TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Practices and motivations of travellers making rail-cycle trips
JO  - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport
A1  - Sherwin, Henrietta
A1  - Parkhurst, Graham
A1  - Robbins, Derek
A1  - Walker, Ian
SP  - 189
EP  - 197
VL  - 164
IS  - 3
N2  - Currently only 2% of British rail passengers choose to cycle to the station, in contrast to 40% in the Netherlands, but the combination of cycling with rail use presents a potentially attractive alternative to car use with carbon reduction and health-promotion benefits. The present study examined the motivations and behaviours of people who integrate bicycle and rail use, focusing particularly on the provision of station cycle parking as a facilitator. A novel methodology was applied to two intercity stations in Bristol (southwest England) to examine movements within an extensive cycle parking area. Bike rail integration emerges as a complex set of practices, influenced by a range of factors including, but not limited to, the availability of station cycle parking. It is concluded that bike rail integration can make a contribution to reducing both carbon emissions and car dependence, but a lack of integration within the rail industry and other agencies is limiting the delivery of policies to enhance the opportunities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0965-092X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/tran.2011.164.3.189
ID  - ref1
ER  -