Cycling for everyone: Lessons from Europe

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2074, 2008, Pages 58-65

  Pucher, John ^a   Buehler, Ralph ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

BICYCLE TRAFFICS; BIKE PARKING; BROAD SPECTRUM; DENMARK; EDUCATION AND TRAINING; NEIGHBOURHOOD; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SOCIAL GROUPS; TRAFFIC CALMING;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

EID: 61349125492     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2074-08     Document Type: Article

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