Northwest Corridor Bicycle and Pedestrian Accessibility Study
Safety and accessibility as major keys for bicycle-friendly cities
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Safety and accessibility
as major keys for
bicycle-friendly cities
Martin Loidl
Department of Geoinformatics, Z_GIS
University of Salzburg
[email protected] | http://gicycle.wordpress.com
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Bicycle Friendliness - QoL
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http://www.copcap.com/Newslist/2013/Copenhagen-ranked-no-1-as-
the-most-livable-city
http://www.streets.mn/
Positive effects for individuals
and urban societies
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Which factors make cities
bicycle friendly?
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Bicycle_parking_lot.jpg
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Existence ≠
Accessibility!
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/57999280.jpg
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http://www.johns-cycling-diary.co.uk/?p=725 http://www.johns-cycling-diary.co.uk/?p=725
http://newcastlecycleways.org.au
Physical Obstacles &
Dangerous Sections
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Connectivity
https://static.panoramio.com.storage.googleapis.com/photos/large/80494278.jpg
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Positive Example
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http://hovenring.com/design/
Hovenring, Eindhoven (Netherlands)
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Problem Statement
Many highly frequented institutions (main station,
university etc.) provide adequate bicycle
infrastructure.
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https://www.stadt-salzburg.atML
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Problem Statement
Many cities and regions invest in bicycle infrastructure
in order to increase the modal split.
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https://www.stadt-salzburg.at
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Problem Statement
Despite these efforts, the potential of the bicycle can
not be used in the most effective way
Lack of connectivity
Poor accessibility
Obstacles
Thus accessibility and safety needs to be taken into
acount in planning for bicycle traffic!
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Research Work GI Mobility Lab
Safety evaluation of
Immediate environment and
Accessibility of popular destinations
Provision of a web-based planning tool
Status-quo analysis
Assessment for different criteria
Simulation of the effect of several measures
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Basis
Indicator-based assessment tool [1]
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[1] LOIDL, M. & ZAGEL, B. Assessing bicycle safety in multiple networks with different data models. In: VOGLER, R., CAR, A., STROBL, J. & GRIESEBNER,
G., eds. GI-Forum, 2014 Salzburg. Wichmann, 144-154.
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≤ 0.1 ... optimal
≤ 0.2
≤ 0.3
≤ 0.4
≤ 0.5
≤ 0.6
≤ 0.7
≤ 0.8
≤ 0.9
> 0.9 ... worst
Bikeability around
TechnoZ
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≤ 0.1 ... optimal
≤ 0.2
≤ 0.3
≤ 0.4
≤ 0.5
≤ 0.6
≤ 0.7
≤ 0.8
≤ 0.9
> 0.9 ... worst
Bikeability around
VHS
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≤ 0.1 ... optimal
≤ 0.2
≤ 0.3
≤ 0.4
≤ 0.5
≤ 0.6
≤ 0.7
≤ 0.8
≤ 0.9
> 0.9 ... worst
Bikeability around
Eichetstr. 2
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≤ 0.1 ... optimal
≤ 0.2
≤ 0.3
≤ 0.4
≤ 0.5
≤ 0.6
≤ 0.7
≤ 0.8
≤ 0.9
> 0.9 ... worst
Bikeability around
NaWi
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Accessibility NaWi
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Accessibility NaWi
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Planning Tool
Interactive, web-based planning tool:
http://gimobility.sbg.ac.at/network-assessment/index.html
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