Fayetteville in the U.S. has celebrated its inclusion in the international five-cities pilot of the CycleRAP Assessment Model along with Madrid, Barcelona, Bogota and Sao Paulo.
The pilot, involving Fundación Mapfre, iRAP, el Unión Ciclista Internacional (UCI) y PTV, has worked with local partners in each city to test the model and produce maps showing how safe local infrastructure is for cyclists and users of other types of mobility vehicles. Results and a complementary knowledge base were developed to support other cities undertaking CycleRAP assessments, and to provide general guidance on designing safer streets and networks for cycling and light mobility.
Fayetteville is the only designated bike city in the country and local network KNWA Fox 24 shared local experience of the year-long trial:
The pilot found most bike trails in Fayetteville are safe, but confirmed expected high-risk locations, providing the evidence-base to support targeted improvements.
According to Brannon Pack with Experience Fayetteville, 50 miles of paved trails and street bike lanes were assessed using an electric bike fitted with a GoPro camera. Pack stated the program found at least 70% of the city’s biking trails to be safe.
“Fayetteville truly is an award winning bicycle friendly community but that takes work and has taken years of work by a lot of people to get us to where we are. But there are still more opportunities that exist within our network to make sure everyone that lives in Fayetteville can connect to it,” said Pack.
CycleRAP es un modelo de evaluación de riesgos de infraestructura basado en evidencia. Su objetivo es reducir los accidentes y mejorar la seguridad, especialmente para ciclistas y otros usuarios de movilidad ligera, mediante la identificación de zonas de alto riesgo sin necesidad de datos de accidentes. El modelo utiliza datos sobre las características de una carretera, calle o sendero para evaluar el riesgo de accidentes para ciclistas y usuarios de movilidad ligera, independientemente del tipo de infraestructura, y localiza y mapea los lugares donde es probable que ocurran accidentes, ofreciendo sugerencias para implementar medidas que reduzcan este riesgo.
Understanding the infrastructure risk for cyclists and light mobility users and showcasing best practices to the world have been the main goals of the project.
Results of the five-cities project were released last month at the Foro de la UCI sobre movilidad y ciclismo en la ciudad in Belgium.
Para más información:
- Download the CycleRAP Pilot in Five Cities Report aquí
- On CycleRAP, visit https://irap.org/cyclerap/