TOWARDS A CONDUCIVE URBAN ENVIRONMENT FOR BIKING AS AN ACTIVE MODE OF TRANSPORT

Abstract

The bike is one of the active means of transport that is healthy and reliable. However, Cairo has few bikers, and an increasing number of private cars are causing congestion and pollution that has a severe health impact. Setting up a safe and convenient environment for cyclists is a critical issue. This study analyses the causes of the lack of cyclists and explores the potential strategies for increasing bike tours for transport. The study finds out that there is a need for selection criteria to assist policymakers for selecting an appropriate investment-value district. Therefore, this thesis aims to propose bike-ability indicators specially tailored for the Egyptian context for assessing and evaluating Cairo districts’ urban environment to choose suitable supportive locations for biking projects. Research results are the characteristics and indicators that need to exist in the urban environment in such a way that the districts of Cairo will have the potential to be developed in order to accommodate bikes for transport by guiding the funding to the right place. These indicators are tested and weighted by questionnaires for cyclists, residents and experts to end up with a strategy for selecting districts in Cairo that are worth investing in order to become bike-friendly districts