Reducing car dependence in the heart of Europe: lessons from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

R Buehler, J Pucher, R Gerike, T Götschi - Transport reviews, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, and Zurich–the largest cities in Germany,
Austria, and Switzerland–have significantly reduced the car share of trips over the past 25 …

Promoting cycling for transport: research needs and challenges

S Handy, B Van Wee, M Kroesen - Transport reviews, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Cycling as a mode of transportation has many advantages for both cyclists and society: it is a
low-cost, low-polluting, health-improving way to travel. In light of these benefits, a growing …

Bicycling renaissance in North America? An update and re-appraisal of cycling trends and policies

J Pucher, R Buehler, M Seinen - Transportation research part A: policy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper reviews trends in cycling levels, safety, and policies in Canada and the USA over
the past two decades. We analyze aggregate data for the two countries as well as city …

Cycling to work in 90 large American cities: new evidence on the role of bike paths and lanes

R Buehler, J Pucher - Transportation, 2012 - Springer
This article analyzes the variation in bike commuting in large American cities, with a focus on
assessing the influence of bike paths and lanes, which have been the main approach to …

Bicycle-metro integration in a growing city: The determinants of cycling as a transfer mode in metro station areas in Beijing

P Zhao, S Li - Transportation research part A: policy and practice, 2017 - Elsevier
Bicycle-transit integration, in which cycling is used to as a transfer mode to/from transit
station is widely believed to be one very important way of promoting a transit city and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the potential for carbon emissions savings from replacing short car trips with walking and cycling using a mixed GPS-travel diary approach

A Neves, C Brand - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a growing recognition of the role that walking and cycling can make in reducing
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by substituting motorized travel, particularly on short trips …

Relationship between the physical environment and different domains of physical activity in European adults: a systematic review

V Van Holle, B Deforche, J Van Cauwenberg… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Background In the past decade, various reviews described the relationship between the
physical environment and different physical activity (PA) domains. Yet, the majority of the …

Triggers for changes in cycling: the role of life events and modifications to the external environment

K Chatterjee, H Sherwin, J Jain - Journal of transport geography, 2013 - Elsevier
There is surprising little research that directly investigates the reasons why people change
their cycling behaviour. This paper presents findings from in-depth interviews that sought to …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring spatially varying influences on metro-bikeshare transfer: A geographically weighted poisson regression approach

Y Ji, X Ma, M Yang, Y Jin, L Gao - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The primary objective of this study was to explore the factors that influence metro-bikeshare
ridership from a spatial perspective. First, a reproducible method of identifying metro …

Social influence, consumer behavior, and low-carbon energy transitions

J Axsen, KS Kurani - Annual Review of Environment and …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Realizing a low-carbon energy future requires pervasive changes in consumer behavior.
Here, we examine the role of social influence in transitioning toward new low-carbon …