BiciZen : Lessons in the Development of a Crowdsourcing Mobile App to Make Cities More Bikeable
Honey-Rosés, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Liebscht, Luca (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Batista, Paulo (University of Aveiro)
Benatallah, Boualem (Dublin City University)
Brussel, Mark (University of Twente)
Flacke, Johannes (University of Twente)
Häkli, Jouni (Tampere University)
Kallio, Kirsi Pauliina (Tampere University)
Lynn, Theo (Dublin City University)
Mäkelä, Miki (Tampere University)
Melo, Lourenço (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Simon Mas, Gemma (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Vilariño Freire, Fernando (Centre de Visió per Computador)

Fecha:	2025
Resumen:	Improving bikeability is an urban policy goal that cities are pursuing to reduce their transport-related carbon emissions. To support this goal, this paper introduces BiciZen: a collaborative platform that aims to make cities and regions more bikeable. We describe the lessons learned from the development of this citizen science project. BiciZen is a mobile phone app that allows users to crowdsource information about their cycling experiences and suggest improvements to cycling infrastructure as well as report positive cycling experiences. BiciZen is open to concerned cyclists, city planners and researchers who wish to document and study cycling phenomena, including patterns of bicycle flows or participation in cycling events. The process of developing BiciZen highlights critical trade-offs pertaining to functionality, speed, cost, and flexibility. We found that when deciding what to include in the platform, the interests of researchers, users and city leaders did not necessarily align. We learned that feedback processes are valuable but highly resource intensive. Less than a year after the launch of BiciZen, we find that uptake has been highest in low-cycling contexts and driven mostly by a small number of super-users. The data collected on the BiciZen platform will provide a historical record of cycling incidents, events, and commentary that can be consulted by all stakeholders, and help advance co-creation and citizen science in the realm of active travel and bicycle mobility.
Ayudas:	European Commission 101016888 Agencia Estatal de Investigación RyC-2019-027279-I Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación CEX2019-000940-M
Nota:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia:	Active Travel ; Citizen Science ; Crowdsourcing ; Co-creation ; Bikeability ; Data sharing ; Mobile App ; Mobility ; Urban Cycling
Publicado en:	Journal of Participatory Research Methods, Vol. 6, Issue 1 (March 2025) , p. 143-168, ISSN 2688-0261

DOI: 10.35844/001c.126552

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