Practitioners' perspective on user experience and design of cycle highways

Liu, George; Brömmelstroet, Marco te; Krishnamurthy, Sukanya; Wesemael, P.J.V. van

doi:10.1016/j.trip.2019.100010

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“…In the Netherlands, for instance, cycling planning strategies are becoming increasingly differentiated between city centres and their surrounding periphery. In the former, there is increasing talk of the need to slow down cyclists to avoid them becoming 'the new car' (Goossens 2017) while in the latter new intra-urban fast 'cycling highways' are being built (CROW 2014;Liu et al 2019), though not without contestation or resistance, as for some fast cycling does not belong in their neighbourhood (van Gool 2019). Rather than thinking of velotopian imaginaries as 'one size fits all', we should recognise that different imaginaries are likely to play out differently depending on geographic, institutional and sociocultural contexts (see Macmillan and Woodcock 2017;Pojani et al 2017).…”

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Exploring velotopian urban imaginaries: where Le Corbusier meets Constant?

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Nello-Deakin

2019

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Cycling is increasingly seen as a solution to a large variety of urban problems, and as such continues to inspire innovations that aim to upscale cycling to unprecedented levels. Taken to the extreme, these ideas promise a future 'Velotopia' in which cycling constitutes a dominant or single mobility mode. Focusing its attention on Dutch cycling innovations and two recently envisaged cycling utopias by Steven Fleming and Cosmin Popan, the present paper offers a critical exploration of current velotopian urban imaginaries. It does so by tracing their ideological ancestry back to two visionary urban designs of the 20 th century: the dense city of speed and efficiency of Le Corbusier, and the endless Babylon of Constant where mobility is a means of discovery, play and human interaction. Our analysis shows that both Corbusian and Constantian understandings of mobility are reflected in current velotopian imaginaries, not only in opposition but also in combination with each other. This combination of Corbusian and Constantian velotopian imaginaries, we suggest, has largely become part of mainstream urban discourses instead of providing a radical alternative to them.

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Section: Discussion: Repoliticising Velotopian Imaginariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring velotopian urban imaginaries: where Le Corbusier meets Constant?

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Nello-Deakin

2019

Mobilities

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“…Liu et al [18] have tested the users' point of view considering the opinion of practitioners from five European countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, and Denmark) about the cycle highways. Their results show that, while practitioners are guided by infrastructural standards for cycle highways (such as width, design speed and intersection treatments), what is less clear is how these infrastructure elements fit within the surrounding environment to create desirable cycling experiences [18] (p. 2). In this regard, designers should consider a wide variety of user groups and their specific needs in the planning and design of cycle highways.…”

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“…Experiential elements, such as enjoyability, convenience, safety and attractiveness, are often mentioned in relation to physical design, along with concrete ideas, such as design speed, traffic separation, curves, traffic volume, and other measurable variables. The opinion showed in [18] has been very useful for the individuation of dyscrasias as defined in the following paragraphs, and the consideration of the different users' needs can be a very interesting focus in order to integrate good design to the goal of improving the experience for urban cyclists.…”

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The Effectiveness of Urban Cycle Lanes: From Dyscrasias to Potential Solutions

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This paper studies the effectiveness of urban cycle lanes, with cycling being one of the most common practices for promoting sustainable mobility in urban areas. Despite a growing interest, the use of cycling in Italian cities has not gained a large consensus yet. Nevertheless, the presence and the extension of cycle lanes are considered as quantitative indicators for measuring the livability of cities. Actually, the lack in assessing the global quality of cycle networks asks for a major attention in the definition of these indicators. Starting from these considerations, the present study tries to propose a different approach to assess the real effectiveness of an urban cycle network. By defining some typological clusters of anomalies (dyscrasias) that can impede a safe and comfortable use of bicycles, the study achieves the definition of a method to evaluate the real effectiveness of an urban cycle lane. The case study of Naples represents a first trial both to check the method and to assess the state of the existing urban lane in order to verify its effectiveness.Sustainability 2020, 12, 2321 2 of 23 urban lanes dedicated to cycling, considering their actual effectiveness. In fact, cycle paths in a city are usually measured only in terms of length, regardless of quality and effectiveness of the overall network. Geometrical (width, slope, etc.), construction (type of pavement), functional (reserved for bicycles or cycle-pedestrian), safety (visibility, signage, etc.), and connection (continuous network vs isolated and separated cycle lanes) characteristics significantly influence the perception of the cycle network and the propensity to use the bicycles. In this paper, we propose a methodology to "weigh" and measure a cycle network considering its characteristics; indeed, two cycle networks that have the same mileage development, even in cities that are similar in size and mobility system, can have a completely different impact on the diffusion of cycle use, according to their characteristics.Therefore, the main objective of this study is to propose a method for measuring an equivalent length of the cycle network able to express its usefulness in urban areas. It stems from the need to investigate why the growing number of cycle paths does not lead to a proportional increase in urban cycling in Italy. In fact, despite an increase in urban cycle paths, to date the use of the bicycle is still low in comparison with many European countries (see Section 2). The authors' opinion is that such low interest could be due to some structural deficiencies that may negatively influence users' perceptions. These can also be thought of as some conditions that affect both the physical structure of the lane and the perception of it as not comfortable or dangerous to use. Actually, to be considered as viable and perceived as reliable, the cycle path must have at least two main features [3,4]: an uninterrupted track (continuity factor) and connections among each section of the lane and between the lane and the urban places (connect...

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“…Most of the scientific research examines the user experience and evaluates the effects from the introduction of bicycle highways [4][5][6][7][8][9]. These primarily include effects on bicycle share, demand induction, safety, health benefits, and user satisfaction.…”

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Traffic Simulation Analysis of Bicycle Highways in Urban Areas

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The ongoing increase of bicycle traffic in urban areas forces transport authorities to reconsider the space allocation for different transport modes. Transport policies favor the introduction of high-quality bicycle infrastructure along urban corridors to improve the traffic quality and safety for bicyclists but more importantly to increase the attractiveness of bicycling and over vehicular modes. Especially in urban areas with an already established high and steadily increasing share of bicyclists, the introduction of bicycle highways is considered to further alleviate saturated interurban public transport and motor vehicle connections and increase the average traveled distance by non-motorized modes. Due to the expensive implementation costs and the space restrictions in already built-up urban environments, there should be an extensive planning phase for defining the expected changes in traffic efficiency and safety. However, the effects of urban bicycle highways on traffic performance metrics of bicyclists as well as other road users are not thoroughly studied. This paper aims to quantify and assess the potential effects of urban bicycle highway on road users. The study considers a possible inner-city pilot route in the city of Munich, where the present bicycle infrastructure is planned to be upgraded to a bicycle highway. A simulation model is designed using traffic data from field observations and future estimates for the traffic composition. Through microscopic traffic simulation, the potential effects of the introduced infrastructure on road users are determined for different study scenarios. Results show that traffic quality thresholds for bicycle highways, as defined in official guidelines, can only be fulfilled through the implementation of special bicycle traffic control measures such as bicycle coordination or bicycle passage time extension. Finally, unidirectional bicycle highways together with bicycle passage time extension provided the best overall traffic performance for bicycle traffic and motor vehicle traffic.

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Practitioners' perspective on user experience and design of cycle highways

Cited by 17 publications

References 23 publications

Exploring velotopian urban imaginaries: where Le Corbusier meets Constant?

Exploring velotopian urban imaginaries: where Le Corbusier meets Constant?

The Effectiveness of Urban Cycle Lanes: From Dyscrasias to Potential Solutions

Traffic Simulation Analysis of Bicycle Highways in Urban Areas

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