12. 🚲 Pedaling Towards Equity: Increasing Women's Participation in Cycling

This episode takes a spin on urban mobility, detailing a qualitative study designed to understand factors contributing to potential bike riders' behaviors and, specifically, how to increase women's participation in cycling. We delve into behavior change analysis to identify key levers for a more equitable two-wheeled city.Relates to The Feminist Park Project: Encourages consideration of active transport links to the Feminist Park, understanding behavioral barriers for women in cycling and how supportive infrastructure can make the park more accessible and integrated into daily feminist commutes.Source for Podcast Episode:Book/Paper: What a girl wants: A mixed-methods study of gender differences in the barriers to and enablers of riding a bike in Australia Authors: Lauren Pearson a,*, Sandy Reeder a, Belinda Gabbe a,b, Ben Beck a School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia b Health Data Research UK, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, United KingdomIntro/Outro Music: big-band-tv-show-logo-164230 Music by Anastasia Chubarova from Pixabay