More International Resources Examples
Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials: Learning from Australasia
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Documents findings from a research team studying Australian and New Zealand approaches to reduce pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries on urban, signalized arterial roadways.
Read More >Source: International Transport Forum
Offers guidance on implementing mobility measurement frameworks and features lessons from ten global case studies.
Read More >Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials: Learning from Australasia- Summary Brief
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Shares a summary of key findings of the FHWA Global Benchmarking Program Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials: Learning from Australasia project and how they may be applied to US policies and practices.
Read More >Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials: Learning from Australasia- Conference Poster
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Shares, in poster form, findings from the FHWA Global Benchmarking Project "Improving Pedestrian Safety on Urban Arterials: Learning from Australasia" and how they may be applied to US policies and practices.
Read More >Source: Treehugger
Describes Bikes for Business, a website that collects case studies of how e-cargo bikes are being used around the world.
Read More >Two New International Case Studies Focus on Promoting Walking and Bicycling
Source: Tools of Change
Documents two European cities that are advancing active travel.
Read More >Source: Streetsblog USA
Considers whether supporting cycling as a key mode of travel contributes to improving quality of life for everyone and reports on research in Turkey to better understand the state of cycling infrastructure in Turkish cities and the correlation with quality of life levels.
Read More >Source: Case Studies on Transport Policy
Studies the extent to which a bicycle sharing program is used in combination with urban transit or as a self-standing mode in The Hague, Netherlands.
Read More >Multiple Effects of E-Biking on Older Adults Observational Study
Source: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Studies older adults to examine the effects of starting to e-bike on total and conventional biking frequencies, walking for transport, self-rated health, functionality and life space area.
Read More >European COVID-Era Pop-Up Bike Lanes Increase Cycling Trips Up to 48%
Source: Streetsblog USA
Reports on a study that finds that European cities that installed pop-up protected bike lanes during the early days of the pandemic increased the number of daily cycling trips between 11% and 48%.
Read More >Source: Journal of Transport & Health
Found most people are interested in riding a bike, but only when protected infrastructure is provided.
Read More >Source: Cities
Studies the association of a newly developed walkability index with step counts of Yokohama, Japan citizens.
Read More >Source: Transport Reviews
Finds that walking-only trips account for approximately 30% trips in the analyzed cities, and the pedestrian dimension of mobility is largely underestimated if walking that involves other transportation modes is not accounted for.
Read More >Source: The Conversation
Finds that women in most cities achieve as much active travel time as men, however, by being more likely to walk and less likely to cycle, women’s access to the city is significantly limited.
Read More >Source: TheMayor.eu
Reports that Stockholm, Sweden is working on a project that will provide visualizations of the real time levels of nitrogen dioxide (NOx) and microparticles (PM10) pollutants on mobile apps to help people walking and biking plan their trips around the city to avoid the most polluted areas on any particular day.
Read More >New 435-Mile Walking Route Around Prince Edward Island, Canada
Source: Food & Wine
Describes The Island Walk, a new 435-mile walk around the perimeter of Prince Edward Island that includes a mix of coastal sections, historic trail, dirt roads, and peaceful streets.
Read More >Source: CityLab
Discusses research focusing on how The Netherlands worked to change a traffic fatality rate that was almost as bad as that of the US in 1970 to now having one of the lowest rates in the world.
Read More >Source: Bicycle Dutch
Shows via a short video how a cyclist uses a Dutch protected intersection.
Read More >Source: Austroads
Provides practical guidance on procuring, managing, and implementing road safety audits, and offers a recording of a webinar on the guide.
Read More >European Geometric Design Parameters for Cycling Infrastructure
Source: European Cyclists' Federation
Offers a factsheet of the most common requirements in geometric design standards for bicycling infrastructure adopted across 15 different European countries.
Read More >Source: Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
Reports that in response to COVID-19, the Government of India launched two visionary challenges to embrace walking and cycling and promote a more sustainable, inclusive future.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
To improve conditions for bicycling and walking in the United States, it is often helpful to consider advancements in nonmotorized transportation from around the world. The PBIC has compiled a listing of international bicycling and walking resources, including research reports, planning documents, case studies, maps, and videos. Each item includes a brief description, as well as a link where the full resource can be accessed.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
To improve conditions for bicycling and walking in the United States, it is often helpful to consider advancements in nonmotorized transportation from around the world. The PBIC has compiled a listing of international bicycling and walking resources, including research reports, planning documents, case studies, maps, and videos. Each item includes a brief description, as well as a link where the full resource can be accessed.
Read More >Check it out! Cargo Bike Library Takes Off in Sydney, Australia
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Program providing rental cargo bicycles and trailers to Sydney residents at a low cost.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
To connect two diverse neighborhoods in Guadalajara, Mexico, officials closed streets to automobile traffic and opened them for bicycling, walking, and community building.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Through a combination of partnerships, planning, and advocacy, municipalities were able to develop and promote active living practices in rural Haliburton County.
Read More >Bike to Work Week: A Case Study in Successful Behavior Change
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Coordinators attempted to increase participation in Bike to Work Week by narrowing the event's focus and discarding or changing components that didn't attract new cyclists.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Bogota, Colombia gets people moving by shutting streets down to automobile traffic.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
British Columbia city improves pedestrian safety through a five-point comprehensive pedestrian strategy that includes new crosswalk lighting and signage, accessible transit, education materials, and strategic partnerships.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Vancouver conducts a nonmotorist study of three bridge corridors into its downtown to help adequately plan for growing facility demand for walking and bicycling.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Television, radio, billboards, and other publicizing methods are used in Edmonton, along with targeted enforcement, to reduce pedestrian collisions and fatalities.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Injury Prevention Coalition uses dramatic poster and movie theatre advertisement to inform and educate the public about pedestrian safety in Greater Toronto.
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