TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Reshaping city traffic towards sustainability: Why transport policy should favor the bicycle instead of car traffic
JO  - Procedia - social and behavioral sciences
A1  - Meschik, Michael
SP  - 495
EP  - 504
VL  - 48
IS  - 
N2  - Most cities suffer from congestion and various traffic problems. Faltering public budgets do not allow expenditures for costly transport infrastructure. A recently conducted study on Vienna's inner-city traffic compared resulting financial effects of bicycle and car traffic on the economy as a whole. Health, travel times, accidents, vehicle operation and maintenance, traffic noise, CO2 and pollutants emissions were addressed. Per kilometer travelled, cyclists generate a surplus in external costs of 0.81 € whereas car traffic causes a loss of 0.04 €. Bicycling improves health and solves inner cities' transport and budget problems. Therefore bicycling should be promoted unconditionally.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1877-0428
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.1028
ID  - ref1
ER  -