Retracing trajectories: the embodied experience of cycling, urban sensescapes and the commute between ‘neighbourhood’ and ‘city’ in Utrecht, NL

Jan van Duppen and Bas Spierings

Journal of Transport Geography, 2013, vol. 30, issue C, 234-243

Abstract: This paper looks into the experience of “passing through different territories of the city” (Sennett, 2006, p. 3). Despite their importance for making sense of the city as a whole, these experiences are often not acknowledged in urban planning. This paper compares the everyday, embodied experiences of commuter cyclists with the planners’ perspective on Utrecht. ‘On the ground’ data was collected via ride-alongs with 15 inhabitants of the Leidsche Rijn neighbourhood. Our analysis reveals cycling trajectories composed of diverse sensescapes. It paints a much more complex picture of intra-urban divisions and connections than the planners’ perspective of the ‘new’ Leidsche Rijn neighbourhood separated from the ‘old’ city by major infrastructure lines.

Keywords: Embodied experience; Cycling; Trajectories; Ride-alongs; Sensescapes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.02.006

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