The affordances of bike parking: An empirical study of cyclist behaviors at three distinct transport hubs in Copenhagen
Translated title
The affordances of bike parking
Author
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2024
Submitted on
2024-05-30
Pages
85
Abstract
The bike parking at the metro stations in Copenhagen constitutes a critical part of the infrastructure that supports intermodal journeys of riding a bike and metro. This study aims to investigate how the bike parking at Aksel Møllers Have, Enghave Plads and Nørrebro station transport hubs functions from a user point of view. This object comprises the different behavior that users perform while parking the bike, the users’ attitude towards bike parking and how the hubs perform in the eyes of the users’ behavior and attitude. To research the aforementioned object, different types of observation, including bike counting and structured interviews will be applied. The user behaviors shows preferences towards bike parking close to the metro/S-train entryways. As a result, the underground bike parking’ capacity-related issues, fly-parked bikes in the way of the flows are fundamental issues with user the bike parking behavior at the transport hubs. These phenomena is supported by the culture of convenience and time-efficiency among the users. Hence, values such as security and order are undervalued by them. Designating a significant portion of the station area close to the metro/S-train entryways is then required to favor user demands which may in turn negatively effect other user groups at these transport hubs. In the eyes of the previously mentioned preferences of the users, certain restrictive and nudging measures can be applied.
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