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Den gröna cykelstaden

Lundmark, Elin LU (2020) In CODEN:LUTVDG/(TVTT-5323)1-93/2020 VTVM01 20201
Transport and Roads
Abstract
In dense urban areas, the need for greenery increases, yet the total amount of green space
in many Swedish cities decreases. Vegetation can create attractive environments,
improve the micro-climate and the cities’ climate adaptation, but it also risks impairing
cyclists' traffic safety. Vegetation can impair visibility, reduce the width of
infrastructure, leaves can lead to slipperiness and obscure cavities in the ground. The city
of Malmö's ambition is to become denser and greener, while prioritizing cyclists' road
safety. To improve the conditions for greenery to be integrated in a traffic-safe way for
cyclists, this thesis aims to investigate how vegetation connected with bicycle
infrastructure affects cyclists' traffic safety.... (More)
In dense urban areas, the need for greenery increases, yet the total amount of green space
in many Swedish cities decreases. Vegetation can create attractive environments,
improve the micro-climate and the cities’ climate adaptation, but it also risks impairing
cyclists' traffic safety. Vegetation can impair visibility, reduce the width of
infrastructure, leaves can lead to slipperiness and obscure cavities in the ground. The city
of Malmö's ambition is to become denser and greener, while prioritizing cyclists' road
safety. To improve the conditions for greenery to be integrated in a traffic-safe way for
cyclists, this thesis aims to investigate how vegetation connected with bicycle
infrastructure affects cyclists' traffic safety. It also aims to investigate how this subject is
perceived by the city of Malmö. This is carried out with the help of a literature study, an
interview study, an analysis of cycling infrastructure and an analysis of planning
documents. The study shows a need and a motivation to increase the integration of
vegetation, but guidelines for how it should be integrated in practice are lacking.
Improving operation and maintenance work improves cyclists' road safety, this can be
done by reducing the need for maintenance, increasing the budget and making it easier to
carry out operation and maintenance work. Analysis of the cycle lanes showed that the
design of the vegetation affects cyclists' traffic safety. Guidelines have to be developed,
in order to make them as useful as possible, they need to be adaptable to different situations. Too specific guidelines can hamper integration and impair road safety. (Less)
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author
Lundmark, Elin LU
supervisor
organization
course
VTVM01 20201
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Traffic safety, vegetation, bike, infrastructure, urban
publication/series
CODEN:LUTVDG/(TVTT-5323)1-93/2020
report number
2020-356-5223
ISSN
1653-1922
language
Swedish
id
9032901
date added to LUP
2020-12-17 11:38:47
date last changed
2020-12-17 11:38:47
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  abstract     = {{In dense urban areas, the need for greenery increases, yet the total amount of green space
in many Swedish cities decreases. Vegetation can create attractive environments,
improve the micro-climate and the cities’ climate adaptation, but it also risks impairing
cyclists' traffic safety. Vegetation can impair visibility, reduce the width of
infrastructure, leaves can lead to slipperiness and obscure cavities in the ground. The city
of Malmö's ambition is to become denser and greener, while prioritizing cyclists' road
safety. To improve the conditions for greenery to be integrated in a traffic-safe way for
cyclists, this thesis aims to investigate how vegetation connected with bicycle
infrastructure affects cyclists' traffic safety. It also aims to investigate how this subject is
perceived by the city of Malmö. This is carried out with the help of a literature study, an
interview study, an analysis of cycling infrastructure and an analysis of planning
documents. The study shows a need and a motivation to increase the integration of
vegetation, but guidelines for how it should be integrated in practice are lacking.
Improving operation and maintenance work improves cyclists' road safety, this can be
done by reducing the need for maintenance, increasing the budget and making it easier to
carry out operation and maintenance work. Analysis of the cycle lanes showed that the
design of the vegetation affects cyclists' traffic safety. Guidelines have to be developed,
in order to make them as useful as possible, they need to be adaptable to different situations. Too specific guidelines can hamper integration and impair road safety.}},
  author       = {{Lundmark, Elin}},
  issn         = {{1653-1922}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{CODEN:LUTVDG/(TVTT-5323)1-93/2020}},
  title        = {{Den gröna cykelstaden}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}