Bike-train integration in the city of Helsinki – Assessing routes to the Malmi railway station
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Insinööritieteiden korkeakoulu |
Master's thesis
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2023-01-23
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Master's Programme in Spatial Planning and Transportation Engineering (SPT)
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en
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118+19
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Abstract
Helsinki has an ambitious target to become a carbon-neutral city in 2030. To reach this target, new types of solutions are needed. Synergetic benefits of bike-train integration can offer an attractive mobility option if the existing transportation system is optimized better. In recent years, bicycle parking conditions at the stations have improved. Still, there has been less focus on the big picture: the quality of the routes leading to the train station and transfer to the train, which are integral parts of a positive travel experience and functional trip chain. However, there are limited methods for evaluating and prioritizing bike-train routes and their development. For this purpose, this research develops a methodological framework for assessing the quality of the bicycle network and the ease of transfer at the train station. The framework is based on multi-criteria decision analysis, and it is developed through a case study of Malmi railway station in the City of Helsinki. The assessed routes were mainly selected based on the station catchment area and the city’s existing bicycle target network routes leading toward the bicycle parking locations around the train station. Data for each of the nine routes were collected empirically using a video recording set up while cycling. The multi-criteria framework consists of four criteria groups: whole route, line segment, crossing, and transition from bike to train score. Categories within these groups range from infra-structure separation type, through the visual surrounding, to bicycle parking type, amounting to 28 criteria. In addition, three categories are compared separately and excluded from the overall score, while weights for the criteria were determined by cross-comparison of relative importance. Each route and segment has received a comparative score based on the evaluation of the routes according to the criteria and their weight. These results reveal many deficiencies the routes have that weaken the attractiveness of bike-train integration, like deficiencies in the quality of the infrastructure and continuance. On the other hand, the multi-criteria approach has usefulness in this type of assessment in highlighting the problem areas and helping to structure prioritization in planning.Description
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Mladenović, MilošThesis advisor
Kaupinmäki, OskariKeywords
bike-train integration, bicycle traffic, bicycle route assessment, station catchment areas
