Aalborg Universitet Bike Infrastructures Report Silva, Victor ... - VBN

INTERVIEW AND ELETRONIC
CORRESPONDENCE WITH KEY
ACTORS
Through non-structured interviews and electronic correspondence,
personal opinion and information about
the studied infrastructures were also gathered from both
technicians from the studies municipalities and cyclists.
DATA ANALYSIS
A data basis was developed in the Excel with all the interviews
and questionnaires. This data base identifies relevant
information to be used in the report. The interviews
and electronic correspondence functioned as support information
to the count figures and web survey findings.
FIELD OBSERVATIONAL SURVEY AND IM-
AGE COLLECTION
Observation is a major source in the field research, the
three infrastructures were analyzed in loco, local conditions
during the day were observed and a diary was writing.
The observation aimed to identify possible design
characteristics of the infrastructures that may affect people’s
traveling behavior.
The design detail characteristics analyzed in loco were:
infrastructure typology, pavement material and lay out,
on-street parking facilities, priority signs at crossings, hierarchy
of the modes of transport (pedestrians, cyclists,
car drivers), traffic calming solutions, public art, signage,
greenery, lightning (day and night) bicycle paths and
lanes.
DATA ANALYSIS
An image data base was implemented and the material
was used in several sections of the report to visually
exemplify findings. Moreover, images took from the site
were used to compare with the counting and illustrate the
local conditions throughout the day.
The descriptions from the diary were also a strategic data
used to be compared with the count figures and the web
survey findings.
Figure 2.4: Member of the research team delivering flyers to cyclists at Vestergade Vest and Mageløs on September 14th 2010.
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