How does air pollution influence cycling behaviour? Evidence from Beijing

Zhao, Pengjun; Li, Shengxiao; Li, Peilin; Liu, Jixuan; Long, Kefan

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2018.07.015

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“…Respondents were asked about the kind of vehicle they would purchase if they were going to purchase one today. Lastly, the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh questions in the survey sought to obtain information about the participants' characteristics in terms of gender, age, highest educational attainment, and main transport mode for work [41,43,[46][47][48], all of which are presented in Table 1 below. The final survey question was an open question that asked respondents to provide any suggestions and recommendations on how to improve London's air quality in relation to the diesel vehicle emissions.…”

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Banning Diesel Vehicles in London: Is 2040 Too Late?

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Air pollution contributes to 9400 deaths annually in London and diesel vehicles are considered a major source of lethal air pollutants. Consequently, the UK government announced its intention to ban diesel vehicles by 2040 to achieve a sustainable zero-carbon road transport system. Since no empirical studies have used a bottom-up approach to seek Londoners' views, it is therefore worth investigating the public opinion regarding this forthcoming ban. This paper aims to fill this research gap by taking London as a case study. A survey was designed, and fieldwork was conducted to distribute questionnaires to Londoners. Completed questionnaires were analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The findings revealed that the majority of Londoners would be in favour of the ban if they were sufficiently exposed to the appropriate sources of information and were favourably disposed towards environmental protection measures. The results also showed that Londoners were more likely to switch to electric vehicles (EVs) if they were offered generous incentives and encouraged to use scrappage schemes. The present study makes a strong case for enforcing the ban well before 2040. The significance of this research is to provide clearer signals regarding the future of diesel vehicles, which in turn will strengthen the EV policy and uptake.

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“…Saberi et al (2018) conducted a study on the impact of public transit disruption on bicycle-sharing mobility patterns using bicycling data from a tube strike that occurred in London, and they adopted a combined geo-statistical approach to explore the mobility patterns of bicycle-sharing interactions with public transit [18]. Zhao et al (2018) surveyed 307 bicycle users to probe how the cyclists would shift to transit in Beijing where air pollution was thought to be a problem [25]. Shared bicycle ridership and public transit activities are seldom compared from an accurate spatial perspective.…”

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Competition and Cooperation between Shared Bicycles and Public Transit: A Case Study of Beijing

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As an eco-friendly transportation mode, shared bicycles provide a new option for public transit users in urban areas. China’s bicycle-sharing market began flourishing in July 2016 and reached a plateau in 2017. How shared bicycles influenced public transit systems during this period is an interesting topic. A case study of Beijing is conducted. This study aims to identify the competitive and cooperative influences of shared bicycles on public transit by exploring the changes in public transit trip distances before and after the upsurge in bicycle-sharing. A histogram shifting method is introduced to examine the influences of shared bicycles on public transit services from a travel distance perspective. A spatial correlation of bicycling usage and public transit changes is calculated using units of gridded cell spaces. The results show: (1) overall transit usage continued growing after the shared bicycles market reached a plateau; (2) short public transits within 2 km decreased while transfers within 2 km increased; and (3) the decrease of short transits and increase of transfers within 3 km were spatially highly correlated to the usage of shared bicycles. Hence, the role of bicycle-sharing systems is competitive for existing public transit systems during short trips and cooperative for connecting transits.

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“…Sometimes, however, stated safety concerns related to fear for personal safety (e.g., crime, attacks, and assault) (Van Cauwenberg et al, 2012), or to both injury and personal safety (Mosquera et al, 2012). In one article, women's greater concern over safety was discussed in relation to air pollution and related illnesses (Zhao, Shengxiao, Peilin, Liu, & Long, 2018). At other times, the source of this concern remained unspecified ( Troped et al, 2001).…”

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“…Helmet use on personal and public bicycles a -Female cyclists wore helmets more than male cyclists -Discuss gendered concern over safety hypothesis Zhao et al (2018) Beijing, China…”

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Toward feminist geographies of cycling

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Using a systematic search strategy, this paper reviews the literature about gender and cycling and critically assesses existing approaches to study the topic. Most studies use a binary conceptualization of gender, a cross‐sectional research design, and quantitative analysis to examine male–female differences in cycling behaviours, stated concerns, correlates, and barriers. The two hypotheses at the centre of most of this work are (1) that women cycle less than men due to greater safety concerns and (2) that women cycle less, or at least use bicycles differently than men, because of their more complex travel patterns that arise from greater household responsibilities. While the literature draws attention toward travel characteristics, it often relies on a simple binary conceptualization of gender. In doing so, it identifies differences in male–female cycling patterns, but it rarely sheds light on the gendered processes underlying these differences. In this paper, we argue that research into cycling as a form of mobility could be strengthened by engaging with feminist theories such as performativity, intersectionality, and embodiment to advance a more nuanced understanding of how gender and other axes of identity are intertwined with cycling.

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How does air pollution influence cycling behaviour? Evidence from Beijing

Cited by 76 publications

References 49 publications

Banning Diesel Vehicles in London: Is 2040 Too Late?

Banning Diesel Vehicles in London: Is 2040 Too Late?

Competition and Cooperation between Shared Bicycles and Public Transit: A Case Study of Beijing

Toward feminist geographies of cycling

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