The Impact of the Built Environment on Bicycle Commuting: Evidence from Beijing

Zhao, Pengjun

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“…Government policy since 1994 has tried to force a shift from the bicycle mode to public modes, through the elimination of bicycle infrastructure and the banning of bicycles on certain streets, which may explain part of the decline in bicycle use (Zhang et al, 2014). It is also well known that travel behavior and modal choice in particular, vary substantially across the Beijing urban environment (Zhao, 2014), suggesting that environment surely has effect. The reasons for increase or decrease in bicycle use are complex but do not specifically reduce to bicycle infrastructure provision, although overall urban design and bicycling facility provision might have played an important role (de Vries et al, 2010;Dill and Carr, 2003;Fraser and Lock, 2011;Hunt and Abraham, 2007;Saelens et al, 2003).…”

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Potential for revival of the bicycle in Beijing

Yang

Zacharias

2015

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

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This research reports on the commuting behavior and perceptions of the road environment of Beijing bicycle and non-bicycle commuters (n=852), in relation to the environmental conditions in three local areas. The binary logistic regression model tested the impact of 4 social and 22 environmental factors on perceptions of the bicycle commute and provides new insights on the association between perception of the cycling environment and the likelihood of commuting by bicycle. Differences in perception of the road environment between the two groups were slight. Gender and education were unrelated to the cycling decision, while age and income were shown to be marginally significant. The role of commuting distance on bicycle mode choice was upheld, however the rapid decline in bicycle mode share in Beijing can be explained only partially by increasing commuting distance. Traffic safety and air quality are common major concerns of all commuters. The negative perception that bicycle lanes have gradually been taken over by motorized vehicles is one key reason that deters motorized commuters from bicycling. Air pollution, traffic safety, the lack of road space, climatic disadvantages, insufficient secure parking for bicycles and inadequate night lighting are seen as major Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 18:13 23 August 2015 2barriers by all commuters. There were significant differences in the bicycle mode share among the three communities that could not be attributed to socio-demographic differences, but are suggestive of the importance of environmental factors. Relatively short commuting distance for many commuters-47.9% of residents and 32.5% of motorized commuters travel less than 5 km-suggests the substantial potential for bicycle commuting for a large proportion of the working population. Finally, bicyclists and nonbicyclists can hardly be differentiated in this study in Beijing, suggesting that many nonbicyclists are potential candidates for the non-motorized mode.

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Potential for revival of the bicycle in Beijing

Yang

Zacharias

2015

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

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“…Particularly, access to destinations showed opposite results between walking and cycling for transport. Two studies [56,61] found that access to public transit services was negatively related to cycling for transport. It is possible that people who have easy access to public transport would choose to use it rather than cycling.…”

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The Relationship between the Neighborhood Built Environment and Active Transportation among Adults: A Systematic Literature Review

Wang

Chen

2017

Urban Science

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Active transportation (AT) has aroused great interest in recent years as it may benefit public health and reduce the dependency on cars. This article aims to summarize recent findings on the relationship between the objectively measured built environment and AT among adults, to examine if different study designs may generate different results, and to provide directions for future research. A systematic literature review of journal articles from different databases was conducted. Fifty-one articles published between 2005 and 2017 were identified, and twelve built environment factors were extracted. The results showed that residential density, land use mix, street connectivity, retail land use, walkability, sidewalk, and access to destinations had a convincing positive relationship with walking for transport. Regarding cycling for transport, while street connectivity and bike lane showed a convincing positive relationship, neighborhood aesthetics and access to destinations showed a convincing negative relationship. Studies that use different analyzed geographic units and different measurements of AT may generate different results, so choosing suitable geographic units and measurement of AT is necessary to reduce the mismatch in the relationships. In addition, we need more longitudinal studies, more studies on cycling for transport, and more studies in countries outside North America and Australasia.

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“…Na cidade de Pequim, por exemplo, identificou-se que a baixa diversidade do uso do solo e a baixa acessibilidade se associam à redução do uso da bicicleta (Zhao, 2014). No mesmo sentido, ciclistas belgas tendem a usar mais a bicicleta quando o uso do solo é diversificado (Vandenbulcke et al 2011).…”

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“…No mesmo sentido, ciclistas belgas tendem a usar mais a bicicleta quando o uso do solo é diversificado (Vandenbulcke et al 2011). Por outro lado, quando se trata da densidade de pessoas os resultados não são congruentes, uma vez que na cidade de Pequim ela não interfere significativamente no uso de bicicleta (Zhao, 2014), enquanto que em Montreal é um fator que afeta negativamente a satisfação do ciclista (Willis et al, 2013).…”

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“…Zhao (2014) indica que a falta de segurança no tráfego reduz o uso da bicicleta, ao encontro dos resultados de Sallis et al (2013), que identificam maior propensão à pedalada em uma cidade estadunidense se os ciclistas estivessem seguros em relação aos carros ao transitarem. De maneira análoga, as condições climáticas de um local se associam à segurança do ciclista.…”

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Uso da bicicleta como meio de transporte nos estudos pessoa-ambiente

Olekszechen

Battiston

Kuhnen

2016

Desenvolv. Meio Ambiente

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Artigo recebido em 24 de outubro de 2015, versão final aceita em 11 de abril de 2016. RESUMO:Diante do desafio da mobilidade urbana nas grandes cidades, formuladores de políticas públicas e pesquisadores têm sugerido a bicicleta como alternativa à questão. Assim, este artigo busca verificar como os estudos pessoa-ambiente enfocam a temática do uso de bicicletas como meio de transporte. Realizou-se revisão sistemática da literatura com estudos nacionais e internacionais publicados entre 2009 e 2014, buscando identificar o enfoque dado ao uso de bicicleta, a natureza dos estudos e os instrumentos utilizados. 33 artigos corresponderam às buscas e foram subdivididos em três categorias: hábitos e atitudes, ambiente e comportamento, e percepção. Aponta-se para a primazia de estudos internacionais de natureza quantitativa, com uso de questionários e escalas. Os resultados se aproximam ao atrelarem o uso da bicicleta ao bem-estar e divergem ao relacionarem o nível socioeducacional à escolha por esse modal. Aponta-se para a necessidade de compreender o fenômeno de maneira multideterminada, levando em consideração aspectos individuais, perceptivos, socioculturais e ambientais referentes ao tema.Palavras-chave: psicologia ambiental; ambientes urbanos; transportes; revisão de literatura; bicicleta. ABSTRACT:In face of the urban mobility challenge in big cities, public policy makers and researchers suggest the bicycle commuting as an alternative to deal with this issue. This article aims to verify how the person-environment studies treat the use of bicycles as a means of transportation topic. A systematic review of literature was done with national and international studies published between 2009 and 2014, aiming to identify the methodological approach for bicycle commuting in person-environment studies, the nature of the researches and the instruments utilized. Thirty three articles satisfied the research and were subdivided into three categories: habits and attitudes, environment and behavior, and perception. The primacy of international studies with quantitative approach, using questionnaires and scales is noticeable. The results approximate when articulate bicycle commuting to well-being and diverge when relate socio-educational level to modal choice. These results indicate the necessity to comprehend the phenomenon in a multidetermined way, taking into consideration individual, perceptive, sociocultural, and environmental aspects concerning the topic.

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The Impact of the Built Environment on Bicycle Commuting: Evidence from Beijing

Cited by 137 publications

References 49 publications

Potential for revival of the bicycle in Beijing

Potential for revival of the bicycle in Beijing

The Relationship between the Neighborhood Built Environment and Active Transportation among Adults: A Systematic Literature Review

Uso da bicicleta como meio de transporte nos estudos pessoa-ambiente

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