Attitude Towards Bicycle Infrastructure In Nepal With Reference To Hetauda City

Abstract

Cycling in Nepal is going to be more risky in the absence of bicycle infrastructures. This research posits that bicycle infrastructure encourages more people to cycling. This article primarily tries to document the mixed method research findings on bicycle infrastructure in Nepal, the synthesis of the views, with reference to Hetauda city. The majority of the respondents believed that bicycle infrastructure programs are essential in Nepalese core cities to convert them into sustainable cities. Then, this research attempts to analyze gap in bicycle culture movement in Nepal from the status of existing bicycle lane and public attitude on it. Through the attitudes analysis of the respondents on integrated cycling issues expressed via questionnaire fillings, interactions, interviews and discussions, this paper finally presents good practices from the ground realities with an aim to help convert the swarm cities into bicycle cities in Nepal.