Cycling Through the Pandemic Tactical Urbanism and the Implementation of Pop-Up Bike Lanes in the Time of COVID-19

This open access book provides insight on how the tactical urbanism has the capacity to influence change in mobility practices such as cycling. COVID-19 crisis prompted the public authorities to rethink the use of public space in order to develop means of transport that are both efficient and adapte...

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Other Authors: Ortar, Nathalie (Editor), Rérat, Patrick (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:The Urban Book Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Has cycling got a boost from the pandemic?- ‘School Streets’ and the adaptation London’s state-led tactical urbanism during COVID-19
  • Public action in times of crisis: Trajectories of cycling policies in four French cities
  • Press discourse on cycling before, during, and after the first COVID-19 lockdown in France. The rise of the user-group voice
  • Tactical urbanism to develop cycling infrastructures: The implementation of COVID cycle lanes in Switzerland
  • Temporary urbanism in pandemic times—Disruption and continuity of public action in Montreal
  • Pop-up bike lanes and temporary shared spaces in Vienna during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • The spatial dimension of “pop-up cycle paths” in metropolitan areas: A comparative study of France and Colombia
  • Cycling in Bogotá during a pandemic. The influence of tactical urbanism and perceived in-security on bicycle usage
  • Changing cycling practices and Covid cycle lanes in five French cities