Improving the Quality of Walking and Cycling in Cities.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cycling.

Sustainable transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (70 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, 2023.

Summary:

This report, published by the International Transport Forum (ITF), explores strategies for improving the quality of walking and cycling in urban environments. It synthesizes expert discussions from the ITF Roundtable held in 2022 and provides targeted advice to policymakers on enhancing active mobility to achieve equity, enjoyment, environmental sustainability, and efficiency. The report examines challenges such as cultural biases favoring cars, safety concerns, and systemic barriers to active travel. It highlights benefits such as reduced environmental impact, improved public health, and energy efficiency compared to motorized modes of transport. Recommendations include democratizing urban mobility spaces, reducing violence in transport policy, tailoring solutions to local contexts, and integrating active travel with collective transport systems. The intended audience includes policymakers, urban planners, and transport researchers focused on sustainable and inclusive mobility solutions. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Table of contents

Glossary

Executive summary

Key messages

Main findings

Recommendations

What is active travel?

The benefits of active travel

Efficiency-related benefits of active travel

Environmental benefits of active travel

Active travel reduces carbon dioxide emissions

Active travel contributes to enjoyment, life fulfilment and health

Insufficient physical activity imposes significant burdens on people and society

Active travel maintains and improves health outcomes

The health benefits of active travel outweigh its negative impacts

Accounting for people: The distribution of active travel benefits and disbenefits

Why improving the quality of walking and cycling is so challenging in many modern cities

How the car became the norm in cities

How moto-normativity shapes our view of mobility in cities

Car blindness: The invisibility of moto-normativity

Car blinders: The inability to see beyond the car

How moto-normativity influences transport appraisal

Car blinders when assessing the need for transport projects

Car blinders impact which project proposals are appraised

Car blinders in the selection of appraisal methods

Car blinders are prominent in standard appraisal methods and their application

Creating safe and inviting cities to walk and cycle requires addressing broader societal issues

Understanding how travel decisions are made

Recognising the potential of other factors beyond infrastructure

Considering the potential deterrent of fear, violence and stress

How to re-centre mobility spaces on people

Focus policies on improving the quality of walking and cycling in cities

Democratise mobility space to ensure citizens can safely and securely travel in more ways

Secure and maintain existing levels of active mobility.

Avoid excessive motorisation

Reduce car dependence

Improve and increase the uptake of active mobility

Incorporate violence reduction as a critical transport policy goal

Remove car blinders from project appraisal and consider a broader range of alternatives

Remove moto-normative policies to increase the effectiveness of active mobility policies

Ensure access to high-quality collective transport to enable better walking and cycling

Decouple active mobility to focus on the different needs of pedestrians and cyclists

Tailor active mobility solutions to local contexts

References

Annex. List of Roundtable participants.

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ISBN:

92-821-4934-X

OCLC:

1446129593