BUPD thesis – Cycling and Women – check!

Okay, time for me to reactive this little blog before everyone thinks that I am dead. This also leads me to tell you… I am done with my thesis!!!

For those of you who don’t know my thesis topic, it is on Cycling and Women: a comparable case study of City of Bayside and City of Hobsons Bay. I chose this topic mainly because of my exchange in Lund, Sweden where biking is life and everyone cycles (including toddlers, skinny men and women, big men and women, and old gents and old ladies who all bike faster than I do…). But when I came back to Melbourne, the scene is completely different. Majority of the cyclists are men in lycra who race for their life. Therefore I decided to investigate the underlying cause of this phenomenon… and have it completed today:

Bike away!

I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to:

  • Leigh, my supervisor
  • my parents who I have ignored for half a year because of this but are still very supportive of me….
  • Yat who inspired me to do something that is representative of my international experience (which took me forever to, hopefully, finish this degree, but…)
  • Josh who I tortured by making him proofread my entire thesis
  • the urban planning team of Davis Langdon who gave me time-off from work so I could concentrate on finishing the thesis

    • By extension, I would also like to thank Vic who taught my how to bike before I went to Sweden when I was 21 years old… and everyone who had involved in a bike crash with me, especially… Simon. You all made me a better cyclist. :)

    Lastly, I would like to draw your attention to the beautiful cover which the main picture is not my work but Marc of Amsterdamize.com. Marc granted me the permission to modify and use the picture for my thesis. I picked this picture because the mother was teaching her daughter to cycle which symbolises a sustainable future which could only be achieved if both men and women help minimising the carbon emission by adopting non-motorised transportation; and we can ride in casual clothes as oppose to lycra! In my eyes, this picture is exactly what I want for Melbourne’s future and is a magical fit for my thesis! Thanks Marc :)

    Now, if Inner North Melbourne public transport planning assignment can get out of my way, I can’t wait to bike again!

    If you are interested in the topic and don’t mind reading 15,000 word of academic writings…. please feel free to use the contact form and ask for a PDF copy – I’d be happy to share my findings with you!

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