Urban design and planning influences on the share of trips taken by cycling

Pasha, Mosabbir; Rifaat, Shakil Mohammad; Tay, Richard; Barros, Alexandre de

doi:10.1080/13574809.2016.1184567

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“…Moreover, traffic-calming measurements in Klausenerplatz make streets more comfortable and safer places for cycling. This is consistent with the existing literature regarding the importance of cycling paths and traffic-calming measurement for encouraging cycling activity (Pasha et al 2016;Wheeler 2013;Wegman, Zhang, and Dijkstra 2012). To this one should also add the tradition of cycling in Germany as a typical and favourable transportation means (Pucher and Buehler 2008;Pucher and Dijkstra 2003).…”

Section: Spatial Pattern Of Activity Typesupporting

confidence: 88%

Mapping neighbourhood outdoor activities: space, time, gender and age

Shirazi

2018

Journal of Urban Design

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This paper investigates spatial, temporal, age, and gender pattern of outdoor social activities in urban neighbourhoods and their correlation with properties of urban form. Informed by theories and mapping techniques in urban sociology, urban design, and behavioural research, it develops a methodology for mapping outdoor social activities and applies it to four case studies in London and Berlin. Findings demonstrate how different types of activities are spatially distributed, reflecting socio-spatial characteristics of the given neighbourhood. The paper elaborates the contribution of the research to ongoing debates such as gendered space and age-friendly communities and suggests methodological improvements for future research.

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Section: Spatial Pattern Of Activity Typesupporting

confidence: 88%

Mapping neighbourhood outdoor activities: space, time, gender and age

Shirazi

2018

Journal of Urban Design

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“…This makes Klausenerplatz a more cycling-friendly neighbourhood, probably because there are more designated cycling paths and traffic-calming measures in Klausenerplatz than Samariterkiez. Studies suggest that cycling paths and traffic-calming measures play a significant role in encouraging residents to cycle [96][97][98]. Overall, cycling has been a favourable transportation means for Germans [99,100], and cycling in Berlin is 3% higher than average in Germany (in Germany it is 10.0%) [101].…”

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confidence: 99%

Compact Urban Form: Neighbouring and Social Activity

Shirazi

2020

Sustainability

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Compact urban form has been widely suggested as a more sustainable development pattern that enhances different aspects of social liveability such as social exchange, collective interaction, and outdoor activity. Empirical research, however, challenges proposing a generic and universal understanding of compactness and its social advantages: compactness is perceived and lived differently in different socio-cultural contexts. This paper contributes to the call for gaining a more place-specific understanding from the compact urban form. To do so, it examines the social life of compact neighbourhoods in two study sites in Berlin. Social life is investigated by measuring the two dimensions of “neighbouring” and “social activities”: while the former explores how residents of the neighbourhood perceive different aspects of social life, the latter maps how urban space accommodates different types of social activity. Questionnaires and advanced mapping techniques are the primary sources of research obtained through intensive fieldwork and on-site observation. The research findings challenge some dominant assumptions attributed to the compact urban form orthodoxy: a compact neighbourhood can be perceived as safe, offer acceptable home and neighbourhood satisfaction, and, at the same time, suffer from low social networking and community engagement.

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“…In places where additional supplies/equipment are needed to cycle (such as bicycle helmets, raincoats, or formal work clothes) cycling is also seen as less convenient. A lack of showers or secure parking at work adds to the inconvenience (Hull and O'Holleran 2014;Heinen et al 2013;Mateo-Babiano et al 2016;Pasha et al 2016;Nkurunziza et al 2012;Tin et al 2012). On the positive side, the simple fact of owning a bicycle adds to the perceived convenience of cycling.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, living in a city with an established cycling culture and with high levels of environmental awareness increases one's propensity to cycle. Finally, experience and enjoyment of cycling is more likely to lead to cycling adoption (Aldred and Jungnickel 2014;Castillo-Manzano, L opez-Valpuesta, and S anchez-Braza 2016;Heinen et al 2013;Pucher and Buehler 2008;Pasha et al 2016;Handy, van Wee, and Kroesen 2014;Pojani et al 2017;Hull and O'Holleran 2014;Spencer et al 2013;Winters et al 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Wee, and Maat 2010; Amiri and Sadeghpour 2015; G€ ossling 2013;Koetse and Rietveld 2009;Meng et al 2016). Quality cycling infrastructurein the form of reasonably wide, segregated bicycle lanes connected in a networkis seen as key in appeasing most safety concerns(Hull and O'Holleran 2014;Pucher and Buehler 2008;G€ ossling 2013;Pucher and Buehler 2008;Pasha et al 2016;Hull and O'Holleran 2014;Marqu es et al 2015). Other measures, such as traffic calming, better lighting, bicycle priority designs at intersections, lower car speed limits, and traffic liability laws that favor cyclists are beneficial as well(Handy, van Wee, and Kroesen 2014;Pucher and Buehler 2008;Chataway et al 2014;Hull and O'Holleran 2014;Castillo-Manzano and S anchez- Braza 2013).…”

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Making cycling irresistible in tropical climates? Views from Singapore

Lee

Pojani

2019

Policy Design and Practice

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In Singapore, cycling serves only two percent of daily commuter trips. Whenever cycling is discussed in relation to tropical settings, weather and climate are cited as major barriers to success. Commentators based in temperate climate zones assume that stifling heat, humidity, monsoon rains, and severe thunderstorms preclude the adoption of cycling in the tropics. Drawing on indepth interviews with transport policy experts based in Singapore, we demonstrate that weather and climate are less important here than previously assumed. To people acclimatized to the tropics, the local climate and the weather variations therein pose less of a barrier than factors such as safety and convenience, which are nearly universal. It appears that, to make cycling irresistible in tropical climates, similar setups and approaches proposed or implemented in temperate climates are needed.

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Urban design and planning influences on the share of trips taken by cycling

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

Mapping neighbourhood outdoor activities: space, time, gender and age

Mapping neighbourhood outdoor activities: space, time, gender and age

Compact Urban Form: Neighbouring and Social Activity

Making cycling irresistible in tropical climates? Views from Singapore

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