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


IntroductionGoalMethodologyResults


INTRODUCTION > Mapping of experiences

(Nold 2006)

Emotion map

(Leahu & Schwenk, 2008)

Arousal Map


Cyclists’ Experiences

spatially explicit cycling experiences are rarely studied:

land use traffic intensity pollution, noise pedestrians infrastructure


Goal

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


Methodology

data collectiondata processingframework for relating cyclists’ experiences to urban phenomena


Data collectiononline, map-based questionnaire


Data Processing

Removal of erroneously drawn routes


Data Processing

Map matching


Data Processing

Dots projected onto their respective routes


Data Processing

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


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


Data Processing

- GIS layers selected or created

- GIS layers’ data added to points


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)


Framework

Cycling facilities and level of service for cyclists

- Distance to nearest cycle rack

- Number of bike racks within 100m


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


Framework

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

Road environments


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


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.


Geographic distribution of the dots


Model

Multinomial regression

Probability of a positive experience vs. no experience

Probability of a negative experience vs. no experience


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


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


Results

reduce the probability of a positive experience

primary roads

secondary roads

greater distance to direct line


Results

increase the probability of a negative experience

closeness to intersectionscompanies within 100m


Results

reduce the probability of a negative experience

greenness of cycling environment

residential streetprimary road

availability of on-route cycling facilities


Perspectives

develop a cycle environment surface

mapping of hotspotsvisualisation could aid planning processes


Thank you

the good and the bad - bicyclists' experiences in copenhagen

Presentations & Public Speaking

society symposium

negative cycling experience

framework cycling facilities

route cycling facilities

explicit cycling experiences

experience probability

framework distance

cyclists distance