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Metabolic and Cardiovascular Responses to a Simulated Commute on an E-Bike

Source: Translational Journal
Study evaluating the cardiometabolic responses of exertion between a regular bike and an e-bike.
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Women’s Needs and Expectations as Users of Bike Sharing Services

Source: Journal Sustainability
The paper investigates women's needs and expectations as users of Paris' VELIB bike-sharing service.
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Active transportation and social capital: The association between walking or biking for transportation and community participation

Source: Journal of Preventative Medicine
Examines relationships between active transportation behavior and three indices of social capital (community participation, sense of community, and sociopolitical control) via a representative survey of Wisconsin adults.
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Urban access across the globe: an international comparison of different transport modes

Source: Nature
Examines the relationship between access to jobs within a 30-minute commute in 117 cities worldwide for 4 different modes of transport and finds that American cities lag behind globally in transit and walking access.
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Money for bikes: Tax incentives and purchase premiums for cycling in Europe

Source: European Cyclists' Federation
Maps and describes almost 300 tax-incentive and purchase-premium schemes for cycling across Europe offered by national, regional, and local authorities to make it attractive to cycle more and drive less.
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Bike Safety Shift: Top 10 Riskiest States

Source: Streetlight
Streetlight's eBook demonstrates how to measure crashes per actual bicycle miles traveled (BMT).
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Low-Speed Zone Guide

Source: World Resources Institute
This Low-Speed Zone Guide presents strategies for planning, designing, building, and evaluating low-speed zones in cities.
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Electric Bike Laws - State by State

Source: People for Bikes
Compiles electric bicycle (e-bike) laws by State to help make riding an e-bike easy and accessible for all.
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STEP Up to Help Pedestrians Cross the Road Safely

Source: FWHA
Describes FHWA's Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) program strategies and 7 countermeasures proven to reduce severe pedestrian crashes.
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Practices for Selecting Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects

Source: Transportation Research Board
State departments of transportation (DOTs) conduct planning and administer funding programs for the implementation of pedestrian and bicycle projects.
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