Mean temperature: - January: - 9 °C (16 °F) - April: + 2 °C (36 °F) - July: + 16 °C (61 °F) - October: + 4 °C (39 °F) Snow Depth: - November 20 cm (8 in) - December 20 cm - January 30-40 cm (12-16 in) - February 50-60 cm (20-24 in) - March 50 cm (20 in) - April 30-40 cm (12-16 in)
Average Annual Snow Fall: 300 cm
Umeå in figures
• Umeå became a city: 1622
• Population:116,000
• Average age: 38
• 2 universities
• 37,000 students
• 1/3 of Umeå’s inhabitants live in houses and 2/3 live in
flats
• Umeå’s population has doubled over the past 40 years
Many exciting construction projects
Cycle traffic planning in Umeå
… Sustainable development – the Aalborg undertakings (August 2007)
… Action programme to fulfil the environmental quality norm for nitrogen dioxide in Umeå (August 2007)
… Surveys of travel habits that show a decline for cycling mean that it is important to raise cycle planning to the level of a factual basis in the on-going more detailed general outline plans
… Cycle traffic programme adopted by the municipal executive board in 2009
The cycle programme is focused on:
• How do people travel in Umeå?
• Where is the potential to increase the proportion of journeys by bicycle?
• How do we increase the proportion of journeys by bicycle?
• How to design and maintain the future main network for cycle traffic
• Areas for measures • Follow-up
Umeå Municipality’s travel habit surveys
Hur reser man 1998
bil; 51% buss; 8% cykel; 22% till fots; 17% annat; 2%
Hur reser man 2006
bil; 57% buss; 8% cykel; 19% till fots; 16% Car; 51 % Bus; 8 % Bicycle; 22 % On foot; 17 % Other; 2 % On foot; 16 % Bicycle; 19 % Bus; 8 % Car; 57 %
How people travel, 1998 How people travel, 2006
Huvudfärdmedel för barn i Umeå Bil 27% Buss/Skolskjuts 3% Moped 1% Cykel 46% Till fots 23%
Main mode of transport for children in Umeå
On foot; 23 % Car; 27 % Bicycle; 46 % Bus/Schoolbus; 3 % Moped; 1 %
Where is the potential to
increase the proportion of
journeys by bicycle?
How do we increase the
Physical
planning!!
• Proximity so that people can walk and bike! • The optimal city thus has a radius of 5 km. This
means proximity – a city built for people (children, elderly people, ...)
• Let the city grow inwards by compacting it
Safer school roads!!
Encourage more people to cycle to work
• In Umeå, approximately 2/3 of all cycle trips under 5 km are journeys to school, work or recreation.
• In Denmark 60% of journeys to work are made by bicycle. The corresponding figure in Sweden is just under 30%.
Färdsätt till arbetet inom Umeå kommun (%)
70 44 4 12 19 25 8 18 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% män kvinnor
bil buss cykel till fots
Mode of transport for journeys to work in Umeå municipality (%)
Wome n
Men
Encourage more people to cycle to work
• Roughly 30% of all adult Swedes have no driving licence • Better cycle paths and other
infra-structure such as good cycle parks • Focused
campaigns in collaboration with employers
Färdsätt till arbetet inom Umeå kommun (%) (Hur man brukar resa)
49 57 3 9 41 21 6 13 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% sommarhalvåret vinterhalvåret
bil buss cykel till fots
Winter (October to March) Summer (April to September)
Winter
Summer
Mode of transport for journeys to work in Umeå municipality (%) (How people normally travel)
Antal skadade per skadekategori i Umeå kommun åren 2001-2005 Måttlig; 2 058; 27% Död; 27; 0% Allvarlig; 528; 7% Mycket Allvarlig; 62; 1% Lindrig; 4 868; 65% Minor injuries; 65 % Moderate injuries; 27 % Serious injuries; 7 % Very serious injuries; 1 % Fatal injuries; 1 %
Injured in Umeå Municipality, 2001-2005 (Total 7543 injured persons)
Antal allvarligt skadade samt dödade efter trafikslag i Umeå kommun 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Fotgängare Personbil Cykel Moped Mc Annat fordon
A n ta l s k a d a d e 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Pedestrians Cars Bicyclists Moped Motorcyclist Other
N o o f se ri o u sl y i n ju re d p er so n s
pavement carriageway trees/grass shared pedestrian and cycle path 2.5 m 7.5 m 3.0 m 3.0 m
Ja
June - August:
Inspection for damage Road surface maintenance
Quick facts about winter maintenance
Main network for pedestrian and cycle traffic 30/winter
Other foot and cycle paths 15/winter
No. of vehicles for winter maintenance of foot and cycle paths 19 Kilometres of main network for pedestrian and cycle traffic 67
Kilometres of other foot and cycle paths 171
Asphalt for pedestrian and cycle traffic 2012 SEK 2,2 million Winter maintenance for pedestrian and cycle traffic 2012 SEK 7,3 million
Quality declaration
• Our assignment
• What we promise, e.g. at what depth of snow do we begin clearing snow from the main network for
pedestrian and cycle traffic • Attendance time
• Continuous improvement • Communication paths
Procurement
In the procurement documents the Municipality has specified the prerequisites for the work, e.g.
•when plowing is to begin (4 cm of snow on the main network for pedestrian and cycle traffic )
•when anti-skid treatment is to be carried out
•that anti-skid treatment is to be carried out as a preventive measure on the main network for pedestrian and cycle traffic
•Minimum depth to be cleared of snow
•Types and sizes of machines to be used on some sections
•That the contractor is to have personnel on stand-by round the clock every day
Inspection, documentation and follow-up
Inspection in order to check:
• that the work is carried out according to contract • the work is carried out satisfactorily
Documentation
• Documentation by means of vehicle-mounted GPS Follow-up:
• Established routines for how inspections are to be made • Checklist - what is to be inspected
Communication with citizens:
Snow clearing equipment on network for pedestrian and
cycle traffic
Underground heating
• The main reason for underground heating is traffic safety.
• Surfaces that are difficult to maintain (risk of major
damage to sensitive surfaces)
• There are approximately 33,000 sqm of underground-heated surfaces in Umeå. • The cost per sqm is
• A traffic data report is drawn up every two years.
• The report shows where in the municipality most injuries occur divided into motor vehicle accidents, bicycle accidents and pedestrian
accidents.
• The report forms the basis for where extra monitoring is necessary. • One major accident risk is the gritting sand that is still lying on
asphalted surfaces in the spring. Many accidents are caused by skidding on this loose grit. To reduce the accident risk the gritting sand is swept up as soon as possible.
Marie Frostvinge and Torbjörn Sandberg
Traffic Planning Manager Street Operations Manager
marie.frostvinge@umea.se torbjorn.sandberg@umea.se
