Print Email Facebook Twitter Understanding bikeability: a methodology to assess urban networks Title Understanding bikeability: a methodology to assess urban networks Author Reggiani, G. (TU Delft Transport and Planning) van Oijen, T.P. (TU Delft Transport and Planning) Hamedmoghadam, Homayoun (Monash University) Daamen, W. (TU Delft Transport and Planning) Vu, Hai L. (Monash University) Hoogendoorn, S.P. (TU Delft Transport and Planning) Department Transport and Planning Date 2021 Abstract A fully separated bicycle network from vehicular traffic is not realistic even for the most bicycle-friendly cities. Thus, all around the world urban cycling entails switching between streets of different safety, convenience, and comfort levels. As a consequence, the quality of bicycle networks should be evaluated not based on one but multiple factors and by considering the different user preferences regarding these factors. More comprehensive methodologies to assess urban bicycle networks are essential to the operation and planning of modern city transportation. This work proposes a multi-objective methodology to assess—what we refer to as—bikeability between origin–destination locations and over the entire network, useful for evaluation and planning of bicycle networks. We do so by introducing the concept of bikeability curves which allows us to assess the quality of cycling in a city network with respect to the heterogeneity of user preferences. The application of the proposed methodology is demonstrated on two cities with different bike cultures: Amsterdam and Melbourne. Our results suggest the effectiveness of bikeability curves in describing the characteristic features and differences in the two networks. Subject BikeabilityComplex network analysisUrban traffic networksMulti-objective optimisationMulti-layer networks To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2f76386d-0f0e-4f28-bffd-16756f36894b DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-021-10198-0 ISSN 1572-9435 Source Transportation, 49 (3), 897-925 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 G. Reggiani, T.P. van Oijen, Homayoun Hamedmoghadam, W. Daamen, Hai L. Vu, S.P. Hoogendoorn Files PDF Reggiani2021_Article_Unde ... AMetho.pdf 2.56 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2f76386d-0f0e-4f28-bffd-16756f36894b/datastream/OBJ/view