This document summarizes a PhD presentation about analyzing data from the 2011 UK Census to understand city cycling. It discusses how the Census provides data on transportation mode share and commute distances that can be analyzed by demographics. It also examines how women are underrepresented in cycling currently in the UK and looks at studies showing that women cycle more in cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen that have built cycling infrastructure tailored to all users by prioritizing safety, convenience and family trips. The presentation considers how analyzing Census data can provide insights for improving cycling policies and infrastructure to encourage more diverse participation.

1. approaching city cycling_______________________________________________________________________
Census 2011
what can it tell us?
mode share options
target demographics
spatial design preferences
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Katja Leyendecker
PhD research
Northumbria University, Newcastle

2. Census 2011
• high coverage 19/20
• every 10 years
• tight and only travel question
"how do you usually travel to work"
• main mode, by distance
• commute / working population only

3. Mode share

4. Mode share

5. Mode share

6. Modes by trip lengths

7. Modes by trip lengths

8. 4%
4%
17%
Modes by trip lengths
8%
15%
20%

9. 8%
15%
20%
Modes by trip lengths

10. Modes by trip lengths
8%
15%
20%

11. 8%
15%
20%
Modes by trip lengths

12. Cycle trajectory – world cities
Women indicate - canaries for cycling environment
Source: Pucher & Buehler (2012)
Red: Census 2011 overlay

13. Cycle trajectory - UK
Census 2011

14. What do women need?
UK women currently excluded through
socialisation, gendered lifestyles:
 still family-carer
 escorting to
school
 getting the
shopping in
 short trips
 trip-chaining
 complex travel
diaries

15. These trips are cycled by choice in
• Amsterdam
• Copenhagen
Where cycling infrastructure offers
– inclusive
– equitable
– transport participation
– comfort
– convenience
– (safety and security)
Reading material:
Eyer, A., & Ferreira, A. (2015). Taking the tyke on a bike: mother's; and childless women's space- time geographies in
Amsterdam compared. Environment and Planning A, 47(3), 691-708. doi: 10.1068/a140373p

16. Credit @amsterdamize

17. Credit @amsterdamize

18. Further reading
Census
Goodman, A. (2013). Walking, cycling and driving to work in the English and
Welsh 2011 census: trends, socio-economic patterning and relevance to
travel behaviour in general. PLoS ONE, 8(8), e71790. doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0071790
Aldred, R., Woodcock, J., & Goodman, A. (2015). Does More Cycling Mean
More Diversity in Cycling? Transport reviews, 1-17. doi:
10.1080/01441647.2015.1014451
Nested within presentation
Garrard, J., Handy, S., & Dill, J. (2012). Women and cycling. In J. Pucher & R.
Buehler (Eds.), City cycling: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Eyer, A., & Ferreira, A. (2015). Taking the tyke on a bike: mother's; and
childless women's space- time geographies in Amsterdam compared.
Environment and Planning A, 47(3), 691-708. doi: 10.1068/a140373p

19. Thanks for listening
Contact
Email katja.leyendecker@northumbria.ac.uk
Blog https://katsdekker.wordpress.com/
Twitter @katsdekker