Neither do men or: how we can talk inclusively about women & cycling ______________________________________________________ Cycling Embassy of Great Britain Katja Leyendecker EurIng CEng Researcher at Northumbria University

Gendered travel characteristics Census - commute only National Travel Survey Responsibility Shopping short trips trip-chaining complex travel diaries Escort education

Gendered travel characteristics Key messages >> Women commute more sustainably Through socialisation, women’s trips are tougher

These trips are cycled by choice in Amsterdam Copenhagen … cycle cities Where cycling infrastructure offers the necessary comfort convenience (safety and security) Photo: Mark Treasure, CEoGB

Photo: Marc van Woudenberg @amsterdamize

Gendered cycling? Fictitious metropolitan town 500,000 inhabitants Now Future Number of people not cycling under current condition:

Gendered cycling? Looking at totals, gender is not the issue We need actions chiming with a wider constituent Key messages >>

Interested but concerned No city in Europe or North America has achieved high level of cycling without an extensive network of well-integrated bike lanes and paths that provide separation from motor vehicle traffic. […] Separate cycling facilities are a crucial first step towards increasing cycling and making it socially inclusive. Pucher & Buehler (2012:351) It is clear from our research that most non-cyclists and recreational cyclists will only consider cycling regularly if they are segregated from [motor vehicle] traffic Pooley et al (2013:176) Monsere et al (2014) Aldred (2014)

Interested but concerned Define the group of ‘interested but concerned’ Key messages >> Service their needs

What’s needed? 1. Develop a fully inclusive message >>> embracing and sympathetic to gendered/socialised needs, and age, ability 2. Inclusive and consistent designs >>> national cycle infrastructure design standards to ensure high quality, IAN 195/16 is a start 3. National budget for building cycleways

Reading material Aldred, R. (2015). Adults’ attitudes towards child cycling: a study of the impact of infrastructure. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH, 15(2), 92 - 115. Eyer, A., & Ferreira, A. (2015). Taking the tyke on a bike: mother's; and childless women's space- time geographies in Amsterdam compared. Environment and Planning A, 47(3), 691-708. doi: 10.1068/a140373p Monsere, C., Dill, J., McNeil, N., Clifton, K., Foster, N., Goddard, T., . . . Parks, J. (2014). NITC-RR-583 Protected Lanes - lessons from the green lanes : evaluating protected bike lanes in the US. Pooley, C. G., Jones, T., Tight, M., Horton, D., Scheldeman, G., Mullen, C., . . . Strano, E. (2013). Promoting Walking and Cycling : New Perspectives on Sustainable Travel. Bristol: Policy Press. Pucher, J. R., & Buehler, R. (2012). City cycling: MIT Press.

Thanks for listening Contacts Cycling Embassy of Great Britain http://cycling-embassy.org.uk/ @GBCycleEmbassy katja.leyendecker@northumbria.ac.uk https://katsdekker.wordpress.com/ @katsdekker