Enhancing urban sustainability: Addressing geographical barriers to promote bicycle travel

IF 10 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Journal of Cleaner Production Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145668

Hanqiang Qian , Shuyan Zheng , Yanyan Chen , Jun Yang , Xiaoming Liu

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Abstract

The scarcity of convenient bicycle lanes that transcend geographical barriers hinders the establishment of a seamless and comprehensive bicycle network within urban areas, consequently reducing people's willingness to use bicycles for transportation and posing a significant challenge to promoting sustainable development in urban transportation in China. A method is proposed to identify geographical barriers that impede bicycle travel. By focusing on the area within Beijing's Fifth Ring Road as a case study, the study leverages mobile signaling and shared bicycle data to extract potential bicycle travel patterns. Community detection algorithm is employed to divide the area into zones and identify travel boundaries. A total of 24 travel boundaries were identified, with 11 of them deemed as high-priority geographical barriers. The potential carbon emissions reduction was quantified and recommendations for infrastructure enhancement were provided. This method offers a cost-effective and efficient means to analyze weaknesses in bicycle infrastructure. The findings of this research can contribute to the enhancement of urban bicycle networks and facilitate the sustainable development of urban transportation.

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提高城市可持续性：消除地理障碍促进自行车出行

由于缺乏超越地理障碍的便捷自行车道，阻碍了城市内无缝、全面的自行车网络的建立，从而降低了人们使用自行车作为交通工具的意愿，对促进中国城市交通的可持续发展提出了重大挑战。提出了一种识别阻碍自行车出行的地理障碍的方法。该研究以北京五环内的区域为例，利用移动信号和共享自行车数据来提取潜在的自行车出行模式。采用社区检测算法对区域进行分区，识别出行边界。共确定了24个旅行边界，其中11个被视为高度优先的地理障碍。对潜在的碳减排进行了量化，并提出了加强基础设施的建议。该方法为分析自行车基础设施的薄弱环节提供了一种经济有效的方法。研究结果可为完善城市自行车网络，促进城市交通的可持续发展提供参考。

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Journal of Cleaner Production 环境科学-工程：环境

CiteScore

20.40

自引率

9.00%

发文量

4720

审稿时长

111 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Cleaner Production is an international, transdisciplinary journal that addresses and discusses theoretical and practical Cleaner Production, Environmental, and Sustainability issues. It aims to help societies become more sustainable by focusing on the concept of 'Cleaner Production', which aims at preventing waste production and increasing efficiencies in energy, water, resources, and human capital use. The journal serves as a platform for corporations, governments, education institutions, regions, and societies to engage in discussions and research related to Cleaner Production, environmental, and sustainability practices.