Researching cycling innovations: The contested nature of understanding and shaping smart cycling futures

Brömmelstroet, Marco te; Николаева, Анна; Nello-Deakin, Samuel; Waes, Arnoud van; Farla, Jacco; Popkema, Marcus; Wesemael, Pieter van; Liu, George; Raven, Rob; Vor, Friso de; Bruno, Matthew

doi:10.1016/j.trip.2020.100247

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“…På den måde kan cykling forstås som et 'socio-teknisk system' (Brömmelstroet et al, 2020), hvori sociale forhold og faktiske fysiske betingelser for rejsen dårligt kan skilles ad. Denne forståelse gør op med tidligere tiders primaert instrumentelle tilgang til at forstå cyklisme (Forsyth og Krizek, 2011), som har vaeret centreret omkring tilbagelaegningen af distancen fra A til B (Brömmelstroet et al, 2020) og anerkender, at vi i arbejdet med at styrke cykelturismen bør udvise interesse både for 'hvordan det virker' og for 'hvordan det føles'.…”

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Strategiske cykelknudepunkter – kortlægning og analyse i Fjordlandet med henblik på stedbunden, strategisk udvikling af det rekreative cykelrutenetværk for cykelturister

Olsen

Lanng

2022

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I perioden 2021-24 udfører Destination Fjordlandet, Nationalpark Skjoldungernes Land, Dansk Kyst- og Naturturisme, og Aalborg Universitet (AAU) projektet ”Bedre adgang og mobilitet – oplev endnu mere på cykel i Fjordlandet og Nationalpark Skjoldungernes Land”, medfinansieret af Danmarks Erhvervsfremmebestyrelse. Mobilitet udgør en central udfordring for turismeudviklingen i Fjordlandet, og projektet søger at forbedre rammerne for cykelturisme for derigennem at bidrage til realisering af områdets potentialer indenfor følgende strategiske udviklingspunkter: Grøn og bæredygtig turisme,; strategisk sammenhæng og tværgående samarbejder med inddragelse af mange aktører; stedbunden, lokal oplevelses- og forretningsudvikling, der hviler på stedernes kernefortællinger og peger på udviklingen af stærke mobilitetsdesigns; samt international markedsføring, der kan tiltrække flere cykelturister . I projektets første fase har C-MUS Praksis / Urban Design forskningsgruppen, AAU, bidraget med en kortlægning og stedsanalyse af strategiske cykelknudepunkter med henblik på at skabe rammerne for at kunne arbejde strategisk med cykelturismen. AAU’s arbejde har dels bestået af kortlægning og screening af mulige strategiske cykelknudepunkter i hele Fjordlandet, og dels analyse af udvalgte mulige knudepunkter. De konkrete resultater af AAU’s arbejde er en bruttokortlægning og screening af mulige knudepunkter i hele Fjordlandet, stedsanalyser af 17 udvalgte knudepunkter og en foreløbig model til vurdering af stederne som mulige strategiske cykelknudepunkter. Arbejdet indarbejder en opmærksomhed på de stedbundne kvaliteter og potentialer i udviklingen af knudepunkter for cykelturisme og på knudepunkterne som en del af en udviklingsstrategisk horisont, der kobler det stedsspecifikke potentiale med forretningsudvikling for turistaktører, tiltrækning af aktive turister, samt adgang, services og oplevelser til og på destinationen.

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Strategiske cykelknudepunkter – kortlægning og analyse i Fjordlandet med henblik på stedbunden, strategisk udvikling af det rekreative cykelrutenetværk for cykelturister

Olsen

Lanng

2022

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“…Against this backdrop, comprehensive cycling promotion is imperative. Many cities and regions have accelerated their efforts for a transition from car-centered to sustainable mobility systems in recent years [8].…”

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A Framework to Facilitate Advanced Mixed Methods Studies for Investigating Interventions in Road Space for Cycling

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Cycling mobility contributes to better livability in cites, helps societies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and their dependency on fossil fuels, and shows positive health effects. However, unattractive conditions, primarily inadequate infrastructure, hinder the further growth of cycling mobility. As interactions of cyclists with the (built) environment are complex, assessing potential impacts of an intervention aimed at improving physical conditions is not trivial. Despite a growing body of literature on various facets of cycling mobility, assessments are widely limited to a single method and thereby either focus on one detailed aspect or on one perspective. While multi-method and mixed methods studies are emerging, they are not embedded into a structured, integrated framework for assessing systemic effects of interventions yet. Therefore, we propose a conceptual integration of several relevant methods such as questionnaires, interviews, GIS analyses and human sensing. In this paper, we present a generic, extensible framework that offers guidance for developing and implementing case-specific mixed methods designs for multifaceted assessments of interventions. The framework supports domain experts and researchers across different stages of conducting a study. Results from this research further indicate the added value of mixed methods studies compared to single-method approaches.

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“…In Utrecht, a single company was selected to participate in a living lab. This resulted in fewer issues and highlights co-learning from the Amsterdam experience regarding inclusivity and anticipation (r10) (te Brömmelstroet et al, 2020).…”

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“…To this end, strategic urban experiments are set up in a transdisciplinary manner (te Brömmelstroet et al, 2020). Hence, setting up the living labs was one of the goals, to get better understanding of strategic urban experimentation in these different contexts.…”

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“…My personal motivation to embark in this research endeavor is closely related to the type of project that this dissertation is part of. This research is embedded in the Smart Cycling Futures project 8 , a transdisciplinary research collaboration between cities, universities and practitioners (te Brömmelstroet et al, 2020). This project aims to investigate the role of cycling innovations in a transition to more sustainable and resilient cities.…”

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Platform innovation in urban mobility transitions

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In the summer of 2017, the city of Amsterdam was overwhelmed by thousands of bikes that were put on its streets. They were not the typical privately owned Dutch bikes you would expect and that the global cycling capital is so fond of. These bikes were different: bright colors, odd designs, catchy brand names, parked all over the city and available to anyone with a smartphone. The strange bikes were distributed by foreign startups and apparently not only in Amsterdam. They were rapidly launching on a large scale in cities across the world, from Beijing to Berlin and from Melbourne to Manchester. This fueled high expectations among urban authorities globally as cities welcome more cycling in their endeavor to create clean, healthy and accessible cities. At the same time they also caused immediate controversy as not everyone welcomed these bikes. Bike sharing could be a sustainable and affordable solution to complex urban challenges. Were we witnessing an urban mobility transition in the making? Three years later, most of these bikes left the streets of Amsterdam and much of the initial excitement is toned down. Leftover bikes are now for sale at local thrift stores. In China, most cities now have colorful bicycle graveyards filled with hundreds of thousands unused two-wheelers. In this dissertation I unravel the journey -the rise and fall -of this seemingly promising urban mobility innovation.

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Researching cycling innovations: The contested nature of understanding and shaping smart cycling futures

Cited by 11 publications

References 37 publications

Strategiske cykelknudepunkter – kortlægning og analyse i Fjordlandet med henblik på stedbunden, strategisk udvikling af det rekreative cykelrutenetværk for cykelturister

Strategiske cykelknudepunkter – kortlægning og analyse i Fjordlandet med henblik på stedbunden, strategisk udvikling af det rekreative cykelrutenetværk for cykelturister

A Framework to Facilitate Advanced Mixed Methods Studies for Investigating Interventions in Road Space for Cycling

Platform innovation in urban mobility transitions

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