@article{ref1,
title="Assessing filtered permeability around the globe: the unknown beloved principle of cycling cities",
journal="Transportation research part D: transport and environment",
year="2021",
author="Savaria, Maxime and Apparicio, Philippe and Carrier, Mathieu",
volume="97",
number="",
pages="e102964-e102964",
abstract="Cycling cities have one point in common: they are characterized by high levels of &quot;filtered permeability&quot; (FP), a principle that still isn't widely known or studied. In these cities, a cyclist's freedom of movement is considerably greater than a motorist's. The objective of this article is to highlight and operationalize this principle for the first time. For this purpose, a FP index has been developed and calculated in 60 cities throughout the world. The results demonstrate that the freedom of movement of a cyclist in a European city is on average 44% greater than a motorist's, which is a FP level about three times greater than what was measured in the other geographic areas studied (South and Central America, North America, Asia and Oceania). As other well-known factors (e.g. safety, accessibility, traffic calming measures), FP could be an effective dimension to create a conducive urban environment for cycling and thus, promote more sustainable mobility behaviours.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1361-9209",
doi="10.1016/j.trd.2021.102964",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102964"
}