Cycling and the built environment, a US perspective

Moudon, Anne Vernez; Lee, Chanam; Cheadle, Allen; Collier, Cheza W.; Johnson, Donna B.; Schmid, Thomas L.; Weather, Robert D.

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2005.04.001

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“…Comparisons with the literature were limited because there is a paucity of work on this subject in low-and middle-income countries. Finally, the ownership of a bicycle was associated with bicycling for both transportation and leisure time, which is similar to results observed in other studies 9,18,35 . These findings, which are consistent with the literature, reinforce the importance of access to bicycles as a key step in encouraging their use.…”

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“…These findings may be related to lower physical fitness in the elderly, which may be explained by a decreasing confidence in bicycling with advancing age 34 . The results also show that physically active individuals had a higher rate of bicycling during leisure time 12,35 . Similar results were observed in this study in bicycling for transportation, which was more prevalent among men, and these results are supported by similar studies in Brazil 11,31 and other countries 8,9,19 .…”

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Personal and behavioral factors associated with bicycling in adults from Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil

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Personal and behavioral factors associated with bicycling in adults from Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil

2014

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“…Using predetermined criteria, each segment of the network is given an LTS rating from 1 to 4, resulting in a map that shows which The value of such infrastructure for increasing cycling is mixed. While many studies have found a positive correlation between levels of bicycle infrastructure and bicycle commuting [15][16][17] others have found little correlation [18][19][20][21]. What is certain is that many cyclists prefer routes with bicycle facilities [22][23][24][25][26][27][28] and bicycle infrastructure encourages non-cyclists to try cycling [14].…”

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Assessing the Bicycle Network in St. Louis: A PlaceBased User-Centered Approach

2017

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Abstract:To transition towards sustainability and increase low-impact transportation, city planners are integrating bicycle infrastructure in urban landscapes. Yet, this infrastructure only promotes cycling according to how well it is sited within a specific city. How to best site bicycle facilities is essential for sustainability planning. We review approaches to assessing and siting new bicycle facilities. Following sustainability science, we argue that active cyclists should be consulted to incorporate users' site-specific knowledge into bicycle infrastructure assessments. We then pilot an approach that surveys cyclists concerning level of stress along routes ridden in St. Louis, MO, USA. Among the active cyclists surveyed (n = 89), we found stress correlates with speed limit, roadway classification, and number of lanes. Although cyclists surveyed in St. Louis prefer roads with bike lanes over roads with sharrows or no infrastructure, the presence of bicycle infrastructure had no correlation with reported levels of stress. The piloted survey and spatial analytic tool are transferable to other localities. For planners, the maps generated by this participant data approach identify high-stress routes as targets of new infrastructure or information to direct cyclists to safer routes. For bicyclists, the maps generated identify low-stress routes for recreation and commuting.

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“…Students are not fond using bicycle in campus over factors such as the topography of the earth, the weather conditions and bicycle facilities which received less attention in the campus (Moudon et al 2005). Besides, students only tend to cycle for physical and leisure activities.…”

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