TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Assessing filtered permeability around the globe: the unknown beloved principle of cycling cities
JO  - Transportation research part D: transport and environment
A1  - Savaria, Maxime
A1  - Apparicio, Philippe
A1  - Carrier, Mathieu
SP  - e102964
EP  - e102964
VL  - 97
IS  - 
N2  - Cycling cities have one point in common: they are characterized by high levels of "filtered permeability" (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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1361-9209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102964
ID  - ref1
ER  -