On these pages, the key outputs of the Handshake project will be posted alongside key resources about the cities and general good practices in cycling.
Public deliverables will be created over the course of the project until 2022 and will be posted as soon as they are available. Follow our twitter channel or sign up to our Newsletter to keep up to date with new materials.
Some example resources are showcased below.
You can search the resources available by city, date or using free text. Handshake-produced resources are marked:
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"Cykelregnskab" Every two years, the City of Copenhagen prepares a so-called bicycle account. Here it is made clear how it is possible to achieve the goals that have been decided in the bicycle strategy. The bicycle accounts have been published since 1995 and provide a good overview of what is happening to improvements for cyclists - and what can be done better.
Documents published in relation to the Greater Manchester Cycling and Walking Commissioner’s plans.
Helsinki Bicycle Account 2017 presents the development of cycling, citizens' opinions, cycle path projects and cycling services
Publication date: Sun 1 Jan 2017
City of Helsinki
Language: Finnish
Riga's Traffic Department developed the cycling development concept created in collaboration with the association "Latvian cyclist association". The concept is based on three main directions of development: Cycling infrastructure; Cycling planning and management; Cycling promotion and education. The concept includes an action plan and a possible financial model for the construction of cycling infrastructure for 2016-2018.
Publication date: Thu 1 Jan 2015
City of Riga
Language: Latvian
"Do's & Don'ts" for Successful Implementation of Cycling Policies This document presents the conclusions of the EU CHAMP project which ran from 2011-2014 and examined the implementation of cycling initiatives in 7 cities across Europe. Why do some European cities have a much higher share of cycling compared to other cities with the same characteristics? This is one of the main questions the CHAMP project addressed. By looking at counterparts in Europe and analysing successes and...
Publication date: September 2014
Cycling Heroes Advancing sustainable Mobility Practice (CHAMP)
Language: English
Copenhagen’s guidelines for bicycle infrastructure is described in detail in the publication Focus on Cycling. This includes intersection design, bicycle track width, signage, bicycle parking, maintenance.
This project has received funding from the European Union‘s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement no 769177.
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