creating significant safety risks.
- Lack of essential infrastructure such as traffic lights, bicycle path connections, pedestrian sidewalks, and crosswalks exacerbates the danger for all road users.
- Difficult access to the campus impacts staff during workdays and limits citizen participation in events, hindering overall usability and engagement.
Main goals of the SIA:
- Establish safe and seamless connections for cyclists, including traffic lights and dedicated bicycle paths.
- Create pedestrian-friendly infrastructure, such as sidewalks and crosswalks, to enhance accessibility for all users.
- Improve access points to the campus to facilitate smoother entry and exit for staff and citizens during events, ensuring inclusivity and safety.