With the increasingly undeniable severity of the global climate crisis, changes must be made to limit the negative effects of transportation. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the car has taken over the infrastructure of cities and their designs. The bicycle has become a leading hope for sustainable transportation within cities. Different strategies and methods for encouraging the switch from car to bike include penalties for car use (such as high parking fees etc.) or incentives for bike use (such as prioritized bike infrastructure). This thesis focuses on the role of bicycle infrastructure in promoting the bicycle as a sustainable mode of transportation, especially as an alternative to the car. This is achieved through a case study on the City of Malmö, by reviewing their strategic documents, interviews with traffic planners and the chairman of the Malmö-Lund chapter of Cykelfrämjandet (an organisation for the promotion of bicycles), and an analysis of current bike paths in Malmö. The city of Malmö is building to change the context of mobility through restructuring the infrastructure of the city towards more sustainable transportation. By changing the layout of the main streets of the city into more active urban areas with priority for pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation they will be reclaimed as public spaces. Speeds will be lower and crossings more frequent to create a safer, more attractive, and more sustainable city landscape. The bicycle is to be further prioritised through extensive development of the network of bike paths and the implementation of superbike paths. This extended accessibility will give the bike further competitiveness towards car users.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-69425 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Szanto, Linda, Lundberg, Ann-Sofie |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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