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,...
View ArticleFixing 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...
View ArticleVibrant 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....
View ArticleWorldwide 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleRetrofitting 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...
View ArticleIntroduction: 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...
View ArticleUnraveling 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...
View ArticleTHE 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”...
View ArticleIs 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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