Bicycle-friendly policies and practices help some people feel more comfortable about traveling by bicycle with other traffic. The level of bicycle-friendliness of an environment can be influenced by many factors including town planning and cycling infrastructure decisions. A stigma towards people who ride bicycles and fear of cycling is a social construct that needs to be fully understood when promoting a bicycle friendly culture. [1]
Assuming people prefer to get to their destination quickly, urban planning and zoning may affect whether schools, shops, public transport interchanges and other destination are within a reasonable cycling distance of the areas where people live. If urban form influences these issues, then compact and circular settlement patterns may promote cycling. In 1990, the Netherlands adopted the "ABC" guidelines, specifically limiting infrastructure developments that are major attractants to locations that are readily accessible by non-car users.[2]
US suburban housing subdivision
The manner in which the public roads network is designed, built and managed can have a significant effect on the utility and safety of cycling as transport. Settlements that provide a dense roads network consisting of interconnected streets will tend to encourage cycling.
In contrast, other communities may use a cul-de-sac based, housing estate/housing subdivision model where minor roads are disconnected and only feed into a street hierarchy of progressively more "arterial" type roads. Designs that propose to resolve the contradiction between the cul-de-sac and the traditional interconnected network, such as the fused grid, have been proposed and built with varying levels of success.[3]
In the UK, the principle of 'filtered permeability' has been proposed in some government guidance to maximise the ease of movement of cyclists and pedestrians, whilst constraining it for motor vehicles, see permeability.
A community's infrastructure can affect its citizens’ health, especially in regard to obesity and physical activity.[4] Cities that incorporate bicycle routes have a higher percentage of bicycle commuters.[5] Studies have shown that even moderate increases in physical activity can have a substantial effect on health. Bicycling to work has been shown to decrease mortality by as much as 40%.[6]
Bicycling is often used as an alternative to travel by car. Automobile travel provides the perception of increased mobility and convenience for travelers, but also has high costs associated with taxes, insurance, fuel, maintenance, road construction and repair, and contributes to air pollution. When infrastructure is built to allow consumers to choose between automobile and other forms of travel, it reduces a community's automobile dependency and allows for more efficient transport choices and land usage.[7]
Recognitionedit
In the U.S., the League of American Bicyclists has formally recognized some cities as bicycle-friendly communities for "providing safe accommodation and facilities for bicyclists and encouraging residents to bike for transportation and recreation."
^. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
^Legislative Tools for Preserving Town Centres and Halting the Spread of Hypermarkets and Malls Outside of Cities: Land Use Legislation and Controls of Conflicts of Interest in Land Use Decision Making, by Ken Baar, Ph.D. Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, New York NY 10001, 2002
^Durning 1996 cited in Safe Travels, Evaluating Mobility Management Traffic Safety Impacts by Todd Litman & Steven Fitzroy Victoria Transport Policy Institute, 1250 Rudlin Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 3R7, CANADA
^Russell P Lopez and H Patricia Hynes. Obesity, physical activity, and the urban environment: public health research needs. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source. Vol. 5, pg. 25, 2006.
^Arthur C. Nelson and David Allen. If You Build Them, Commuters Will Use Them: Association Between Bicycle Facilities and Bicycle Commuting. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Vol.1578, pg. 79-83, 1997.
^Lars Bo Andersen, Peter Schnohr, Marianne Schroll and Hans Ole Hein. All-Cause Mortality Associated With Physical Activity During Leisure Time, Work, Sports, and Cycling to Work. Arch Intern Med, Vol. 160, pg. 1621–1628, 2000.
^Todd Litman Felix Laube. Automobile Dependency and Economic Development. Victoria Transport Policy Institute. 2002.
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Bicycle friendly policies and practices help some people feel more comfortable about traveling by bicycle with other traffic The level of bicycle friendliness of an environment can be influenced by many factors including town planning and cycling infrastructure decisions A stigma towards people who ride bicycles and fear of cycling is a social construct that needs to be fully understood when promoting a bicycle friendly culture 1 Carfree Juist Germany Contents 1 Urban planning 2 Cycling infrastructure 2 1 Selection of cycling friendly infrastructure 3 Benefits of bicycle friendly communities 4 Recognition 5 Tourism 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksUrban planning editMain article Urban planning Assuming people prefer to get to their destination quickly urban planning and zoning may affect whether schools shops public transport interchanges and other destination are within a reasonable cycling distance of the areas where people live If urban form influences these issues then compact and circular settlement patterns may promote cycling In 1990 the Netherlands adopted the ABC guidelines specifically limiting infrastructure developments that are major attractants to locations that are readily accessible by non car users 2 nbsp US suburban housing subdivisionThe manner in which the public roads network is designed built and managed can have a significant effect on the utility and safety of cycling as transport Settlements that provide a dense roads network consisting of interconnected streets will tend to encourage cycling In contrast other communities may use a cul de sac based housing estate housing subdivision model where minor roads are disconnected and only feed into a street hierarchy of progressively more arterial type roads Designs that propose to resolve the contradiction between the cul de sac and the traditional interconnected network such as the fused grid have been proposed and built with varying levels of success 3 In the UK the principle of filtered permeability has been proposed in some government guidance to maximise the ease of movement of cyclists and pedestrians whilst constraining it for motor vehicles see permeability Cycling infrastructure editMain articles Cycling infrastructure and Cyclability nbsp Cycle Superhighway CS7 start point at Colliers Wood Underground StationCycling infrastructure includes bikeways maps signs signals protected intersections and bicycle parking nbsp Signals for cyclists in ChinaSelection of cycling friendly infrastructure edit Main article bikeway selectionBenefits of bicycle friendly communities editA community s infrastructure can affect its citizens health especially in regard to obesity and physical activity 4 Cities that incorporate bicycle routes have a higher percentage of bicycle commuters 5 Studies have shown that even moderate increases in physical activity can have a substantial effect on health Bicycling to work has been shown to decrease mortality by as much as 40 6 Bicycling is often used as an alternative to travel by car Automobile travel provides the perception of increased mobility and convenience for travelers but also has high costs associated with taxes insurance fuel maintenance road construction and repair and contributes to air pollution When infrastructure is built to allow consumers to choose between automobile and other forms of travel it reduces a community s automobile dependency and allows for more efficient transport choices and land usage 7 Recognition editIn the U S the League of American Bicyclists has formally recognized some cities as bicycle friendly communities for providing safe accommodation and facilities for bicyclists and encouraging residents to bike for transportation and recreation Tourism editFurther information Cycle touring The British tourist board award holiday accommodation providers who are cycle friendly with a Cycle Friendly award 8 The League of American Bicyclists designated New Orleans as a Bicycle Friendly City in 2011 9 See also edit15 minute city Urban accessibility concept Active living Physically active way of life Active mobility Unmotorised transport powered by activity Complete streets Transportation policy and design approach Cyclability Cycling mobility Bicycling as transportationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Living street Traffic calming in spaces shared between road users Mikael Colville Andersen Outline of cycling Principles of intelligent urbanism Road safety Sustainable Development Goal 11 11th of 17 Sustainable Development Goals for sustainable cities Urban vitalityReferences edit Fear of Cycling 01 Essay in five parts by Sociologist Dave Horton Archived from the original on 2022 10 03 Retrieved 2020 07 15 Legislative Tools for Preserving Town Centres and Halting the Spread of Hypermarkets and Malls Outside of Cities Land Use Legislation and Controls of Conflicts of Interest in Land Use Decision Making by Ken Baar Ph D Institute for Transportation and Development Policy New York NY 10001 2002 Durning 1996 cited in Safe Travels Evaluating Mobility Management Traffic Safety Impacts by Todd Litman amp Steven Fitzroy Victoria Transport Policy Institute 1250 Rudlin Street Victoria BC V8V 3R7 CANADA Russell P Lopez and H Patricia Hynes Obesity physical activity and the urban environment public health research needs Environmental Health A Global Access Science Source Vol 5 pg 25 2006 Arthur C Nelson and David Allen If You Build Them Commuters Will Use Them Association Between Bicycle Facilities and Bicycle Commuting Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board Vol 1578 pg 79 83 1997 Lars Bo Andersen Peter Schnohr Marianne Schroll and Hans Ole Hein All Cause Mortality Associated With Physical Activity During Leisure Time Work Sports and Cycling to Work Arch Intern Med Vol 160 pg 1621 1628 2000 Todd Litman Felix Laube Automobile Dependency and Economic Development Victoria Transport Policy Institute 2002 1 VisitEngland accreditations Accessed 31 March 2012 New Orleans Legendary Walking Tours External links editCycling for Everyone Lessons for Vancouver from the Netherlands Denmark and Germany video of lecture by John Pucher Walking Bicycling and Public Spaces Experiences from Bogota and Beyond video of lecture by Gil Penalosa of Walk and Bike for Life Shared Space No code on German roads Video 2 42 France 24 English Livable Communities Resource Guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bicycle friendly amp oldid 1179420660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
