1. Design Against Crime Research Centre
Bikeoff Research Initiative
Jill Dando Institute
Designing for the 21st Century, AHRC
University of the Arts London
Bikeoff - Adam Thorpe
Increasing cycle use by reducing cycle theft
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2. 17% of cyclists experience bicycle theft. Of these, 24% stop cycling and
66% cycle less often. Transport Research Laboratory 1997
Cycle theft is one of the greatest detractors from bike use and the
benefits that cycling has to offer the public:
• Quick (journeys under 5 miles)
• Healthy (obesity/heart disease)
• Affordable (inclusive)
• Non-polluting (zero CO2 emissions)
• Low Hazard (less harmful than motor vehicles)
• Low consumption
• Quiet
UK: aims to increase cycle usage fourfold by 2012, DTR National Cycle Strategy 1996
London: aims for 80% increase by 2012 and 200% increase by 2020. Mayor’s Office
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3. "As Bikeoff started in 2004 bike theft
went up but also so did the number of
people cycling in London. And then
something remarkable happened
around 2005-6 - bike theft went down
a little and cycling went up even
more... there's still a long way to go ...
but the work that Bikeoff, in
partnership with multiple
stakeholders is delivering, is making a
difference..."
Rose Ades, Head of Transport for London's Cycle
Centre of Excellence (CCoE), September 2008
"It is great that this multi-agency
approach is working to bring design
forward into dealing with a real problem
for cyclists and the cycling community
whilst at the same time being innovative
in the approach"
Dr. Kulveer Ranger, Director of Transport Policy for the
GLA, September 2008
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4. Open innovation model of research was used to deliver a design
research portfolio of interlinked projects:
1. Bikeoff secure bike parking design guidelines (innovative capacity against
bike theft)
2. Bikeoff bike theft reductive exemplar(s): communications, furniture, bikes,
locks, environments, services (operational capacity against bike theft)
3. Bikeoff design resource: developed for education and industry (innovative
capacity against bike theft)
http://www.designagainstcrime.com/projects/bikeoff/
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