Biking in Jinan The Who, When, Where,

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Biking in JinanThe Who, When, Where, Why

• Alainna Thomas
• Graduate Student Researcher
• University of California Transportation Center
• University of California, Berkeley

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Contents

• Jinan, Shandong Province
• Land Use Issues
• Ped-Bike conflicts
• Summer Survey Results
• Focus Groups
• Passby Surveys

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JINAN, SHANDONG PROVINCE

• Provincial Capital
• 3-5 million residents
• GDP per Capita USD 3400
• Walk, Bike, Public Transit gt85 trips
• BRT- 135 km planned
• 2009 Chinese Olympics

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Land Use Issues
Connectivity
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ACCESSIBILITY MOBILITY- San Francisco vs. Jinan
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Bike-Pedestrian Conflicts
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Midblock Crossings
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Bikes and E-bikes

• Passby Survey
• Focus Groups

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Passby Survey

• Multiple Choice survey
• 300-500 pm, bike parking lots
• Age, Gender, Trip purpose
• Multi-choice questions

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Results

• Reasons for mode choice Speed, convenience,
  cost
• Complaints too many cars, difficult intersection
  crossings, too many pedestrians.
• 15 had an accident

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Focus Groups

• Mixed Ages, Income, location, and Occupation
• Roundtable discussion, Graduate Student Moderator
• Survey Questions
• Frequency, Road Choice, Safety, Road Design,
  Preferences, Bike lanes

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Results

• Speed vs. Safety
• Convenience, Choices, Economics
• Wider roads were favored.
• Separate non-motorized from motorized.

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Next Steps

• More surveying
• Students vs. Trucks
• Road preferences
• Future car buying
• Kevin Lynch
• Further Data Analysis