Development possibilities of bicycle traffic as part of a sustainable urban mobility plan: a case study of Sesvete

Gradska četvrt Sesvete u zadnjih je 30 godina doživjela velik porast broja stanovnika i jak ekonomski razvoj. No, taj razvoj nije pratio razvoj prometne mreže. Ona je zastarjela i ne može primiti obujam prometa kakav danas Sesvete imaju. Zbog toga je potrebno tražiti alternativne načine prometovanja. Prilika za to rasterećenje je u biciklističkom prometu. Ta vrsta prometa do sada nije imala dovoljnu iskorištenost u prometu Sesveta, no ima velik potencijal. Usprkos neizgrađenosti prometne infrastrukture moguća je provedba brojnih projekata po uzoru na druge hrvatske i europske gradove koji svojim primjerima mogu voditi Sesvete prema razvoju i rješavanju ključnih problema. U rješavanju tih problema od velike je važnosti i primjena načela Plana održive urbane mobilnosti radi postizanja glavnog cilja, a to je efikasnije korištenje cjelovite prometne infrastrukture. Na taj način iskazan je i cilj istraživanja koji se temelji na analizama trenutnog stanja i prijedlozima za budući razvoj biciklističkog prometa kao dijela Plana održive urbane mobilnosti. Sam cilj ovog rada proveden je kroz proučavanje stručne i znanstvene literature, kartiranja u GIS-u i ispitivanja javnog mnijenja pomoću online anketnog istraživanja koje je pokazalo nezadovoljstvo ispitanika stanjem prometa u Sesvetama, ali i velik prostor za napredak.The city district of Sesvete has experienced a large increase in population growth and strong economic development in the past 30 years. However, this development did not follow the development of the traffic network. It is outdated and cannot receive the volume of traffic that the Sesvete is having today. For this reason, alternative routes should be sought. The chance for releasing that pressure is in cycling. This type of traffi so far had insufficient utilisation in the traffic of Sesvete, but has great potential. Despite the low quality of traffic infrastructure, it is possible to implement a number of projects following the example of other Croatian and European cities, which can guide Sesvete towards developing and addressing key issues. In solving these problems, the application of the principles of the sustainable urban mobility plan in order to achieve the main goal, which is the more efficient use of the complete transport infrastructure, is of great importance. In this way, the goal of the research is expressed and it is based on the analysis of the current situation and proposals for the future development of bicycle traffic as part of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan. The very goal of this work was carried out through the study of professional and scientific literature, GIS mapping and public opinion polls using an online survey that showed respondents' dissatisfaction with the state of traffic in Sesvete, but also a great room for improvement