S4C Colloquium Aveiro 2016
https://scientistsforcyclingaveiro2016.wordpress.com/
University of Aveiro (Portugal),
Region of Aveiro (CIRA), ABIMOTA/Portugal Bike Value
and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF)
with its global network Scientists for Cycling (S4C)
1. The Relationship between urban mobility and land
use. Challenges related with cycling
Authors:
Catarina Brown de Matos
Joaquim Gonçalves Macedo
Frederico Amado Moura e Sá
Aveiro, 17 of November 2016
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land use. Challenges related with cycling
Compromisso pela Bicicleta
• Launched on the 26th of April 2016 in Murtosa
• Created by the “Plataforma Tecnológica da Bicicleta e
mobilidade suave” by the University of Aveiro
• Involves the national bicycle manufacturing industry,
universities, municipalities, public-private sector, and cyclists’
• IMPACT (important
practices, actions and
tips), initiative
Pedais (2016)
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Human Health and the natural Environment
Air pollution Water quality
Global climate Emotional health
Growing traffic in cities Environment and quality
Energy consumption
Land Use
Built Environment
Land use patterns
Transportation infrastructure
Building siting and design
Urban mobility
Travel demand
Car trip and length
Waking, cycling and transit use
4. • Evolution of Land use occupation
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City limits
Well defined
Urban territory with
uncertain limits and
dynamics
Appearance
of the automobiles
Era of
motorization
Change of borders
City / country
Urban strategies
concerning car circulation
Expansion of
Cities
Locations with
less or more
accessibility
5. • Land Use functions (anthropological perspective):
• Environmental (ecological balance)
• Productive (primary economic activity)
• Support (infrastructures, buildings,)
Conflict / Confrontation
of functions
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• Land use factor affecting
cycling:
• Density
• Regional Accessibility
• Centeredness
• Land Use Mix
• Connectivity
• Roadway Design
• Walking and Cycling
Conditions
• Transit Accessibility
• Parking Management
• Transportation Demand
Management
6. • Urban Mobility:
• Key factors:
• Travel Distance: how far?
• Travel time: how long?
• Journey frequency: how often?
• Mode: how to get there?
• Cost: how expensive?
Sustainable Mobility
?
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7. • Bicycle mobility
• Clear cycling benefits: • Benefits of cycling cities
Growth and
Jobs
Health
Tourism
Spatial
planning
Environment
and Climate
Efficient
Transport
CYCLE OF
BIKEABLE
CITIES
Mixed-use,
dense
development
pattern
Decrease
vehicle use People-
oriented
transport
planning
Increased
travel options
Alternative
modes
promoted
Liveable cities,
smart growth
NMT and
people
oriented land-
use planning
Limited
parking supply
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land use. Challenges related with cycling
UNEP (2010)
8. • Bicycle mobility
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land use. Challenges related with cycling
Factors influencing
Bicycle Commuting
Built-
Environment
Urban Form
Infrastructure
Facilities at
Work
Natural
Environment
Hilliness and
Landscape
Seasons and
Climate
Weather
Socio-
economic
factors
Socio-
economic
household
characteristics
Psychological
factors
Attitude and
social norms
Perceived
behaviour
Habits
Reasons for
(not) cycling
Cost, travel time,
effort and safety
Travel time
and effort
Transportatio
n costs
Safety
9. POLICY
Objectives for good city life
Devising a Master plan
Directing allowances
INSTITUTION
Functionality of the organization
Extensive cooperation
Good management
FOLLOW-UP
"HARD"
MEASURES
"SOFT"
MEASURES
Cycling Measures
• “Hard” Measures
• “Soft” Measures
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10. Land use/ Urban Sprawl Urban Mobility
High Impact Bicycle
Measures
High Impact Bicycle
Measures Low Budget
How to Promote Cycling?
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land use. Challenges related with cycling
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11. • IMPACT Analyses Effectiveness
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land use. Challenges related with cycling
Strategy Mode Shift Safety Cost
“Hard”
Measures
Provision of improved cycling
measures
High Medium High
Incentives to use more sustainable
modes
Medium Medium Medium
Land use measures Medium Medium High
“Soft”
Measures
Promotional cycling campaigns Low Low Low
Educational Cycling Programs Low Low Low
Combined “Hard” and “Soft” Strategies High High Medium
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• Land use factors affecting cycling:
1. Destinations
Make it direct
2. Distance
Connect the streets
and blocks
Translink (2010)
Translink (2010)
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land use. Challenges related with cycling
• Land use factors affecting cycling:
3. Design
Make it safe and friendly
4. Density
Fill it in
Translink (2010)
Translink (2010)
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• Land use factors affecting cycling:
6. Demand Management
Discourage unnecessary car
use
5. Diversity
Mix Land use
Translink (2010)
Translink (2010)
15. • Recommendations: Plan according to modal share
Modal
share
Goal
< 10%:
Make cycling
possible, safe,
comfortable
10-20%
Convincing more
people to use the
bicycle
> 20% Keep people cycling
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land use. Challenges related with cycling
Bypad (2008)
16. • Recommendations
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• Land use measures are necessary, costly and long term
benefits
• Infrastructure measures are high cost and impact efficient
• Soft measures, low impact measures and should only be
implemented combined with other measures
• Demand Management, incentives & disincentives that
increase the cost of driving relative to cycling
The Relationship between urban mobility and
land use. Challenges related with cycling
17. • Final Remark
• Integrated land-use and cycling policies
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• Land use measures
• Infrastructure provision
• Infrastructure management
• Operations
• Information provision
• Attitudinal measures
• Pricing
The Relationship between urban mobility and
land use. Challenges related with cycling
18. THANK YOU!
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land use. Challenges related with cycling
Editor's Notes
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished guests and participants
Good afternoon! Thank you for having me. It is an honor to be here with you today. My name is Catarina Brown de Matos, and I am a student here at the University of Aveiro, studding to get my degree in Civil engineering. The study conducted for this presentation was developed in sequence of my master’s thesis, therefore, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Joaquim Macedo and Frederico Moura Sá.
Today I am going to be speaking to you about our study: The relationship between urban mobility and land use. Challenges related with promoting cycling
This study aims to contribute to the project “compromisso pela bicicleta” that was launched on the 26th of April 2016 in Murtosa and Created by the “Bicycle and Soft Mobility Technological Platform” by the University of Aveiro
One of the main aims of this project is to create collaborative dynamics between participants, bicycle groups, public administration, institutions university and research centres, as well as local and national media related to mobility, road safety, cities, environment, health and sports
This study aims to contribute to one of the on going projects that is the IMPACT initiative ( important practices, actions and tips), a collaborative initiative that aims to strengthen the cooperation between all the organizations involved and to increase the possibility of achieving the protects goals.
Why land use and urban mobility to promote cycling?
Land use and urban mobility both have diverse economic, social and environmental impacts due to the ever-growing traffic and uncontrolled or uncoordinated urban growth and other negative impacts. Both land use and urban mobility have led to chronic congestion, air and noise pollution and other numerous negative consequences both affecting the environment and quality of life
alternative land use and transportation options, such as planning for cycling can be a solution for many problems that our cities are facing today
A notable change in land use can be observed by the growth of residentially oriented suburban neighbourhoods, located further away from city centres, which lead to the decentralisation both of people and facilities to suburban areas. Linked with this growth are the increasing levels of traffic congestion, pollution, and general disenchantment with suburban life.
Consequences of urban growth may have both positive and negative impacts; however, negative impacts are generally more highlighted because this growth is often uncontrolled and uncoordinated, in many instances, urban growth resulting in urban sprawl.
One of the main issues concerning land use planning is the diferente land use functions, Environmental, productive and support due to the fact that these functions conflict and confront among each other, therefore it is necessary to study and identify the diferente land use factors affecting cycling.
the main land use variables that affect cycling are various and range from: size, density, diversity, urban structure, accessibility and other aspects related to urban design, such as parking and the influence of railway stations, and many of these factors are not taken into consideration when planning for cycling
Currently, urban mobility is not just a simple connection between different locations, but as an urban framework, that boosts desires and needs
mobility patterns influence factors such as size of the urban space, complexity of the activities, the availability of transport services and population characteristics
Therefore there are various ways in which travel demand and modal choice can be measured and affect urban mobility:
Travel distance;
Travel time
Journey frequency;
Modal split
Transport energy consumption
therefore, it becomes necessary a mobility shift, planning for sustainability and the promotion of soft modes
Cycling presents a number of benefits over other transport modes. Compared to the car, cycling is environmentally sustainable, requires limited space, bicycle infrastructure relatively inexpensive, resulting in limited noise and air pollution and improves public health
Although cycling as a mode of transportation can moderate traffic congestion, improve environmental quality, and health benefits, however it still accounts for a small share of all commute trips in many European cities. Therefore it is still necessary to plan and promote cycling
The factors involved in choosing the bicycle as a mode of transport, in general, can interfere direct or indirectly in the decision of cycling .
These factors concerning cycling can be subdivided into five main groups:
Built-environment
natural environment,
Socio- economic factors,
psychological factors
and finally factors concerning cost, travel time, effort and safety
the factors related to built environment, cost, travel time and safety, are closely related to land use and travel patterns and therefore, a better understanding of these factors and how they influence cycling behaviour is necessary in order to develop land use and transportation policies that effectively encourage bicycle use
There are two types of policy measures that can be employed by councils or governments to promote cycling: soft and hard measures.
Soft measures encourage cycling through education, promotional activities, and media campaigns
while
Hard measures include physical infrastructure, public transport, increased costs for car use, and control of road space
Therefore, It is necessary to identify policy areas that have an higher impact on cycling and suggest practical solutions that councils can truly make a difference to encouraging more cycling
A single policy cannot by itself promote bicycle use. Therefore, it is necessary well-integrated and coordinated policies followed up with a good implementation and institution
How to promote cycling? How effective is each strategy? And how to measure and project these benefits and how to put them in relation with their costs?
The benefit of cycling measures are determined by the degree of its usage, translating their potential to achieve a mode shift (from motorized modes to cycling) and safety issues and their cost-benefit efficiency.
Due to the fact that only very few cities have a continuous budget for bicycle mobility. Therefore, a benefit-cost analysis of cycling measures is essential for cities with low budgets.
Opting for low costs measures in relation to their benefits can improve conditions for cycling and, at the same time, improve safety for all road users, therefore they have to be carefully selected, not to have the opposite effect or even be unsafe
every different cycling measure, differs considerably regarding their cost-benefit efficiency, and if not implemented correctly the outcome of the measure can be unsafe for cyclists.
investing in “hard” measures have higher impact on mode shift and safety aspects than softer measures. However, the combined effect of “hard” and “soft” measures have a positive effect in promoting cycling, therefore, supporting strategies should only be implemented until adequate infrastructure is in place.
Land use measures have a positive effect upon levels of cycling. However, land use impacts can be difficult to evaluate because they are numerous, most are difficult to quantify and monetize, due to the Uncertainty of the cost-effectiveness and/or unpredictable outcomes due to the long time span of the measures
Land use measures can play a fundamental role in the longer-term perspective. Planning for higher density, well served public transport areas and local facilities, and detailed layouts designed to promote safe, convenient and attractive direct routes may be the essential “key” to encouraging cycling
Land use measures should focus on the following land factors:
Destinations Focus on high demand destinations along transit corridors and limit growth elsewhere
Decrees Distance by introducing bicycle-friendly network and streets. If block sizes are too big and streets too discontinuous, distances will be too far to cycle
3. Design a public realm that is bicycle friendly. Bring buildings up to the sidewalk and provide amenities
4. Encourage Density by Placing the highest residential and employment density near to frequent transit stops,
5. Diversity of uses, especially those related to streetscape; provide a mix of housing types and a good jobs-housing balance so that people are never too far from work, shopping and other destinations.
6. Demand Management measures like parking pricing to discourage unnecessary driving. No matter what changes are made to the built environment, if it is still cheaper and easier to drive, most individuals won’t shift to cycling,
Planning according to modal share can justify certain cycling measures and they differs from city to city according to level of cycle use. For example in a city with a low cycle use it is logical to invest in infrastructure and traffic safety before stimulating and promoting bicycle use. It would even be unsafe to promote bicycle use via campaigns or school projects if it is unsafe or uncomfortable to cycle.
Land use measures are necessary, costly and have long term benefits
Infrastructure and hard measures are high cost and more impact efficient
Soft measures are low impact measures and should only be implemented combined with other measures
Demand Management incentives and discouragements concerning motorized traffic should be implemented to increase cycling
It is necessary integrated land use and cycling policies, throw:
Land use measures
Infrastructure provision
Infrastructure management
Operations
Information provision
Attitudinal measures
Pricing
Thank you all for being here today and taking the time to patiently listen to what I had to say.
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