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Abstract

• As communities around the globe contemplate the future of their transport portfolio, bicycling's role has increasingly cropped up as a key discussion point. Up until a few years ago, bicycling's value was largely fueled by a loyal advocacy base. Its potential was littered with unsupported claims and bicycling struggled to obtain legitimate status, even as, or precisely because of its status as a 'fringe mode.' This context has recently changed. Concomitant with—or perhaps prompted by—a rise in (public and policy attention for) bicycling, there has been a rise in research specifically on bicycling. In just a few years, bicycling's stock has risen to be a mode that is commanding attention in cities of all sizes. Furthermore, its role and value are informed by a burgeoning evidence base, increasingly in the form of peer-reviewed work. This evidence base allows, among other things, a more reflective appreciation for bicycling's position in transport systems and for bicycling to be better understood in different geographical contexts.

Creator

• Martens, Karel
• Krizek, Kevin J.
• Sharmeen, Fariya

Date Issued

• 2018-01-01

Academic Affiliation

• Program in Environmental Design

Journal Title

• Journal of Transportation and Land Use

Journal Issue/Number

• 1

Journal Volume

• 11

Last Modified

• 2019-12-06

Resource Type

• Article

Rights Statement

• In Copyright

ISSN

• 1938-7849

Language

• English [eng]

License

• Creative Commons BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0

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