The marginalisation of bicycling in Modernist urban transport planning

Koglin, Till; Rye, Tom

doi:10.1016/j.jth.2014.09.006

The marginalisation of bicycling in Modernist urban transport planning

Koglin, Till; Rye, Tom

Authors

Till Koglin

Tom Rye

Abstract

This article deals with the scientific factors that have contributed to the dominance of motorised transport and the development of theoretical approaches in transport planning. Connections are made to modernism and to the theories within the field of transport planning that have created today's transport systems. Connections are then made to the field of bicycle planning. It is argued that there is a lack of theoretical research in bicycle planning that built on empirical studies. This has contributed to the bicycle often being marginalised in transport systems. Moreover, it is argued that new theoretical research could have a similar effect on bicycle planning as it has had on motorised transport planning. Although there is theoretical research about bicycling, such as vélomobility research, such research does not tend to theorise about bicycle planning. The idea put forward in this article is that theoretical knowledge from the field of mobility studies could be a first step in that direction. This article draws on the politics of mobility and research in vélomobility and develops a theoretical ground for transport planning that takes bicycling into consideration.

Citation

Koglin, T., & Rye, T. (2014). The marginalisation of bicycling in Modernist urban transport planning. Journal of transport & health, 1(4), 214-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2014.09.006

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	May 14, 2014
Online Publication Date	Oct 7, 2014
Publication Date	2014-12
Deposit Date	Jun 15, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Jun 16, 2017
Journal	Journal of Transport and Health
Print ISSN	2214-1405
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	1
Issue	4
Pages	214-222
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2014.09.006
Keywords	Transport planning, bicycle planning; mobility; vélomobility; modernism
Public URL	http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/947563

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