Promoting Walking and Cycling : New Perspectives on Sustainable Travel

Promoting walking and cycling proposes solutions to one of the most pressing problems in contemporary British transport planning. The need to develop more sustainable urban mobility lies at the heart of energy and environmental policies and has major implications for the planning of cities and for the structure of economy and society. However, most people feel either unable or unwilling to incorporate travel on foot or by bike into their everyday journeys. This book uses innovative quantitative and qualitative research methods to examine in depth, and in an international and historical context, why so many people fail to travel in ways that are deemed by most to be desirable. It proposes evidence-based policy solutions that could increase levels of walking and cycling substantially. This book is essential reading for planners and policy makers developing and implementing transport policies at both national and local levels, plus researchers and students in the field of mobility, transport, sustainability and urban planning. Promoting walking and cycling Contents Lists of maps, tables and boxes About the authors Acknowledgements Preface Section I. Context 1. Setting the scene and defining the problem Setting the scene Promoting sustainable mobility in Britain Academic perspectives Conclusions 2. Where have we come from? The historical context How did we travel in the past and what has changed? The changing role of the bicycle in Britain The historical dominance and persistence of walking Conclusions: issues of path dependency 3. The global context: how is Britain different from other places? Urban travel outside the UK Places where walking is normal Places where cycling is normal Conclusions: Britain in a global context The research 4. Researching walking and cycling The UWAC approach: introduction to the data The case study communities The limitations: what the research cannot be used to show 5. How the built environment influences walking and cycling Context: the built environment and sustainable travel The connectivity of the street network and access to facilities Spatial analysis of travel and transport: principles and problems Evaluating associations between street network connectivity, access to everyday activities and walking and cycling Conclusions and evaluation 6. What do people think about everyday travel in urban areas? Introduction What do people say about how they travel? What do people say about how they would like to travel? How do people feel and relate to travel? Conclusions 7. The place of walking in the urban environment Why people walk How people walk The barriers to walking Conclusions: building walking cultures 8. The role of cycling in the urban environment Why people cycle How people cycle The barriers to cycling Conclusions: building cycling cultures Policy Perspectives 9. The future of walking and cycling in British urban areas Strategies for making walking normal Strategies for making cycling normal Making it all happen: issues of implementation 10. Conclusions: issues of society, economy and sustainability Connecting walking and cycling to wider society What is working now? What are the risks of doing nothing? What could be done? Concluding comments References Websites Index Untitled Promoting Walking And Cycling Proposes Solutions To One Of The Most Pressing Problems In Contemporary British Transport Planning. The Need To Develop More Sustainable Urban Mobility Lies At The Heart Of Energy And Environmental Policies And Has Major Implications For The Planning Of Cities And For The Structure Of Economy And Society -- Book Jacke. Colin Pooley With Tim Jones ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 181-203) And Index. This book uses innovative research methods to examine why so many people fail to travel in ways that are deemed by most to be desirable - on foot or by bike. It proposes evidence-based policy solutions that could increase levels of walking and cycling substantially.