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

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

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

4. 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

5. Photo: Marc van Woudenberg @amsterdamize

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

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

9. 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)

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

11. 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

12. 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),
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), doi: /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.

13. Thanks for listening Contacts Cycling Embassy of Great Britain
@GBCycleEmbassy
@katsdekker