ArticleInternational journal of health geographics2016
Which environmental factors most strongly influence a street's appeal for bicycle transport among adults? A conjoint study using manipulated photographs.
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- The spatial heterogeneity effects of street environmental factors on the preference for sports and leisure cycling paths across different street types.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Bicycle use in Latin American cities: changes over time by socio-economic position.Frontiers in sustainable cities · 2023Article
- A Scoping Review of Bikeability Assessment Methods.Journal of community health · 2021Article
- Assessing cyclists' routing preferences by analyzing extensive user setting data from a bike-routing engine.European transport research review · 2021Article
- Differences in park characteristic preferences for visitation and physical activity among adolescents: A latent class analysis.PloS one · 2019Article
- Which physical and social environmental factors are most important for adolescents' cycling for transport? An experimental study using manipulated photographs.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
- Differences in environmental preferences towards cycling for transport among adults: a latent class analysis.BMC public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundMicro-environmental factors (specific features within a streetscape), instead of macro-environmental factors (urban planning features), are more feasible to modify in existing neighborhoods and thus more practical to target for environmental interventions. Because it is often not possible to change the whole micro-environment at once, the current study aims to determine which micro-environmental factors should get the priority to target in physical environmental interventions increasing bicycle transport. Additionally, interaction effects among micro-environmental factors on the street's appeal for bicycle transport will be determined.
methodsIn total, 1950 middle-aged adults completed a web-based questionnaire consisting of a set of 12 randomly assigned choice tasks with manipulated photographs. Seven micro-environmental factors (type of cycle path, speed limit, speed bump, vegetation, evenness of the cycle path surface, general upkeep and traffic density) were manipulated in each photograph. Conjoint analysis was used to analyze the data.
resultsProviding streets with a cycle path separated from motorized traffic seems to be the best strategy to increase the street's appeal for adults' bicycle transport. If this adjustment is not practically feasible, micro-environmental factors related to safety (i.e. speed limit, traffic density) may be more effective in promoting bicycle transport than micro-environmental factors related to comfort (i.e. evenness of the cycle path surface) or aesthetic (i.e. vegetation, general upkeep). On the other hand, when a more separated cycle path is already provided, micro-environmental factors related to comfort or aesthetic appeared to become more prominent.
conclusionsFindings obtained from this research could provide advice to physical environmental interventions about which environmental factors should get priority to modify in different environmental situations.
trial registrationThe study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Ghent University Hospital.
trial registrationB670201318588. Registered at 04/10/2013. http://www.ugent.be/ge/nl/faculteit/raden/ec.
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