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Cycling: Social Aspect
Examples from Peru BikeLab
December 2013
Sybil Settlemyre
Director of Programs
EMBARQ Andino
ssettlemyre@embarqandino.org
The city is abandoning its role to be a place primarily for people, to be the meeting place for society.
“A good city is like a good party – people stay longer than really necessary, because they
are enjoying themselves,” Jan Gehl, Gehl Architects, Denmark
Public Spaces and
Non-Motorized Transport:
Arequipa, Peru
Arequipa, Perú 2009 to 2011 – EMBARQ, EMBARQ
Andino, and PAHO conducted the
Baseline Study of Public Health
Indicators for the Integrated Transport
System of Arequipa.
Air quality and exposure
Traffic crashes
Physical activity
2011 – EMBARQ Andino published the
executive summary of the results of
the Baseline of Public Health
Indicators
Air quality and exposure: 2.5 PM 8 times
higher than WHO levels
Traffic crashes: 2 people die weekly
Physical activity: less than 10% of citizens
participate
Arequipa, Perú 2011 – Implementation of
Public Space and Non-
motorized Transport Program:
“My Healthy Arequipa”
Pedestrianization of 9
blocks of historic city
center
Promotion of non-
motorized transport in
historic city center
Reduction of air pollution
in historic city center
Reduction of sound
pollution in historic city
center
Process and Objective Implement public policy
and program
Increase public spaces and promote non-motorized
transport
Reduce vehicle miles travelled, reduce air pollution, and increase physical activity
To improve quality of life.
Advance and Scale Up of the
Arequipa Experience 2011 – 64 mayors signed declaration to increase public spaces
and promote physical activity and non-motorized transport
Financial Resources
• National Public Policy: National Incentive Plan
Tools and Guidelines
• Site visit, Guidelines, and Technical Criteria
Training and Capacity Building
• 1 Seminar
• 1 Workshop
14 Steps to implement recreational
bike path
Work Team
1
2
Selection of
Public Space
3
Promote and Convince
2
Authorizations
4
5
Program 6
Work Plan and
Budget
Resolutions
Program
14 Steps to implement recreational
bike path
Project
Elaboration
7
8
Permits
9
Advertisement
14 Steps to implement recreational
bike path
Train Personnel
12
Materials
10
Contract
Needed
Services
11
14 Steps to implement recreational
bike path
Inauguration!
14
Define
Logistics
13
14 Steps to implement recreational
bike path
Advance and Scale Up of the
Arequipa Experience
2012 – 240 of 249 Peruvian municipalities replicated
Arequipa experience
Ministry of Health National Incentive Plan Goal:
Implementation of Sunday Recreational Bike
Paths
2013 – Up to 249 Peruvian municipalities can
replicate Arequipa experience
Ministry of Health National Incentive Plan Goal:
Implementation of Program of Physical Activity in
Public Spaces
Ciclovía Recreativa de Chanchamayo
(Junín)
Ciclovía Recreativa de Huancayo
Salud y Bienestar en Calle Real
Ciclovía Recreativa de Cajamarca
Ciclovida Cajamarca Saludable
Ciclovía Recreativa de Huacho
Ciclo Vida Huacho
Ciclovía Recreativa de Lima
Ciclodía
Paradigm Shift
Dialogue Exchange
Elements for Success
Awareness and political will
Public policy and
budget allocation
Public space and non-motorized transport program
Sybil Settlemyre
Director of Programs
ssettlemyre@embarqandino.org
EMBARQ Andino
www.embarqandino.org