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Health Impacts of Low-Carbon Transport in Cities: Evidence for Better Policies
Source: International Transport Forum
Promotes a transition to low-carbon mobility that prioritizes environmental goals and well-being. Offers evidence-based recommendations for integrating health into transport and urban planning, including investing in active transportation and equitable urban development.
Read More >Source: World Health Organization
The Global status report on road safety 2018, launched by WHO in December 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million.
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Sustrans works for and with communities, helping them come to life by walking, wheeling and cycling to create healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
Read More >Source: Bloomberg Philanthropies
Road safety is a pressing global public health challenge that receives limited attention and insufficient resources to address the problem.
Read More >Source: 880 Cities
880 Cities is guided by the simple but powerful idea that if everything we do in our cities is great for an 8 year old and an 80 year old, then it will be better for all people.
Read More >Source: Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
Serves as a global resource to provide information and tools that support road safety and related topics.
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Canada Walks promotes the value of walking and walkability.
Read More >Source: Global Designing Cities Initiative
Supports practitioners to redefine the streets in cities around the world and offers technical details to inform street design that prioritizes pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders.
Read More >Source: International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), the Global Transport Knowledge Partnership (gTKP) and the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF)
Offers countermeasures for common causes of crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists.
Read More >Pedestrian Safety: A Road Safety Manual for Decision-Makers and Practitioners
Source: World Health Organization
Provides policy and program recommendations for pedestrian planning.
Read More >Source: International Transport Forum
Provides an overview of road safety performance for 43 countries.
Read More >National Policies for Walking and Cycling in All 197 UNFCCC Countries
Source: Partnership for Active Travel and Health PATH
Compiles national walking and cycling policies and strategies that have environmental benefits.
Read More >European Commission Report Highlights Road Safety Measures for Bicyclists
Source: EU Urban Mobility Observatory
Covers a report on road safety measures for bicyclists in urban areas.
Read More >Source: Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
Offers an online dashboard displaying sustainable urban transport indicators.
Read More >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 >Transport NDC Tracker Monitors Countries' Decarbonization Commitments
Source: International Transport Forum (ITF)
Describes the new Transport Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Tracker to monitor how transport appears in the decarbonization commitments of the countries that have joined the Paris Climate Agreement.
Read More >Mandatory Bicycle Parking in European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Source: European Cyclists' Federation
Proposes a revision to the European Commission's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive to require all new and renovated residential and nonresidential buildings provide spaces for bicycle parking.
Read More >Source: EURACTIV
States that the European Commission's transport proposals geared towards achieving the goal of reducing transport emissions by 90% and implementing key actions of its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy cannot be achieved by e-vehicles alone: cycling for daily mobility is one of the best solutions to reduce transport emissions, and combat climate change.
Read More >Trip Chaining of Bicycle and Car Commuters: An Empirical Analysis of Detours to Secondary Activities
Source: Transportmetrica A Transport Science
Based on data from the Netherlands Mobility Panel, the model results propose that people make on average detours of 7.4 km (4.6 mi) by car and 1.3 km (0.81 mi) by bicycle.
Read More >Other Countries Pay People to Ride Bikes and E-Bikes to Work
Source: electrek
Reports on the over 300 bike-to-work programs outside of the US that usually involve a per mile or kilometer employee tax incentive or bike purchase assistance. Briefly describes programs in Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Luxembourg.
Read More >Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Compares approaches that different international peers take to advance pedestrian safety, especially on urban, signalized arterial roadways.
Read More >Source: Transport Reviews
Open access journal article on COVID-19 impacts on bicycling.
Read More >Source: Ralph Buehler and John Pucher; MIT Press
Book analyzes cycling trends and policies, and provides practical lessons for making cycling safe, practical, and convenient for everyone and for most trip purposes.
Read More >Source: Ralph Buehler and John Pucher. 2021. “The Growing Gap in Pedestrian and Cyclist Fatality Fates between the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, 1990–2018,” Transport Reviews, Vol. 41, Issue 1, January 2021.
This article calculates trends in walking and cycling fatalities per capita and per km in the USA, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark.
Read More >Source: World Health Organization
The Global status report on road safety 2018, launched by WHO in December 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million.
Read More >Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
Compilation of international bicycling and walking resources. 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 >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 >Source: Pedestian Bicycle Informatioon 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 and 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: Transport Reviews
This article examines the boom in cycling research and publications that has accompanied the rapid growth in cycling infrastructure and cycling levels in Western Europe and the Americas.
Read More >Source: Austroads
This report contains 29 case studies showcasing innovative Australian and New Zealand urban and regional bicycle infrastructure.
Read More >Source: Austroads
This report contains 15 case studies showcasing low cost interventions that have successfully encouraged cycling in Australia and New Zealand.
Read More >Identifying Risk Factors for Cyclists in the Australian Capital Territory
Source: Monash University Accident Research Centre
This report examines the behavior of cyclists and their interactions with drivers in order to identify strategies for improving cyclist safety.
Read More >Source: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
This report considers how cost-benefit analyses can explain the extent to which different improvements in the walking environment can affect people's decisions to walk on certain routes.
Read More >Bicycle-Friendly Cities – The Relevance of Urban Form and Infrastructure
Source: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
This report analyzes the extent to which urban form and the design of the transport system can explain the level of cycling.
Read More >Source: Global Road Safety Partnership
This report discusses the magnitude of pedestrian deaths and injuries, key risk factors, and how to assess an area's pedestrian safety situation.
Read More >Source: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
This report reviews possible pedestrian and bicycle solutions along roads with speeds between 70 and 90 kilometers per hour.
Read More >Source: Austroads
This report identifies areas where additional advice and guidance on pedestrian facilities can be incorporated into the Austroads Guides.
Read More >The Conspicuity of South Australian Cyclists: Implications for Safety
Source: Centre for Automotive Safety Research
The Centre for Automotive Safety Research has released a report that explores the level of front and rear conspicuity of South Australian commuting cyclists.
Read More >Source: Centre for Automotive Safety Research
This project explores the circumstances surrounding crash involvement for a group of bicycle riders involved in a collision with a motorised vehicle between January 1 2008 and December 31 2010.
Read More >Source: Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP), Environmental Planning Collaborative (EPC)
This manual is intended for planners, designers, engineers, government officials and citizens who are interested in improving the quality of urban environments and the character of streets in our cities.
Read More >Pedestrian Crash Trends and Potential Countermeasures from Around the World
Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC)
As automobile transportation continues to increase around the world, bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorcyclists, also known as Vulnerable Road Users (VRU), will become more susceptible to traffic crashes.
Read More >Synthesis of Active Traffic Management Experiences in Europe and the United States
Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
This report provides a compilation of lessons learned, experiences, operational results, and benefits associated with active traffic management applications.
Read More >Source: Australian Bicycle Council
The NCS 2011-16 sets out a framework of six key priorities: cycling promotion, infrastructure and facilities, integrated planning, safety, monitoring and evaluation, and guidance and best practice
Read More >The role of traffic violations in police-reported bicycle crashes in Queensland
Source: Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland, Queensland University of Technology
This study examines the role of traffic violations in the 6774 police-reported bicycle crashes in Queensland between January 2000 and December 2008.
Read More >Source: Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
A pioneering study that shows how better street design can transform life for people with low vision, helping them to become more confident and more mobile.
Read More >Source: NZ Transport Agency
This report adds to the understanding of public lighting for safe and attractive pedestrian areas
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A project whose aim was to determine the factors which make walking a pleasant, safe, and attractive transport mode.
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