Equity and accessibility of cycling infrastructure: An analysis of Santiago de Chile

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dc.contributor.authorMora, R.
dc.contributor.authorTruffello Robledo, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorOyarzun Casassus, Gabriel
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-30T01:28:47Z
dc.date.available2023-11-30T01:28:47Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBicycling produces a series of health, environmental, and economic benefits for both individuals and societies as a whole. Even so, promoting bicycle use faces innumerable challenges, especially ones related to equity, as cycling-related infrastructure and facilities tend to favor middle- and high-income groups. This manuscript focuses on Santiago, Chile, a highly unequal city composed of 34 autonomous communes with no central authority. As such, decisions regarding cycling infrastructure and facilities are made by each commune without much attention to neighboring areas. Given that situation, this paper aims (i) to describe and analyze cycling infrastructure over time and how it relates to normative and socioeconomic changes in the city that have shaped and are shaped by travel patterns; and (ii) to examine the distribution of bike lanes in relation to administrative divisions, residential areas, and employment opportunities throughout the city. To do so, the official cadaster of bicycle lanes in Santiago was inspected during numerous field visits, and a series of analyses were conducted that prioritized the concept of equity. The results show that, despite the continuous growth of Santiago's bicycling infrastructure in the past 15 years, equity remains elusive because most bicycle lanes are concentrated in central communes where middle- and upper-middle income groups live. That situation is caused by weak governance, a fragmented urban structure, and high degrees of inequality, which have made urban planning a difficult, if not impossible, task. Based on those results, several policy recommendations are proposed to improve Santiago's current network of cycling infrastructure.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2023-11-29
dc.fuente.origenConveris
dc.identifier.converisid1
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.102964
dc.identifier.eissn1873-1236
dc.identifier.issn0966-6923
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID: 85100014250
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/75443
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000632611500006
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales; Truffello Robledo, Ricardo; 0000-0002-6601-9770 12336
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales; Oyarzun Casassus, Gabriel; S/I; 1127357
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.revistaJournal of Transport Geography
dc.subjectBike lanes
dc.subjectEquity
dc.subjectAccessibility
dc.subjectSantiago.
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.deweyCiencias socialeses_ES
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.titleEquity and accessibility of cycling infrastructure: An analysis of Santiago de Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen91
sipa.codpersvinculados12336
sipa.codpersvinculados1127357
sipa.trazabilidadConveris;20-07-2021
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