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: Received: 28 September 2023 / Approved: 28 September 2023 / Online: 29 September 2023 (04:11:16 CEST)
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Rosso, A.; Melis, G.; Pensa, S. Women-Friendly Bike Infrastructures in Turin: Assessing Requirements for a Gender-Inclusive Bike System and Its Potential. Preprints2023, 2023092055. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2055.v1
Rosso, A.; Melis, G.; Pensa, S. Women-Friendly Bike Infrastructures in Turin: Assessing Requirements for a Gender-Inclusive Bike System and Its Potential. Preprints 2023, 2023092055. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2055.v1
Rosso, A.; Melis, G.; Pensa, S. Women-Friendly Bike Infrastructures in Turin: Assessing Requirements for a Gender-Inclusive Bike System and Its Potential. Preprints2023, 2023092055. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2055.v1
APA Style
Rosso, A., Melis, G., & Pensa, S. (2023). Women-Friendly Bike Infrastructures in Turin: Assessing Requirements for a Gender-Inclusive Bike System and Its Potential. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2055.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Rosso, A., Giulia Melis and Stefano Pensa. 2023 "Women-Friendly Bike Infrastructures in Turin: Assessing Requirements for a Gender-Inclusive Bike System and Its Potential" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2055.v1
Abstract
Cities have witnessed a booming interest in cycling in recent years. However, the implementation of cycling networks rarely followed a strategy to make them more accessible to specific social groups, such as women. To address this gap in knowledge, this paper provides a holistic perspective of women’s cycling mobility. Specifically, the study’s goal is to look into the social and environmental implications of cycling for women in Turin, Italy. Hence, this paper provides insights for ensuring a woman-friendly cycling system in a city and ensuring women’s participation as vital stakeholders in promoting a bike-friendly identity. We clarify women’s perceptions of cycling and outline the requirements for more inclusive bike infrastructures. Thus, we identify strategies to improve women’s access to bike lanes and investigate the environmental benefits of reduced air pollution by such a bike system. All this information is intended to define a more socially inclusive and environmental-friendly transport system in Turin for everyone, as depicted in Goal 11 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Social Sciences, Geography, Planning and Development
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