Understanding barriers to bicycling projects. Final report 2012.

Abstract

The pivotal aim of the project was to assess the special needs and constraints of low-income communities and communities of colour in New Zealand concerning the facilitation of cycling projects. Therefore the project focused on two affordable housing communities, Hacienda CDC and New Columbia in North and Northeast Portland, where there is growing interest and engagement around bicycling. The main results show that the benefits and burdens of bicycling in Portland are not shared equitably and that dominant-culture organizations do have an incredible opportunity to reach more people and be more effective by increasing their cultural competence.