What makes a neighbourhood bikeable

This report details the results of four focus group sessions conducted by TransLink in partnership with the Cycling in Cities study from the University of British Columbia. The focus groups were conducted in order to gain a deeper understanding of what makes a neighbourhood bikeable. Participants for one session were recruited from the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC), while the other three groups were recruited from a pool of survey respondents from a previous Cycling in Cities survey who agreed to be contacted again. Participants in the latter three groups were stratified based on cycling ability; regular cyclists (who cycle at least once a week for transport purposes), occasional cyclists (who cycle less than once a week) and potential cyclists (who have not cycled for transportation purposes in the last year, but were willing to consider cycling in the futre). The results of these sessions will be used to inform other components of the Cycling in Cities Study, a bikeability index, as well as well as all long range cycle planning in Metro Vancouver.