TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Investigating the link between cyclist volumes and air pollution along bicycle facilities in a dense urban core
JO  - Transportation research part D: transport and environment
A1  - Strauss, Jillian
A1  - Miranda-Moreno, Luis F.
A1  - Crouse, Dan
A1  - Goldberg, Mark S.
A1  - Ross, Nancy A.
A1  - Hatzopoulou, Marianne
SP  - 619
EP  - 625
VL  - 17
IS  - 8
N2  - In this paper we explore the air pollution levels along types of bicycle facilities using a NO2 land use model previously developed for Montreal. We explore potential associations between bicycle volumes through signalized intersections and pollution levels at those intersections. We further investigate this relationship through the comparison of over thirty cycling corridors as well as an evaluation of the potential exposure of cyclists to air pollution along five routes. We observe NO2 concentrations to be positively correlated with bicycle flows at the intersection level. We also observe that corridors with either a bicycle path or cycle track generally rank higher in terms of bicycle volume and also have higher NO2 concentrations than corridors without bicycle facilities. This indicates that intersections and bicycle facilities with a large number of cyclists are also those characterized with the highest air pollution levels.<p />
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SN  - 1361-9209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2012.07.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -