Lecture

Bicycle Mobility Advocacy

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This lecture features an interview with Delphine Depraz, a member of the Pinon sur Rue association, discussing their advocacy for promoting cycling as a mode of transportation in Lyon. Delphine explains the association's focus on improving cycling infrastructure, gathering user feedback to influence urban planning, and advocating for inclusive cycling access. The interview also touches on ongoing efforts to expand bike-sharing services, address age-related cycling challenges, and collaborate with local authorities to enhance cycling policies and infrastructure. Delphine highlights the importance of engaging with urban planners, raising awareness about cycling regulations, and advocating for secure bike parking solutions. Additionally, the lecture showcases the collaborative development of a technical guide for designing cycling infrastructure, emphasizing context-specific and user-informed approaches to ensure coherent and effective cycling facilities across Lyon.

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Utility cycling

Utility cycling encompasses any cycling done simply as a means of transport rather than as a sport or leisure activity. It is the original and most common type of cycling in the world. Cycling mobility is one of the various types of private transport and a major part of individual mobility. Utility or "transportational" cycling generally involves traveling short and medium distances (several kilometres, not uncommonly 3–15 kilometres one way, or somewhat longer), often in an urban environment. It includes commuting (i.

Urban planning

Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks and their accessibility.

Cycling infrastructure

Cycling infrastructure is all infrastructure cyclists are allowed to use. Bikeways include bike paths, bike lanes, cycle tracks, rail trails and, where permitted, sidewalks. Roads used by motorists are also cycling infrastructure, except where cyclists are barred such as many freeways/motorways. It includes amenities such as bike racks for parking, shelters, service centers and specialized traffic signs and signals. The more cycling infrastructure, the more people get about by bicycle.

Cycling

Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other type of cycle. It encompasses the use of human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for purposes including transport, recreation, exercise, and competitive sport. History of cycling Cycling became popularlised in Europe and North America in the latter part and especially the last decade of the 19th century.

Active mobility

Active mobility, soft mobility, active travel, active transport or active transportation is the transport of people or goods, through non-motorized means, based around human physical activity. The best-known forms of active mobility are walking and cycling, though other modes include running, rowing, skateboarding, kick scooters and roller skates. Due to its prevalence, cycling is sometimes considered separately from the other forms of active mobility.

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