ABE Christmas Special

Cycling in two citiesComparison and contextQualitative interviews

16 December 2015

Katja LeyendeckerPhD researcherNorthumbria University, Newcastle

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Conceptual Model

.. CYCLING ..

O B Jensen ModelJensen, O. B. (2013). Staging mobilities: Routledge.

Conceptual Model

From above• policy / politics• planning• engineering

Use / manifestation• mode share• social norms• rules

• socio-demographics• social• personal

From below

.. CYCLING ..

O B Jensen ModelJensen, O. B. (2013). Staging mobilities: Routledge.

Policy assessment• Systematic review

Quantitative data• Street level use

Qualitative data • User perspective

Conceptual ModelData collection (on street level)

.. CYCLING ..

O B Jensen ModelJensen, O. B. (2013). Staging mobilities: Routledge.

Policy assessment• Systematic review

Quantitative data• Street level use

Qualitative data • User perspective

Conceptual ModelData collection (on street level)

.. CYCLING ..

O B Jensen ModelJensen, O. B. (2013). Staging mobilities: Routledge.

Policy assessment• Systematic review

Quantitative data• Street level use

Qualitative data • User perspective

Qualitative street user interviews

Hypotheses

• Street users are ‘spatially blind’ (at first) – performing puppets• Re-imaging space (and its use) can be prompted

Questions

• What kind of prompting is (most) successful?• How much prompting is needed?

Comparison

• What differences can be noted between the street users in the two cities?

Policy assessment• Systematic review

Quantitative data• Street level use

Qualitative data • User perspective

Choosing contextualised location• Systemic problem of the school run *• Childhood obesity, captivity etc on the increase• Active travel reduces chance of obesity etc>>> street outside a school (Bremen and NG)

Choosing e-portable street representation• Photo(s), how many? or film, how long?• Moving or static position?• Adult’s or kid’s eye-level?

Choosing interview techniques• Participants: street users but also policy-makers• Thinking-aloud (TA) protocols (Bremen and NG)• Followed by in-depth interview (use TA as prompt)• Sequence of the activities?Using supportive portable technology• Eye-tracker (for TA interviews)• EEG for ‘emotion’ tracking

* Hillman, M., Adams, J., Whitelegg, J., (1990). One false move: a study of children's independent mobility (Vol. 707). London: PSI. and follow –on study Shaw, B., Watson, B., Frauendienst, B., Redecker, A., Jones, T., & Hillman, M. (2012). Children’s independent mobility: a comparative study in England and Germany (1971 2010) ‐ London: Policy Studies Institute.

Qualitative street user interviews

Policy assessment• Systematic review

Quantitative data• Street level use

Qualitative data • User perspective

Putting it back together

Outcome

Appraisal of ‘space production’ policy by the end user

Advice to policy –makers onhow end user thinks and

how to talk to the end user

Public-engagement framework for space-change projects

Thanks for listening

Email katja.leyendecker@northumbria.ac.uk

Blog https://katsdekker.wordpress.com/

Twitter@katsdekker

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