Abstract A fully separated bicycle network from vehicular traffic is not realistic even for the most bicycle-friendly cities. Thus, all around the world urban cycling entails switching between streets of different safety, convenience, and comfort levels. As a consequence, the quality of bicycle networks should be evaluated not based on one but multiple factors and by considering the different user preferences regarding these factors. More comprehensive methodologies to assess urban bicycle networks are essential to the operation and planning of modern city transportation. This work proposes a multi-objective methodology to assess—what we refer to as—bikeability between origin–destination locations and over the entire network, useful for evaluation and planning of bicycle networks. We do so by introducing the concept of bikeability curves which allows us to assess the quality of cycling in a city network with respect to the heterogeneity of user preferences. The application of the proposed methodology is demonstrated on two cities with different bike cultures: Amsterdam and Melbourne. Our results suggest the effectiveness of bikeability curves in describing the characteristic features and differences in the two networks.


    Access

    Access via TIB


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Understanding bikeability: a methodology to assess urban networks


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2021




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    74.75$jVerkehrsplanung$jVerkehrspolitik / 55.80$jVerkehrswesen$jTransportwesen: Allgemeines / 55.80 Verkehrswesen, Transportwesen: Allgemeines / 74.75 Verkehrsplanung, Verkehrspolitik



    Exploring Bikeability

    Hardinghaus, Michael | TIBKAT | 2021

    Free access

    Bikeability in Basel

    Grigore, Elena / Garrick, Norman / Fuhrer, Raphael et al. | Transportation Research Record | 2019


    Bikeability and the 20-min Neighborhood

    McNeil, Nathan | Transportation Research Record | 2011


    Web-Based “Crowdsourcing” Approach to Improve Areawide “Bikeability” Scoring

    Krykewycz, Gregory R. / Pollard, Christopher / Canzoneri, Nicholas et al. | Transportation Research Record | 2011