Trialing a Road Lane to Bicycle Path Redesign—Changes in Travel Behavior with a Focus on Users’ Route and Mode Choice

Miroslav Vasilev, Ray Pritchard and Thomas Jonsson
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Miroslav Vasilev: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU—Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Ray Pritchard: Department of Architecture and Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Design, NTNU—Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Thomas Jonsson: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU—Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 12, 1-18

Abstract: Redistribution of space from private motorized vehicles to sustainable modes of transport is gaining popularity as an approach to alleviate transport problems in many cities around the world. This article investigates the impact of a trial Complete Streets project, in which road space is reallocated to bicyclists and pedestrians in Trondheim, Norway. The paper focuses on changes in the travel behavior of users of the street, with a focus on route and mode choice. In total, 719 people responded to a web-based travel survey, which also encompassed an integrated mapping Application Programming Interface (API). Amongst the findings of the survey is that the average length of the trial project that was utilized by cyclists on their most common journey through the neighborhood nearly doubled from 550 m to 929 m (p < 0.0005), suggesting that the intervention was highly attractive to bicyclists. Respondents were also asked whether they believe the trial project was positive for the local community, with the majority (87%) being positive or highly positive to the change. The intervention had a considerable impact on users’ travel behavior in terms of both frequency and choice of active transportation modes, together with leading to a change in route preferences.

Keywords: bicycle; infrastructure; trial project; complete streets; mode choice; route choice; tactical urbanism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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