title: Cycling provision separated from motor traffic: a systematic review exploring whether stated preferences vary by gender and age.
abstract: In this paper, we represent a systematic review of stated preference studies examining the extent to which cycle infrastructure preferences vary by gender and by age. A search of online, English-language academic and policy literature was followed by a three-stage screening process to identify relevant studies. We found 54 studies that investigated whether preferences for cycle infrastructure varied by gender and/or by age. Forty-four of these studies considered the extent of separation from motor traffic. The remainder of the studies covered diverse topics, including preferred winter maintenance methods and attitudes to cycle track lighting. We found that women reported stronger preferences than men for greater separation from motor traffic. There was weaker evidence of stronger preferences among older people. Differences in preferences were quantitative rather than qualitative; that is, preferences for separated infrastructure were stronger in some groups than in others, but no group preferred integration with motor traffic. Thus, in low-cycling countries seeking to increase cycling, this evidence suggests focusing on the stronger preferences of under-represented groups as a necessary element of universal design for cycling.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Department of Planning and Transport , London , UK.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aldred
authors.affiliation: Policy Studies Institute, University of Westminster , London , UK.
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.affiliation: UKCRC Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR), MRC Epidemiology Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woodcock
authors.affiliation: LSHTM , London , UK.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goodman
keywords: Cycling; age; equity; gender; systematic review