Critical mass: Emergent cyclist route choice in central London

Raford, N., Chiaradia, Alain J. and Gil, J. 2005. Critical mass: Emergent cyclist route choice in central London. Presented at: 5th International Space Syntax Symposium, Faculty of Architecture, TU Delft, Netherlands, 13-17 June 2005. Published in: van Nes, A. ed. Proceedings of the 5th Space Syntax Symposium, June 2005. , vol.2 Amsterdam: Techne Press, pp. 527-540.

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Abstract

Configurational variables such as integration have been shown to correlate strongly with pedestrian and vehicular trips. Little research to date has focused on the role of spatial accessibility in cyclist route choice. This paper analyses the distribution of cycling trips in the central London area, focusing on a sample of work-based commuting trips. A sample of 423 cyclists from 50 organisations was combined with gate counts of cyclist volume at several Central London locations. Shortest path analysis and a new measure, the "fastest cognitive route", was conducted on a sample of origin-destination points to evaluate how closely cyclist traces followed distance minimisation or least change of direction heuristics. Volume counts were also compared to a variety of configurational measures, including axial integration, mean angular depth, line length, supergrid values, and the number of intersections per line. It was found that work based cycle trips were subject to a wide range of variables which made individual traces difficult to predict. At the aggregate level, however, an emergent order was found to exist which corresponded strongly with least mean angular depth. The implications of this emergent logic are discussed for route choice econometrics and cyclist planning.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Publisher:	Techne Press
ISBN:	9789085940029
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2019 09:09
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/38457

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