کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1065265 948547 2006 15 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Why Canadians cycle more than Americans: A comparative analysis of bicycling trends and policies
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم اجتماعی جغرافیا، برنامه ریزی و توسعه
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Why Canadians cycle more than Americans: A comparative analysis of bicycling trends and policies
چکیده انگلیسی

In spite of their colder climate, Canadians cycle about three times more than Americans. The main reasons for this difference are Canada's higher urban densities and mixed-use development, shorter trip distances, lower incomes, higher costs of owning, driving and parking a car, safer cycling conditions, and more extensive cycling infrastructure and training programs. Most of these factors result from differences between Canada and the United States in their transport and land-use policies, and not from intrinsic differences in history, culture or resource availability. That is good news, since it suggests the possibility of significantly increasing cycling levels in the United States by adopting some of the Canadian policies that have so effectively promoted cycling and enhanced its safety.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Transport Policy - Volume 13, Issue 3, May 2006, Pages 265–279
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