Anthropology
Event Title
Cycling through the Creative Cities: A Ride of Economic Stimulus or Gentrification?
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Event Website
http://butlerlibraryservices.org/urcpresentations/2_Lahey.docx
Start Date
10-4-2015 10:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2015 11:00 AM
Sponsor
Susan Hyatt (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis)
Description
Bike and pedestrian paths have been earning funding in revitalized neighborhoods, as walkable cities become desired once again. Do these trails offer a practical strategy for modern urban development? In my paper I discuss who the most common users of the trail are and whether the trail is used primarily for recreational or transportation purposes. For recreational use, I compare the Cultural Trail with Louisville's Mega Cavern Bike Park and discuss how each benefits its community. Finally, in my paper I further analyze the issue of urban gentrification and how biking and pedestrian trails like the Cultural Trail may be linked to gentrification.
Cycling through the Creative Cities: A Ride of Economic Stimulus or Gentrification?
Indianapolis, IN
Bike and pedestrian paths have been earning funding in revitalized neighborhoods, as walkable cities become desired once again. Do these trails offer a practical strategy for modern urban development? In my paper I discuss who the most common users of the trail are and whether the trail is used primarily for recreational or transportation purposes. For recreational use, I compare the Cultural Trail with Louisville's Mega Cavern Bike Park and discuss how each benefits its community. Finally, in my paper I further analyze the issue of urban gentrification and how biking and pedestrian trails like the Cultural Trail may be linked to gentrification.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/urc/2015/anthropology/1