Increasing Bicycling for Transportation: The Role of Cyclist Type and Infrastructure

Jennifer Dill, Portland State University

Summary:

	With an increased focus on reducing the effects of motor vehicle use on the environment, neighborhood livability, safety, and health, planners, engineers, and policy makers are looking to increase the attractiveness of walking and bicycling. The potential for bicycling as a transportation mode has been recognized nationally through objectives to raise bicycling rates (FHWA, 1999) and significant increases in funding for building new infrastructure (FHWA, 2002). Several states and cities have also adopted aggressive policies and programs to increase…Read more

Project Details

Project Type:
Research
Project Status:
In Progress
End Date:
September 15,2013
UTC Grant Cycle:
OTREC 2011
UTC Funding:
$249,008
TRB RIP:
27179

Other Products

  • Jennifer Dill, Nathan McNeil, Joseph Broach, & Liang Ma, “Bicycle boulevards and changes in physical activity and active transportation: Findings from a natural experiment,” Preventive Medicine. Available on-line October 16, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.10.006 (PUBLICATION)