Understanding and measuring bicycling behavior : a focus on travel time and route choice, final report, December 2008.

Details

• Creators:
  Dill, Jennifer ; Gliebe, John
• Corporate Creators:
  Portland State University. Center for Urban Studies ; Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning. Center for Transportation Studies
• Corporate Contributors:
  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Active Living Research Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bicycling
  • Bicycle commuting
  • Bicycle travel
  • Route choice
  • Travel time
  • Mode choice Cycling--Oregon--Portland
  • Bicycle commuting--Oregon--Portland
  • Route choice
  • Travel time (Traffic engineering)
  • Choice of transportation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  OTREC-RR-08-03
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Oregon
• Corporate Publisher:
  Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
• Abstract:
  With rates of obesity, heart disease, and related health problems increasing in the U.S., many policy makers are looking for ways to increase ; physical activity in everyday life. Using a bicycle instead of a motor vehicle for a portion of everyday travel could help address these problems. ; This research aims to fill a gap in the existing literature on the effect of different types of infrastructure, such as bicycle lanes or paths, on ; bicycling. The project used global positioning system (GPS) technology to record where a sample of 164 adults in the Portland, OR region rode ; their bicycles. Data was collected from March through November 2007. The participants in this study were primarily regular bicyclists who ; usually rode more than one day per week, year-round. This report uses that data to address the four primary sets of research questions: (1) How ; often, why, when, and where do cyclists ride? How does this vary based upon rider characteristics? (2) How do cyclists’ routes differ from the ; shortest network distance? (3) What factors influence cyclists’ route choice decisions? How do personal attributes influence these decisions? (4) ; What is the difference in travel time between bicycling and driving?
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17198/dot_17198_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.98 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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