Bicycling renaissance in North America? Recent trends and alternative policies to promote bicycling

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 625-654

  Pucher, John ^a   Komanoff, Charles ^b   Schimek, Paul ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Komanoff Energy Associates   (United States)

^c VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle; Cycling; Health promotion; Non motorized transport; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BICYCLES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH RISKS;

BICYCLE TRIPS;

NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION;

CYCLE TRANSPORT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033197606     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-8564(99)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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