Design and Architecture
Identity in Design: Paving the Way for More Women Cyclists
If roads are to be safer for cyclists, bicycle commuting needs to be normalized, say experts, and that means encouraging a wide range of people to cycle. And that includes women, who are far outnumbered by men on the road.
By Frances Anderton • • 1 min readIf roads are to be safer for cyclists, bicycle commuting needs to be normalized, say experts, and that means encouraging a wide range of people to cycle. And that includes women, who are far outnumbered by men on the road.
In 2009, women accounted for just 24 percent of bicycle trips in the United States. Compare that to other countries such as the Netherlands, where women account for 55 percent of bike trips; in Germany, it’s 49 percent.
The pioneering outfits remade by Kat Jungnickel. Photo by Charlotte Barnes.
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Avishay Artsy
Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture
Seleta Reynolds
Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Nona Varnado
Executive director of Bicycle Culture Institute and founder of LA Bike Trains
Kat Jungnickel
Senior lecturer in sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and author of “Bikes & Bloomers: Victorian Women Inventors and their Extraordinary Cycle Wear”