introductionmethodology121. introduction2. site issue context3. key objectives4. research questions5. limitations6. contribution to practice1. methodology2. ethical considerationsliterature reviewcase studiesframework & toolkitsite analysisimplementationconclusions & reflections3456781. a car-centric society2. barriers1. case studies introduction2. sydney, australia3. taipei, taiwan4. carmel, indiana, usa5. barcelona, spain6. case study comparison1. conceptual framework2. design toolkit1. site context2. site analysis3. site 1: fm 24994. site 2: fm 11715. site 3: fm 30406. site 4: morriss road1. safe junctions2. activation of space3. site 1: proposal4. site 2: proposal5. site 3: proposal6. site 4: proposal1. conclusions & reflections74
8.1 | conclusions & reflectionsThis Major Research Project’s initial andnearly the same types of temperatures.geographical, and climatic context.This Project can serve as a foundation formain research question arises from theOn top of base-level contextuala shift of existing understandings aboutauthor’s own experiences growing up inunderstanding, a literature review,This Project argues that the most importantbicycling in cities around the world towardsFlower Mound. Without a car, a place likeexamination of current dialogue on urbanthing a city can do is to address the barriersenvironments that, perhaps, need justFlower Mound is virtually impossible todesign theory and practice surroundingthat its residents face to active travel,as much attention. In the end, the largetraverse in day-to-day life. Why was theactive travel, and case study analysisespecially within the context of bicycling.negative externalities associated with acity built like this? What are the past andrevealed that the current paradigm forPlaces like Flower Mound are wide andreliance on cars will not be fixed by electricfuture implications of the economic, social,transportation in places like Flower Moundexpansive and are inherently built withvehicles; American suburbs were createdhealth, and climate externalities caused byis not sustainable. A city’s dependenceseparation of land uses in mind. Bicyclesfor the car, and from the car they shouldthe city’s overreliance on cars? Is there aon cars is financially, socially, climatically,are the ideal (existing) medium, providingevolve. In fact, the answer we’re searchingviable alternative?and physically detrimental to its successmore efficiency and independent mobilityfor in our cities may already exist – as a two-in the long-term. There are countlessthan walking while being substantiallywheeled revolution we’ve been using forFlower Mound’s context as a climatically-examples of best practices found aroundless resource-intensive than cars. With theover 100 years.challenging American suburb is uniquethe world that point to the effectivenessinherent complexity of a built environment,regarding existing literature and dialogueof a comprehensive approach to thecities must approach this issue with asurrounding bicycling as a viable form ofinvestment and implementation of activebroad, yet well-rounded foundation ofactive travel; it experiences nearly 90 daystravel infrastructure.understanding.of weather above 90°F / 32°C (consideredextreme heat by FEMA). Most of the existingHowever, this analysis also revealed thatThe Project’s framework and design toolkitdialogue on active travel design and policythere is no simple answer to getting peopleaims to provide this foundation with acentres around larger cities with muchto bike more. Simply placing bike lanesmulti-step, scalable, and well-rounded setmore temperate climates – and even as thedown and expecting bike modal share toof strategies and design principles that canattention has started to shift towards citiesincrease is not adequate; cities must takebe applied to the built environments oflike Taipei and Singapore, the debates anda multifaceted approach to the issue ofAmerican suburbs across the country, withresearch on bicycling and the barriers andsocietal overreliance on cars and addressthe potential to extend to cities around thechallenges that residents face revolvesthe barriers and challenges that residentsworld.largely around cities that don’t experienceface that are unique to the political,75