Observing cyclists’ mobility patterns for better decisions

Abstract

Although the amount of data, generated in the mobility domain, has been increasing dramatically over the past years, specific cycling-related data are still hardly ever employed as the evidence base for cycling promotion. This is due to lacking data availability and accessibility on the one hand and to the absence of frameworks for integrating data from a different source on the other hand. We, therefore, propose a Bicycle Observatory, which facilitates a continuous observation of cycling mobility and serves as decision support in the broader context of cycling promotion. In this study, we investigate the contribution of a Bicycle Observatory achieving of strategic goals in cycling promotion and summarize major requirements and recommendations for establishing a Bicycle Observatory.