Whose Lane Is It Anyway? The Experience of Cycling in a Mid-Sized City

Mayers, Rebecca; Glover, Troy D.

doi:10.1080/01490400.2018.1518174

Cited by 15 publications

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“…Research conducted by Gutierrez and colleagues [36] in South America shows that the risk of an accident or assault may outweigh the economic savings and health benefits of cycling [37]. The United States represents a similar case where cycling is a safety problem because the infrastructure and access to cycle paths is not ensured [34,38]. Using examples from Japan, the US and Canada, Reynolds and colleagues [39] show that the type of road infrastructure has an effect on cyclist safety and risk of injury.…”

Section: Road Safety In the Context Of The Risk Of Cyclist Accidentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cycling as a Sustainable Transport Alternative in Polish Cittaslow Towns

2020

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It is well known that growing motor traffic in urban areas causes air pollution and noise which affects the environment and public health. It is hardly surprising then that cycling should be used as an alternative mode of transport, not just in major cities but also in smaller ones including those that are members of the Cittaslow network. Their approach is based on sustainable development, care for the environment and transport solutions which will support a healthy lifestyle, reduced energy consumption and fewer emissions. The objective of the article is to analyse how well cycling is used as a means of transport in Polish Cittaslow towns. For this purpose, an analysis was conducted to understand how towns use their transport space to ensure accessibility and road safety. Reference is made to revitalisation programmes of Cittaslow towns with focus on what has been done to improve and build cycle paths in each town and outside of it. The work uses the following research methods: analysis of the literature, analysis of documents, including analysis of road incidents and traffic count. It has been demonstrated that cycling infrastructure in the towns under analysis has been marginalised. As a result, recommendations and suggestions are given which may inform decisions on how to build and transform cycling infrastructure in Cittaslow towns and in similar towns in Poland and abroad.

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Section: Road Safety In the Context Of The Risk Of Cyclist Accidentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sometimes safety and using cycle paths may be related to people's cultural and social backgrounds, as demonstrated in a study of four culturally different urban regions in the United Kingdom [41] and in the United States [38]. There may also be geographic and climatic conditions [42,43].…”

Section: Road Safety In the Context Of The Risk Of Cyclist Accidentsmentioning

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Cycling as a Sustainable Transport Alternative in Polish Cittaslow Towns

2020

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“…(2016) emphasize the usefulness of mixed‐method approaches through their study of the perceptions of new cycling infrastructure in Sydney, Australia. Mayers and Glover (2020) interviewed cyclists in the City of Waterloo, and found that a lack of safe cycling infrastructure deterred growth in bike usage.…”

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Polarized Paths: ‘Selling’ Cycling in City and Suburb

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Doucet

2022

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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While cycling infrastructure is increasingly integrated into North American cities, bike lanes are still met with considerable resistance. Contradictory housing concerns that bike lanes will either lower property values or spur gentrification are central to this ‘bikelash.’ Our research explores the ways in which cycling infrastructure is part of the development and consumption of housing and real estate in a growing mid‐sized region. Instead of analysing real estate data, we engage with real estate agents and developers to provide new insights into how cycling is ‘sold’ and marketed in both the home‐building and home‐buying processes. Central to this discussion is the stark difference between core urban areas, where the built environment is more conducive to cycling, and automobile‐oriented suburbs. Through this dichotomy, we examine differences based on demographics, as well as the active role that realtors and developers play in selling cycling as transportation, lifestyle, and recreation.

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“…For instance, the social practices approach (Maller et al, 2016) and relational ap-proaches to health behavior (Dean et al, 2020) are interesting perspectives into active living research, both of which rely predominantly on qualitative research methods and emphasize human agency and the reciprocity of the built environment and human activity relationship. Such perspectives may help quantitative active living research move beyond some of the dualistic conceptions of physical activity behavior, such as walking for transport or leisure as separate behaviors or categorizing cyclists distinctly as commuters or recreational cyclists (Mayers & Glover, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%