UKLL newsletter July 2024: fieldwork progress and emerging insights / 1.07.2024

The Urban Cycling Lab Ljubljana continues its field campaign, combining real-world monitoring with participatory approaches and expanding its data collection methods.

During the summer of 2024, the Urban Cycling Lab Ljubljana reached an important milestone in its fieldwork, completing three months of data collection and engaging around 60 urban cyclists—approximately 25% of the targeted participant group. Equipped with personal monitoring devices, participants collected real-time data on environmental exposures during their daily commutes, forming a core component of the Living Lab approach.

Preliminary observations indicate that many participants are already choosing alternative, less traffic-intensive routes, where lower levels of air pollution have been recorded. These early insights highlight the importance of linking environmental measurements with real-world behaviour and decision-making in urban environments. At this stage, data displayed on the comparison platform represent raw measurements, which are currently undergoing further processing and analysis.

An important development in this phase is the introduction of ride-along interviews, where researchers accompany participants during their commutes to capture perceptions and experiences of the urban environment. This approach complements sensor-based data with qualitative insights, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of exposure and behaviour.

Following a short summer break, activities will resume with an extended data collection period planned through the end of 2024. Ongoing analysis and participant feedback will continue to inform improvements to both the methodology and user experience.

The full newsletter is available at: https://mailchi.mp/12d0389091c1/novice-iz-okoljske-obanske-znanosti-julij-2024