Bike planning for equity
2017
This paper focuses on issues in urban and regional bike planning that contribute towards
inequity. This paper offers a study on the definition of equity and studies how equity relates to
urban and regional planning particularly in transportation issues. A review of existing literature
offers examples of how policy, ordinances, design, infrastructure, and the planning process affect
marginalized people. This review revealed that many common elements of bike planning might
negatively affect marginalized people. Provided are suggestions on creating more equitable bike
planning including GIS methods to study environmental justice, an example of an equitable
complete streets ordinance, and general recommendations for improving bike planning. Urban
and regional planners may use this thesis to examine their bike planning practices and use the
recommendations in this paper to create a more equitable practice. While this paper offers many
recommendations, further research is needed on many aspects of improving the bike planning
practice including relationships with land use, public safety issues, and bike share equity among
many other issues.
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