The Urban Impact of Bikes: An Exploration on the benefits from implementing bike-oriented design

Abstract

The increase of traffic in the city of Seattle has caused the health and wellness of the population of the city of Seattle to diminish, as it affects the environment (pollution increase) and individual health (chronic problems related to sedentary lifestyles). If bike-oriented infrastructure is increased in the city of Seattle, and more people are incentivized to bike, the benefits of cycling can help mitigate the effects of a growing urban society and promotes health and wellness. This thesis proposes the development of a bike-oriented neighborhood (Georgetown) that will become home to a catalyst building with the intent to promote bike to and from the neighborhood. The architectural project is a biking hub, which program creates a place of gathering by promoting community, health and wellness, with the bike becoming the main element of design