On the Applicability of a Western Bikeability Index in the Chinese Context 论西方自行车运动能力指数在中国语境中的适用性

作者:Aline Chevalier, Leiqing Xu


关键词:城市自行车,可骑性指数,可骑性参数,可骑性城市,中国


摘   要:按照西方国家已经观察到的进化模式,现在中国汽车拥有量的巨大增长,正在重塑城市环境。尽管机动交通量激增,但自行车使用率仍然居高不下,基于dock-less应用程序的自行车共享系统发展迅速,这突出表明迫切需要评估中国城市的自行车可骑性水平。然而,这种独特的设置使得大多数用于根据自行车友好度对城市进行排名的西方工具过时。我们采用多学科方法,将我们的调查结果与普遍接受的西方观点进行比较,并分离出适合中国城市自行车的指标。当西方的解决方案无法满足中国特定环境的需求时,我们在细化和有时重新制定自行车规划中通常追求的目标的同时,还提供了测量和有效改善自行车性能的建议。




Abstract: Following the evolutionary pattern already observed in western countries, China is now witnessing a tremendous growth in car ownership that is reshaping the urban environment. Despite the surge in motorised traffic, the remaining high level of bicycle usage and the rapid development of dock-less app-based bicycle-sharing systems highlight the urgent need to assess the bikeability level in Chinese cities. However, this unique setup renders obsolete most of the western tools used to rank cities with respect to their bike friendliness. Following a multidisciplinary approach, we compare the results of our survey to the commonly accepted western views and isolate indicators suitable to urban cycling in China. While refining and sometimes reformulating the goals commonly pursued in bicycle planning, we also provide recommendations for measurements and effective improvements of bikeability when western solutions fail to meet the needs specific to the Chinese context.


Key: Urban Cycling, Bikeability Index, Bikeability Parameters, Bikeable City, China


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