Promotion and development of
urban cycling in Montes de Oca
and Curridabat, Costa Rica

Implemented by

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Objective

To improve the conditions for the mobility and accessibility of urban cyclists in the cantons of Curridabat and Montes de Oca by developing participatory and educational processes, in which a process of data collection and systematisation is generated with cycling communities in the study area

Challenges in the region

The design of the Greater Metropolitan Area is oriented towards private motorised vehicles: the fleet is growing by 5% a year and occupies 35.7% of the modal split
Lack of cycling infrastructure and clear policies for road safety and behaviour, which makes cyclists vulnerable
Curridabat and Montes de Oca share roads that are their main mobility corridors; however, they are inefficient in consolidating accessible and well-connected territories

Disaggregated information on transport demand is required for these cantons

Location

Curridabat and Montes de Oca, Costa Rica

Projects

Pilot projects

Overall Project Amount

Euros

Implementation period

November 2019 - April 2021

Project phases

Information gathering

To strengthen the urban cycling capacities of the population in the cantons of Montes de Oca and Curridabat and to collect information on cycling infrastructure needs in a participatory manner

Diagnostic

Identify the infrastructure needs of people who use bicycles as a means of transport, prioritised on the basis of data collected, technical criteria, and participation

Implementation

Designing and building the infrastructure in the cantons of Montes de Oca and Curridabat

Evaluation

Systematise and disseminate experiences and lessons learned during project implementation

Expected results

Establishing infrastructure

Priority infrastructure for urban cycling built based on data collected, technical and participatory criteria

Scaling-up experience

Experience and lessons learned systematised and disseminated, to promote the development of similar and complementary projects in other cantons of the Greater Metropolitan Area