The purpose of the research is the evaluation of the impact of a new bike lane network built in Cáceres (Spain) in October 2019, a city with a weak tradition in the use of bicycles. Prior to the new project, the percentage of displacement by bicycle was under 0.2% (by contrast, private cars was 56%). The project has introduced a real network in 33 new streets and avenues, and 250 new parking places for bicycles. The impact has been evaluated by two online surveys, one conducted in November–December 2019 just after the inauguration, and the other conducted in January–February 2020. For that, the impact evolution after the first 3 months has also been evaluated. The result allows to analyze the citizens' response to the new infrastructure; the main conclusion is that the effect of the built infrastructure is clearly positive in terms of new users, new potential users, and bike general image for the citizens. Moreover, this positive effect has grown after the first 3 months.
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly changed daily habits in terms of mobility, particularly in cities. The fear of prolonged contact with other users on public transport may cause great changes in citizens’ preferences towards transport in private vehicles, motorized or not, and sharing. The aim of this study was to assess the changes in mobility habits based on an online survey in Gijón (Spain) taken at the end of summer 2020, after the first wave, and generation of the so-called “new normality”. This document presents a preview of the main results, related to the vehicles most used by Gijón’s population. The results have allowed us to observe an increase in the use of private vehicles and, consequently, decrease in use of the bus. In addition, the survey sample also demonstrated the scant insertion of PMVs, motorcycles and bicycles in citizens’ preferences. Finally, they also showed gender and age differences in urban mobility.
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RESUMENEl presente texto reflexiona sobre el desapego de la sociedad hacia la estética de las obras civiles ubicadas en el territorio. Tomando los puentes como ejemplo, se analiza la visión que de ellos tienen los propios ingenieros; a continuación se relacionan los principales parámetros que rigen su concepción y se evalúa la importancia de la componente paisajística del proyecto, advirtiéndose una divergencia de opiniones entre unos autores y otros. La existencia de cuatro vías de aproximación social hacia el elemento constructivo «puente» -descritas asimismo en el texto-demuestran tanto la fuerte presencia de éste en la cultura como su potencia en tanto que elemento paisajístico. El último apartado del texto sintetiza las conclusiones resultantes de la reflexión.Palabras clave: Puentes; paisaje; estética; ingeniería estructural; diseño conceptual; patrimonio.
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