The spatio-temporal Development of Copenhagen's bicycle infrastructure 1912-2013
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The spatio-temporal Development of Copenhagen's bicycle infrastructure 1912-2013. / Carstensen, Trine Agervig; Olafsson, Anton Stahl; Bech, Nynne Marie ; Poulsen, Thea Schmidt; Zhao, Chunli.
In: Danish Journal of Geography, Vol. 115, No. 2, 2015, p. 142-156.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The spatio-temporal Development of Copenhagen's bicycle infrastructure 1912-2013
AU - Carstensen, Trine Agervig
AU - Olafsson, Anton Stahl
AU - Bech, Nynne Marie
AU - Poulsen, Thea Schmidt
AU - Zhao, Chunli
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Cycling plays an important role in low-carbon transitions. Around the globe, cities are constructing bicycle infrastructure. The city of Copenhagen has a bicycle-friendly infrastructure celebrated for its fine-meshed network. This study documents the spatio-temporal development of Copenhagen’s bicycle infrastructure and explores how the development corresponds to other processes of urban transformation. The study builds on historical maps of bicycle infrastructure that are digitised into geographical information, which allows for a comprehensive analysis of the formation of the network. In search for identifying drivers, the study analyses the city’s spatial growth pattern, migration pattern, development of road network and changes in the transport culture. Analyses reveal that the bicycle infrastructure expanded at a relatively constant pace during distinct periods of urban transformation, including periods when the city suffered from spatial, economic and demographic decline, and dominance of car traffic. By discussing reasons and demands for constructingbicycle infrastructure, the study identifies four distinct periods in which bicycle infrastructure was constructed to enhance comfort and safety (first cycling city); the flow for cars (car city); urban liveability for soft transport (liveable city); and,finally, to improve the flow for cyclists as part a strategic re-design of urban space (liveable cycling city).
AB - Cycling plays an important role in low-carbon transitions. Around the globe, cities are constructing bicycle infrastructure. The city of Copenhagen has a bicycle-friendly infrastructure celebrated for its fine-meshed network. This study documents the spatio-temporal development of Copenhagen’s bicycle infrastructure and explores how the development corresponds to other processes of urban transformation. The study builds on historical maps of bicycle infrastructure that are digitised into geographical information, which allows for a comprehensive analysis of the formation of the network. In search for identifying drivers, the study analyses the city’s spatial growth pattern, migration pattern, development of road network and changes in the transport culture. Analyses reveal that the bicycle infrastructure expanded at a relatively constant pace during distinct periods of urban transformation, including periods when the city suffered from spatial, economic and demographic decline, and dominance of car traffic. By discussing reasons and demands for constructingbicycle infrastructure, the study identifies four distinct periods in which bicycle infrastructure was constructed to enhance comfort and safety (first cycling city); the flow for cars (car city); urban liveability for soft transport (liveable city); and,finally, to improve the flow for cyclists as part a strategic re-design of urban space (liveable cycling city).
U2 - 10.1080/00167223.2015.1034151
DO - 10.1080/00167223.2015.1034151
M3 - Journal article
VL - 115
SP - 142
EP - 156
JO - Geografisk Tidsskrift
JF - Geografisk Tidsskrift
SN - 0016-7223
IS - 2
ER -
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