Sybil Settlemyre presented on Cycling: Social Aspect - Examples from Peru at the City of [Bike] for City Seminar held in Istanbul, Turkey, on December 11, 2013. The Seminar was held as part of EMBARQ Turkey's BikeLab project. Settlemyre's presentation was given during Session 3 of the Seminar, "Environmental, Economic and Social Dimensions of Bikes."

1. Cycling: Social Aspect
Examples from Peru
BikeLab
December 2013
Sybil Settlemyre
Director of Programs
EMBARQ Andino
ssettlemyre@embarqandino.org

2. 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

3. Public Spaces and
Non-Motorized Transport:
Arequipa, Peru

4. 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

5. Arequipa, Perú
2011 – Implementation of
Public Space and Nonmotorized Transport Program:
“My Healthy Arequipa”
Pedestrianization of 9
blocks of historic city
center
Promotion of nonmotorized transport in
historic city center
Reduction of air pollution
in historic city center
Reduction of sound
pollution in historic city
center

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 1
14 Steps
to implement recreational
bike path
2
Work Team
3
Selection of
Public Space
Promote and Convince

10. 4
14 Steps
to implement recreational
bike path
Resolutions
5
Authorizations
Program
Program
6
Work Plan and
Budget

11. 7
14 Steps
to implement recreational
bike path
8
Project
Elaboration
9
Permits
Advertisement

12. 10
14 Steps
to implement recreational
bike path
11
Materials
12
Contract
Needed
Services
Train Personnel

13. 14 Steps
13
to implement recreational
bike path
14
Define
Logistics
Inauguration!

14. 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

15. Ciclovía Recreativa de Chanchamayo
(Junín)

16. Ciclovía Recreativa de Huancayo
Salud y Bienestar en Calle Real

17. Ciclovía Recreativa de Cajamarca
Ciclovida Cajamarca Saludable

18. Ciclovía Recreativa de Huacho
Ciclo Vida Huacho

19. Ciclovía Recreativa de Lima
Ciclodía

20. Paradigm Shift

21. Dialogue Exchange

22. Elements for Success
Public space
and nonmotorized
transport
program
Public
policy and
budget
allocation
Awareness and
political will

23. Sybil Settlemyre
Director of Programs
ssettlemyre@embarqandino.org
EMBARQ Andino
www.embarqandino.org