@article{ref1,
title="Do new urban and suburban cycling facilities encourage more bicycling?",
journal="Transportation research part D: transport and environment",
year="2021",
author="Mitra, Raktim and Khachatryan, Avet and Hess, Paul M.",
volume="97",
number="",
pages="e102915-e102915",
abstract="Cycling facilities have become a widely used sustainable transportation policy tool, but their impacts on reduced car dependence are difficult to isolate. This paper presents the findings from a household survey conducted in 17 neighbourhoods in the Toronto region, Canada, some with a recently built cycling facility and some without. <br><br>RESULTS indicate higher odds of increased commute-related bicycling on streets with a new cycling facility. People who were already commuting by bicycle at least once a week are likely to bicycle more frequently after new facilities are built. Bicycling uptake is more obvious in neighbourhhods with a new cycle track, while changes relating to bicycle lanes were not statistically different from neighbourhoods without a facility. All else being equal, urban cycling facilities were associated with higher odds of increased commute-related bicycling, compared to suburban locations. <br><br>FINDINGS offer insights into expected outcomes of bicycle network expansion policy/projects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1361-9209",
doi="10.1016/j.trd.2021.102915",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102915"
}