Road-Width-Aware Network Optimisation for Bike Lane Planning
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| author | Basilone, Riccardo Bruno, Matteo Melo, Hygor Piaget Monteiro Avalle, Michele Loreto, Vittorio |
| author_facet | Basilone, Riccardo Bruno, Matteo Melo, Hygor Piaget Monteiro Avalle, Michele Loreto, Vittorio |
| contents | Active mobility is becoming an essential component of the green transition in modern cities. However, the challenge of designing an efficient network of protected bike lanes without disrupting existing road networks for motorised vehicles remains unsolved. This paper focuses on the specific case of Milan, using a network approach that considers street widths to optimise the placement of dedicated bike lanes at the edges of the network. Unlike other network approaches in this field, our method considers the actual shapes of the streets, which introduces a realistic aspect lacking in current studies. We used these data to simulate cycling networks that maximise connectivity while minimising the impact of bike lane placement on the drivable network. Our mixed simulation strategies optimise for edge betweenness and width. Furthermore, we quantify the impact of dedicated bike lane infrastructure on the existing road network, demonstrating that it is feasible to create highly effective cycling networks with minimal disruption caused by lane width reductions. This paper illustrates how realistic cycling lanes can be simulated using road width data and discusses the challenges and benefits of moving beyond one-dimensional road data in network studies. |
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| spellingShingle | Road-Width-Aware Network Optimisation for Bike Lane Planning Basilone, Riccardo Bruno, Matteo Melo, Hygor Piaget Monteiro Avalle, Michele Loreto, Vittorio Physics and Society Active mobility is becoming an essential component of the green transition in modern cities. However, the challenge of designing an efficient network of protected bike lanes without disrupting existing road networks for motorised vehicles remains unsolved. This paper focuses on the specific case of Milan, using a network approach that considers street widths to optimise the placement of dedicated bike lanes at the edges of the network. Unlike other network approaches in this field, our method considers the actual shapes of the streets, which introduces a realistic aspect lacking in current studies. We used these data to simulate cycling networks that maximise connectivity while minimising the impact of bike lane placement on the drivable network. Our mixed simulation strategies optimise for edge betweenness and width. Furthermore, we quantify the impact of dedicated bike lane infrastructure on the existing road network, demonstrating that it is feasible to create highly effective cycling networks with minimal disruption caused by lane width reductions. This paper illustrates how realistic cycling lanes can be simulated using road width data and discusses the challenges and benefits of moving beyond one-dimensional road data in network studies. |
| title | Road-Width-Aware Network Optimisation for Bike Lane Planning |
| topic | Physics and Society |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.22550 |