the good and the bad - bicyclists' experiences in copenhagen

Cycling and Society Symposium 2012

The Good and the Bad – Bicyclists’ Experiences In Copenhagen

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1) Forest & Landscape, University of Copenhagen2) Department of Transport, Technical University of Denmark

Bernhard Snizek

Thomas Sick Nielsen

Hans Skov-Petersen

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IntroductionGoalMethodologyResults

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INTRODUCTION > Mapping of experiences

(Nold 2006)

Emotion map

(Leahu & Schwenk, 2008)

Arousal Map

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Cyclists’ Experiences

spatially explicit cycling experiences are rarely studied:

land use traffic intensity pollution, noise pedestrians infrastructure

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Goal

Are the characteristics of elements and locations of the city correlated to the likelihood of having a positive or negative cycling experience.

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Methodology

data collectiondata processingframework for relating cyclists’ experiences to urban phenomena

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Data collectiononline, map-based questionnaire

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Data Processing

Removal of erroneously drawn routes

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Data Processing

Map matching

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Data Processing

Dots projected onto their respective routes

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Data Processing

- dots > 100m away from routes omitted- 554 positive and 336 negative experiences

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Data Processing86,332 non experience points laid out on routes; distance 50m

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Data Processing

- GIS layers selected or created

- GIS layers’ data added to points

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FrameworkCycling facilities and level of service for cyclists

- Roads with cycle facilities

no cycling facilities cycle path (curb) cycle lane (markings) off road path (cyclists) off road path (mixed)

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Framework

Cycling facilities and level of service for cyclists

- Distance to nearest cycle rack

- Number of bike racks within 100m

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Framework

Street types

Primary roads

Secondary roads

Residential streets - detached or semi-detached housing

Residential streets with multi-storey housing

Cycle paths exclusively for bikes

Mixed paths for cyclists and pedestrians

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Framework

distance to closest bus stopdistance to nearest intersectiondistance to the nearest traffic lights

Road environments

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FrameworkUrban density & centrality

Distance to town hall

Number of companies within 100m

Number of retail units within 100m

Distance to closest water or green areaPercentage of green of route segments

Green

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FrameworkRoute related measures

Deviations from the direct line (origin-destination)

The angle between the current segment and the line from the experience point towards town hall.

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Geographic distribution of the dots

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Model

Multinomial regression

Probability of a positive experience vs. no experience

Probability of a negative experience vs. no experience

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Results

increase the probability for a positive experience

reduce the probability for a positive experience

increase the probability for a negative experience

reduce the probability for a negative experience

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Results

increase the probability of a positive experience

availability of cycling facilities (CPH style)

greater distance to bus stops

high percentage of greenshort distance to water bodiesshort distance to town hall

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Results

reduce the probability of a positive experience

primary roads

secondary roads

greater distance to direct line

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Results

increase the probability of a negative experience

closeness to intersectionscompanies within 100m

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Results

reduce the probability of a negative experience

greenness of cycling environment

residential streetprimary road

availability of on-route cycling facilities

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Perspectives

develop a cycle environment surface

mapping of hotspotsvisualisation could aid planning processes

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Thank you