Lessons from the Green Lanes: Evaluating Protected Bike Lanes in the U.S.

Monsere, Christopher M.; Dill, Jennifer; McNeil, Nathan; Clifton, Kelly J.; Foster, Nick; Goddard, Tara; Berkow, Mathew; Gilpin, Joe; Voros, Kim; Hengel, Drusilla Van; Parks, Jamie

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“…The built environment must include safe infrastructure to facilitate nonmotorized transportation. A study of five U.S. cities found that bicycle ridership increased between 21 and 171% within one year of building protected bicycle lanes (57). Bicycle use and walking are much more common in other areas of the world.…”

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City-integrated renewable energy for urban sustainability

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2016

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To prepare for an urban influx of 2.5 billion people by 2050, it is critical to create cities that are lowcarbon, resilient, and livable. Cities not only contribute to global climate change by emitting the majority of anthropogenic greenhouse gases but also are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. We explore options for establishing sustainable energy systems by reducing energy consumption, particularly in the buildings and transportation sectors, and providing robust, decentralized, and renewable energy sources. Through technical advancements in power density, city-integrated renewable energy will be better suited to satisfy the high-energy demands of growing urban areas. Several economic, technical, behavioral, and political challenges need to be overcome for innovation to improve urban sustainability.S ince 2007, a greater percentage of the global population has been living in urban areas than in rural areas. Increased urbanization is expected to continue, with two-thirds of the world's population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, a net urban influx of 2.5 billion people (1). Cities today are generally not equipped to address dramatic urban growth and strain on existing infrastructure in a sustainable way, especially with respect to their energy systems.To be sustainable, cities must themselves, or in the resources that they command, become lowcarbon, resilient, and livable (2). Although there can be considerable variation in methods for evaluating the emissions footprint of cities (3), with 54% of the population living in urban areas, it is estimated that cities are currently responsible for 60 to 70% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (4). The two main strategies for transitioning to a low-carbon city are to shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources and to reduce urban energy consumption levels. The low-carbon transition can be accomplished through energyefficiency measures, behavioral interventions, and incorporating carbon sinks such as urban parks. Cities and their energy systems should also be resilient to natural and human-made threats (2). The energy systems of cities are increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and extreme weather, including storms, flooding, and sea-level rise, and also to natural and humaninduced disasters. In addition, urban energy systems directly affect the well-being and happiness of urban inhabitants. Health conditions, economic competitiveness, cultural appeal, and social, gender, and racial equality are influenced by high-energy sectors such as transportation, food production, and water quality.Here we evaluate some of the more promising recent technological advancements that could help urban areas become sustainable cities. Many opportunities exist, but focusing on city-integrated renewable energy-defined as distributed, nonfossil fuel energy generated locally in urban areas-has the potential to help cities meet several sustainability needs. Many of these renewable sources increase regional ener...

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Section: Trip Distance and Number Of Motorized Tripsmentioning

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City-integrated renewable energy for urban sustainability

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2016

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“…The UK motorcyclist and equestrian studies reported drivers' concerns about vulnerable road user unpredictability, vulnerability, and law-breaking, all of which echo concerns voiced by drivers about bicyclists in previous research (Basford, Reid, Lester, Thomson, & Tolmie, 2002;Gatersleben & Haddad, 2010;Monsere et al, 2014).…”

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“…were negative toward drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists, but were significantly more negative toward bicyclists (Monsere et al, 2014). A survey of citizens in the UK probed respondents' attitudes about the behaviors, motivations, background, and personality they attribute to the "typical cyclist" (Gatersleben & Haddad, 2010).…”

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“…Survey items in this section were developed based on several sources, including a study of driver attitudes toward motorcyclists in the UK (Crundall et al, 2008), a study of drivers' attitudes toward "equine road users" (Chapman & Musselwhite, 2011), a study about the courtesy, predictability, and law-abidingness of both drivers and bicyclists (Monsere et al, 2014), and the original Driver Behavior…”

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“…Additional questions attempted to probe the social psychological concepts in the conceptual model discussed in Chapter 2. Two questions collected beliefs about the courtesy, predictability, and law-abidingness of both drivers and bicyclists, similar to Monsere et al (2014).…”

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Drivers' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Bicyclists: Intermodal Interactions and Implications for Road Safety

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Road safety concerns are a legitimate concern when promoting increased bicycle use. Currently, bicyclist traffic fatalities and injuries present both a public health concern and a disincentive to people taking up or continuing to bicycle for transportation. Bicycling is not an inherently a dangerous activity; automobile drivers pose the most risk of harm in crashes with bicyclists. Despite that, drivers' attitudes and behaviors toward bicyclists have not enjoyed much systematic study, particularly in the United States. This research explored the dimensions of drivers' attitudes toward bicyclists, including implicit bias and social attitudes, and examined the relationships between these attitudes and drivers' self-reported behaviors. The online survey included a cognitive test of respondents' implicit preference between drivers and bicyclists. The research questions are detailed in extends the analysis to drivers' self-report behaviors, and how demographics, individual travel behavior, attitudes, and the built environment predict drivers' behaviors related to bicyclist safety. The dissertation concludes with a discussion of the contribution to the literature on driver attitudes and behaviors, and the implications for both practice and research.ii Dedication This dissertation is dedicated to my parents, for providing me with all the opportunities in the world; my sister for her support and, when needed, tough love; and my niece, for whom I wish the brightest and happiest future.iii Acknowledgments

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Public Health Autonomy: A Critical Reappraisal

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The ethical principle of autonomy is among the most fundamental in ethics, and it is particularly salient for those in public health, who must constantly balance the desire to improve health outcomes by changing behavior with respect for individual freedom. Although there are some areas in which there is a genuine tension between public health and autonomy—childhood vaccine mandates, for example—there are many more areas where not only is there no tension, but public health and autonomy come down to the same thing. These areas of overlap are often rendered invisible by a thin understanding of autonomy. Better integrating newer theoretical insights about autonomy into applied ethics can make discussions of public health ethics more rigorous, incisive, and effective. Even more importantly, bringing modern concepts of autonomy into public health ethics can showcase the many areas in which public health and autonomy have the same goals, face the same threats, and can be mutually advanced by the same kinds of solutions. This article provides a schema for relational autonomy in a public health context and gives concrete examples of how autonomy can be served through public‐health interventions. It marshals insights from sociology, psychology, and philosophy to advance a theory of autonomy and coercion that recognizes three potential threats to autonomy: threats to choice sets, threats to knowledge, and threats to preferences.

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Lessons from the Green Lanes: Evaluating Protected Bike Lanes in the U.S.

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