Effects of Cycling Promotion in Vienna on the Mode Choice Behaviour of Potential Public Transport Users
Author
Rauhofer, Martin
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2019
Submitted on
2019-05-23
Pages
217
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan folk i Wien (Østrig) vælger transport i hverdagen, og hvad cykelfremme kan udrette i en by, hvor kollektiv transport og gang allerede fylder meget. Den spørger, om en styrket indsats for cykling øger den samlede andel af bæredygtig mobilitet (gang, cykling og kollektiv transport) eller mest fører til skift mellem sådanne grønne transportformer, og hvordan folk selv giver mening til deres valg og ændringer i dem. Studiet tog udgangspunkt i kritisk realisme og kombinerede en spørgeskemaundersøgelse blandt 191 personer, der bruger cykel til hverdagsrejser (pendling, ærinder), med ni kvalitative dybdeinterviews. Analysen trak på mobilitetsforskningens bredere ramme ‘Mobilities Turn’ og teorierne ‘Staging Mobilities’, ‘Structural Stories’, ‘Perceived Accessibility’ (oplevet tilgængelighed) og ‘Motility’ for at belyse, hvordan mobilitet er struktureret og opleves. Resultaterne viste, at de fleste cyklister tidligere brugte andre bæredygtige transportformer. Derfor er cyklingens bidrag til kommunens mål om at øge andelen af bæredygtig mobilitet beskedent. Undersøgelsen viste også, at der ikke findes enkle årsagsforklaringer på valg af transportmiddel; vigtige forhold varierer fra person til person, men overlapper også. De væsentligste forhold, der holder folk fra at cykle i Wien, handler om infrastruktur samt personlige og samfundsmæssige opfattelser af cykling.
This thesis examines how people in Vienna (Austria) choose their everyday travel modes and what cycling promotion achieves in a city where public transport and walking are already widely used. It asks whether encouraging cycling increases the overall share of sustainable mobility (walking, cycling, and public transport) or mainly shifts trips between such modes, and how people make sense of changes in their own choices. The study used a critical realist approach and combined a survey of 191 people who use a bicycle for everyday trips (commuting, errands) with nine in-depth qualitative interviews. The analysis drew on the broader Mobilities Turn and theories including Staging Mobilities, Structural Stories, Perceived Accessibility, and Motility to interpret how mobility is structured and experienced. Findings show that most bicycle users previously relied on other sustainable modes. Accordingly, the net contribution of increased cycling to the municipality’s goal of expanding sustainable mobility is modest. The study also indicates there are no simple causal explanations for individual mode choice; important factors differ by person but also overlap. The most relevant barriers to cycling in Vienna relate to infrastructure as well as personal and societal perceptions of cycling.
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