Short-term planning and policy interventions to promote cycling in urban centers: Findings from a commute mode choice analysis in Barcelona, Spain

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 89, Issue , 2016, Pages 164-183

  Braun, Lindsay M ^a   Rodriguez, Daniel A ^a   Cole Hunter, Tom ^b,c,d   Ambros, Albert ^b,c,d   Donaire Gonzalez, David ^b,c,d   Jerrett, Michael ^e   Mendez, Michelle A ^f   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J ^b,c,d   de Nazelle, Audrey ^g  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f IL   (United States)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bike share; Built environment; Cycling; Infrastructure; Policy; Programs

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BICYCLES; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELASTICITY; PUBLIC POLICY;

BIKE SHARE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; COST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INFRASTRUCTURE; TRAVEL MODE CHOICE MODEL;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

COMMUTING; CYCLE TRANSPORT; PERCEPTION; POLICY APPROACH; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRAVEL DEMAND; URBAN AREA;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84970021773     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2016.05.007     Document Type: Article

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