Cycling provision separated from motor traffic: a systematic review exploring whether stated preferences vary by gender and age
Year: 2016
Type: review
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: In this paper, we represent a systematic review of stated preference studies examining the extent to which cycle infrastructure preferences vary by gender and by age. A search of online, English-language academic and policy literature was followed by a three-stage screening process to identify relevant studies. We found 54 studies that investigated whether preferences for cycle infrastructure varied by gender and/or by age. Forty-four of these studies considered the extent of separation from motor traffic. The remainder of the studies covered diverse topics, including preferred winter maintenance methods and attitudes to cycle track lighting. We found that women reported stronger preferences than men for greater separation from motor traffic. There was weaker evidence of stronger preferences among older people. Differences in preferences were quantitative rather than qualitative; that is, preferences for separated infrastructure were stronger in some groups than in others, but no group preferred integration with motor traffic. Thus, in low-cycling countries seeking to increase cycling, this evidence suggests focusing on the stronger preferences of under-represented groups as a necessary element of universal design for cycling.
Source: Transport Reviews
Language: English
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $733
Funders: Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom Clinical Research Collaboration, Cancer Research UK, National Institute for Health and Care Research, British Heart Foundation, Centre for Diet and Activity Research, Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council
Awards: G1000287459, G1585293751, UKCRC Centre of Excellence in Diet and Physical Activity Public Health Research, Cycling cultures in a mass motorised society: a multi-method case study of four English urban areas, G3777771942, G480712990, Changing Commutes? Exploring the uptake of cycling to work through an agent-based model focusing on social interactions and social norms, Centre of excellence in diet and physical activity public health., G7461263122
OpenAlex ID: W2462024293