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Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
A custom GIS-based toolset was developed to accurately identify potential sidewalk construction and maintenance projects, score and prioritize these projects using weighted comparisons, and provide cost estimates.
Read More >Source: National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
This study developed a number of modules for inclusion in individual state's driver's handbooks, including a section on Sharing the Road with Bicyclists.
Read More >Source: World Transport Policy and Practice, Vol. 15, No. 1
This article reports empirical evidence that multi-faceted strategies (education, enforcement, and provision of facilities) are more effective in increasing cycling safety and raising overall cycling levels.
Read More >Source: World Transport Policy and Practice, Vol. 15, No. 1
This paper describes how Germany has balanced high levels of car ownership with safe, convenient, and integrated public transport, cycling, and walking alternatives.
Read More >Source: iWalk Sonoma
This is a literal, Spanish translation of the Walking School Bus Guide of the English version, provided by the National Center for Safe Routes to School.
Read More >Source: Transportation Alternatives
This study examines the travel, shopping and spending patterns of visitors, residents and workers on Prince Street, a vibrant commercial street in the historic SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan.
Read More >Source: San Francisco County Transportation Authority
This report outlines results from a survey of individuals along Columbus Avenue in San Francisco, CA. Results show that a majority of individuals rely on walking, biking, and transit to reach the area.
Read More >Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Analyzed trends in pedestrian fatalities and police-reported motor vehicle crashes involving a pedestrian in the US. Pedestrian fatalities declined between 1997 and 2006. The probability of a pedestrian fatality increased.
Read More >Walking, Cycling, and Obesity Rates in Europe, North America, and Australia
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health
This study was designed to examine the relationship between active transportation and obesity rates in different countries.
Read More >The Role of Public Policies in Promoting the Safety, Convenience, and Popularity of Cycling
Source: World Transport Policy and Practice
This article is a response to the critique by Heath Maddox that was published in the special issue on bicycling of WTPP (Volume 7, Number 3).
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