TY  - UNPB
UR  - https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3683/
A1  - Martinez-Moro, Dennis
Y1  - 2021///
TI  - Bicycle Highway Implementation - The Contribution of Public Provincial Actors in Realizing Ambitions
AV  - public
EP  - 60
ID  - theses_frw3683
N2  - Bicycle highways are a rather novel and promising concept of cycling infrastructure that aim at positioning cycling as a viable mode of transport in the daily urban system. This high-end infrastructure can therefore be considered an innovation. Research has shown interest in evaluating their use, their users and offering engineering insights. However, little is known of the governance arrangements employed to direct and facilitate the implementation of such an infrastructural innovation. Thus, this thesis aimed at understanding the factors that influence bicycle highway implementation, as well as the strategies employed by relevant public actors. The thesis relied on policy arrangements, diffusion of innovations and change agency theory. National maps with bicycle highway ambitions (2010-2019) were used to make sense of implementation patterns, and interviews with provincial actors were performed to gather in-depth knowledge of the strategies they use to overcome challenges. Findings show that change agency of public actors contributes in four main ways: transition management thinking, building and managing coalitions, navigating political venues and designing new institutions.
M1  - master
ER  -