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In what types of spatial context do people most frequently use bicycles for commuting? How do commuters judge the quality of their cycled journeys? What are the most problematic aspects of these routes? Are there differences between regions and cities? A territory’s hosting potential for cycling—or its bikeability—refers to how receptive or well adapted, it is to the practice. In this chapter, we discuss two aspects of hosting potential: spatial context (cantons and types of municipality) and home–work journeys, first from the perspective of parking conditions, then amenities and infrastructure, as well as cohabitation with other road users.
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There is one Italian-speaking canton (Ticino), six cantons with a majority of French-speakers (Fribourg, Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel, Valais, Vaud). The other cantons are German-speaking (including Grisons where Rhaeto-Romanic and Italian are also spoken).
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The municipalities included in this table are those for which a minimum of 50 responses were obtained for the three questions analysed in this regard: feeling of safety, feeling of being respected by other road users, and satisfaction with the commitment of public authorities to cycling in their region. Some Latin centres—despite their size—are missing from the ranking. Among the 23 municipalities that have more than 30,000 inhabitants, only one German-speaking municipality is missing (Emmen in the suburbs of Lucerne), while the two urban centres in Ticino (Lugano and Bellinzona) and the French-speaking cities of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Vernier, Sion, Neuchâtel and Lancy are not included. German-speaking cities are more highly represented, even when they have relatively modest demographic weight, such as Solothurn or Burgdorf (16,000 inhabitants).
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Rérat, P. (2021). Territories. In: Cycling to Work. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62256-5_10
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