Thesis
Exploring the liminality of cycle space: a comparative case study
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2015
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101958
Abstract
This research focuses on urban cycling as a form of spatial mobility; the movement of the body through the spaces of transportation infrastructures; and the use of the bicycle as a form of transportation in urban environments. The bicycle serves as a tool to analyze the experience of urban cycling within the spaces utilized by the bicycle, or cycle space, within a mobility network dominated by automobiles. I propose to incorporate a more multivalent approach to mobility research that examines the practices of movement and the experience of traveling as the focus of inquiry. This thesis is an exploration of how the bicycle can be a way to engage in and provide a deeper understanding of mobility within a system that privileges the automobile. My research sheds light on the experience of urban cycling in the cities of Spokane, Washington and Amsterdam, the Netherlands as a comparative study by documenting personal experience to provide insight on ways to consider cycling in urban design.
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Details
- Title
- Exploring the liminality of cycle space
- Creators
- Patrick Grecu
- Contributors
- Jolie B. Kaytes (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Design and Construction, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525101901842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis