Events
Visiting scholar, Dr. Glen Koorey, will be presenting on Wednesday, August 25, from 12pm-1pm in room 204 of the Urban Center at PSU. The seminar will be streaming online at http://www.cts.pdx.edu/seminars/
This seminar is sponsored by the Initiative for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation and OTREC.
Attracting the Next 10% of Cyclists with the Right Infrastructure
Dr. Glen Koorey, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Although considered a cycling centre in New Zealand, Christchurch still
has relatively low cycle use (e.g. ~7% of commuters) but huge potential
for utilitarian cycling due to its favourable geography. There is
continuing, but relatively small, investment in infrastructure for
cyclists, yet evidence seems to suggest little if any growth in cycle
numbers. Therefore, on behalf of the NZ Transport Agency, research at
the University of Canterbury assessed the barriers to cycle use, with a
specific focus on the infrastructure needed to attract the next tier of
people who do not cycle regularly for utility trip purposes.
The research surveyed workplaces, recreational cyclists and community
groups to identify potential (but not current) regular utility
cyclists. Focus groups were held with them to discuss the motivations
and barriers for cycling. In addition, a series of plans and pictures
of various types of cycling infrastructure (mid-block and
intersections) were shown and rated by participants. The findings
suggest that potential cyclists in Christchurch will be attracted to
regular cycling through a network of infrastructure that provides some
level of separation from other users rather than shared space. The most
preferred on‐street network would be a fully segregated network of
cycleways situated between parking and pedestrians, with specific
intersection cycle facilities like hook turns and signalised crossings.
Dr Koorey is a senior lecturer in the Dept of Civil & Natural
Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury, where he teaches
and does research in a variety of transportation engineering subjects,
with a particular focus on sustainable transport and road safety. Prior
to joining the University in 2004, he worked for 10 years with Opus
International Consultants as a transportation engineer and road safety
researcher. This year he is on sabbatical (study leave) and has been
undertaking a three-month study tour of Europe and North America,
including three weeks in Portland.
Free to attend!
Event flyer: http://www.ibpi.usp.pdx.edu/media/Koorey.pdf
