Urban Design: Is there a Distinctive View from the Bicycle?

Ann Forsyth and Kevin Krizek

Journal of Urban Design, 2011, vol. 16, issue 04, 531-549

Abstract: Would urban design considerations and practices be different if the experience of bicycling was given a more central place? Drawing on a review of international literature and practice, this paper compares the characteristics of cyclists with those of pedestrians and motorists, showing that cyclists have a substantial number of unique characteristics that warrant further investigation in terms of a special urban design response. Focusing on four issues—community layout, cycling facilities, analysis and design processes, and detailed design—the paper offers a framework and central considerations for cycling-oriented urban design. It concludes with a call to take the experience of cycling seriously in urban design. This involves moving beyond a concern with safe and convenient facilities and complete networks to a more substantial interest in the experience of the environment from a cyclist's point of view.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2011.586239

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