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Which Comes First: The Neighborhood or the Walking?

Download the PDF. [sharelines]An attractive environment has a larger effect on walking than driving. These days it’s hard to miss the story that Americans spend more time stuck in traffic than ever,...

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Fixing Broken Sidewalks

Download the PDF. [sharelines]Repairing sidewalks when a home is sold can fix our sidewalks bit by bit. Property has its duties as well as its rights. —Thomas Drummond Public infrastructure often...

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Vibrant Sidewalks in the United States: Re-integrating Walking and a...

Download the PDF. [sharelines]People are more likely to walk in areas that host a diversity of uses. As a transportation mode, walking is healthy for individuals and beneficial for the environment....

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Worldwide Bikesharing

Download the PDF. [sharelines] Bikesharing is booming worldwide and not deterred by rising car ownership. Bikesharing has evolved greatly since the first program was launched in the Netherlands in the...

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The Davis Bicycle Studies: Why do I bicycle but my neighbor doesn’t?

Download the PDF. [sharelines] New attitudes are as important as supportive infrastructure to encourage bicycling. Pick a city, any city in the US, and then pick a house within that city. Open the door...

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Retrofitting the Suburbs to Increase Walking

Download the PDF. [sharelines] Concentrated neighborhood centers could bring walking back to the suburbs. During the last half of the 20th century, cities and towns across America were built primarily...

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Introduction: The Road Less Traveled

Download the PDF. [sharelines]A man tries biking into work without the aid of spandex. When I used to think of people biking to work, I pictured sweaty MAMILs (middle-aged men in Lycra) on ultra-light...

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Unraveling the Modal Impacts of Bikesharing

Download the PDF. [sharelines] % of bikesharing respondents who drive less often? Montreal: 36%, Toronto: 25%, DC: 41%, MNSP: 52% Public bikesharing has emerged as one of the latest transportation...

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THE ACCESS ALMANAC: Running to Work

Download the PDF. [sharelines]Running to work is the most active form of active transport. #RunCommute As a transportation researcher, I sometimes get asked what falls into the Census’s “other”...

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Is Travel Really That Bad?

[sharelines] You spend a lot of time and money traveling: is it worth it? Research suggests that going places increases your quality of life. Printer-friendly PDF. Okay, the title of this article is a...

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