ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2016
Bike Score®: Associations between urban bikeability and cycling behavior in 24 cities.
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- Development of an objectively measured walkability index for the Netherlands.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- Investigating city bike rental usage and wet-bulb globe temperature.International journal of biometeorology · 2022Article
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- A Scoping Review of Bikeability Assessment Methods.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- The Canadian Bikeway Comfort and Safety (Can-BICS) Classification System: A common naming convention for cycling infrastructure.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2020Article
- Residential relocation trajectories and neighborhood density, mixed land use and access networks as predictors of walking and bicycling in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Article
- Attributes of Perceived Bikeability in a Compact Urban Neighborhood Based on Qualitative Multi-Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Measuring the Destination Accessibility of Cycling Transfer Trips in Metro Station Areas: A Big Data Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Changes in Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations From Child Participation in Bicycle Trains for Commuting to and From School.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2018Article
- Cycling for Transportation in Sao Paulo City: Associations with Bike Paths, Train and Subway Stations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Intrapersonal and Environmental Correlates of Bicycling in U.S. Adults.American journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Impacts of Bicycle Infrastructure in Mid-Sized Cities (IBIMS): protocol for a natural experiment study in three Canadian cities.BMJ open · 2018Observational
- Schools, Air Pollution, and Active Transportation: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis of Calgary, Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is growing interest in designing cities that support not only walking, but also cycling. Bike Score® is a metric capturing environmental characteristics associated with cycling that is now available for over 160 US and Canadian cities. Our aim was to determine if Bike Score was associated with between and within-city variability in cycling behavior.
methodsWe used linear regression to model associations between Bike Score and journey to work cycling mode share (US: American Community Survey, 2013 or 2012 5-year estimates; Canada: 2011 National Household Survey) for 5664 census tracts in 24 US and Canadian cities.
resultsAt the city level, the correlation between mean Bike Score and mean journey to work cycling mode share was moderate (r = 0.52). At the census tract level, the correlation was 0.35; a ten-unit increase in Bike Score was associated with a 0.5% (95% CI: 0.5 to 0.6) increase in the proportion of population cycling to work, a meaningful difference given the low modal shares (mean = 1.9%) in many North American cities. Census tracts with the highest Bike Scores (>90 to 100) had mode shares 4.0 higher (β = 4.0, 95% CI: 2.9 to 5.0) than the lowest Bike Score areas (0-25). City specific analyses indicated between-city variability in associations, with regression estimates between Bike Score and mode share ranging from 0.2 to 3.5%.
conclusionsThe Bike Score metric was associated bicycle mode share between and within cities, suggesting its utility for planning bicycle infrastructure.
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