Citizen science and the potential for mobility policy – Introducing the Bike Barometer

Storme, Tom; Benoit, Sien; Weghe, Nico Van de; Mertens, Lieze; Dyck, Delfien Van; Brondeel, Ruben; Witlox, Frank; Zwartjes, Luc; Cardon, Greet

doi:10.1016/j.cstp.2022.05.013

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“…It is education-oriented, supporting geography teachers in attaining their end competences concerning GIS. More detail on the Bike Barometer can be found in the work of Storme et al (2022). In short, in geography classes adolescents first draw their home-to-school route on a digital map, regardless of the transport mode used.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Road segments could be aggregated and were complemented with adolescents' knowledge on the type of cycling infrastructure. (Storme et al 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…During this period, several corona measures were operative such as half-time online education. This had an impact on the participation rate of schools, as teachers were forced to limit their lessons to what was strictly necessary (Storme et al 2022). However, also new teachers registered during covid restrictions because the Bike Barometer allows participation-from-a-distance and is therefore perceived as a good tool for online education by the teachers.…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An LBS-platform like the Bike Barometer is very useful in this context. It is an example of how citizens' expertise is a necessity for sustainable transport policy (Storme et al 2022).…”

Section: The Effects Of Environmental Factors On Perceived Cycling Sa...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This relates to the fact that the Bike Barometer was used, which was developed specifically to assess home-to-school routes with GIS in the scope of geography classes. To obtain more insight into perceived cycling safety along functional routes, a new tool has recently been developed for cities and municipalities, called the Bike Track (Storme et al 2022). It is similar as the Bike Barometer, but it enables to assess multiple routes and participants can be of any age.…”

Section: Limitations and Further Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental factors associated with perceived cycling safety along adolescents’ home-to-school routes

Benoit

Dyck

Storme

et al. 2022

Journal of Location Based Services

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In Flanders (Belgium), one in three journeys between home and school by adolescents (12-18 years) is made by bike. Sadly, most cycling accidents also occur in this age group. Although research and cycling policies advocate for safer school environments, their focus is often limited to a restricted area near the school gate. Not only school environments but also trajectories to school and adolescents' experience along it should be considered when designing cycling policies. Therefore, we investigated perceived cycling safety and its relation with the environment along home-to-school routes of adolescents in Flanders. Data were collected using a location based service (LBS) developed for secondary schools. Relations between perceived cycling safety and a wide range of both subjectively scored and objectively measured environmental data were analysed using multilevel linear regressions, at the level of routes, road segments, and intersections. The models show that traffic volume and cycling infrastructure have the strongest associations with perceived safety, and that accident data have a significant relation as well. Therefore, we believe that decreasing traffic volume and enhancing cycling infrastructure will increase adolescents' cycling safety perception. Furthermore, the results of this study underline the promising value of LBS to develop proactive and stimulating cycling policies.

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Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Road segments could be aggregated and were complemented with adolescents' knowledge on the type of cycling infrastructure. (Storme et al 2022).…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An LBS-platform like the Bike Barometer is very useful in this context. It is an example of how citizens' expertise is a necessity for sustainable transport policy (Storme et al 2022).…”

Section: The Effects Of Environmental Factors On Perceived Cycling Sa...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limitations and Further Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

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