Beyond Copenhagen: Walking and Cycling Success Stories from Cities Worldwide

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• Creators:
  Millard-Ball, Adam ; Reginald, Monisha ; Yusuf, Yasmina ; Bian, Christopher ; Ng, Willa
• Corporate Creators:
  University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Walking
  • Bicycling
  • Cities
  • Bicycle lanes
  • Travel
  • Low cost carriers
  • Socioeconomic areas
  • Population density
  • Wheelchairs
• Resource Type:
  Other
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Africa ; Europe ; South America ; Asia ; Canada
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of California, Los Angeles. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Abstract:
  The potential for walking and cycling and related modes such as wheelchairs which we call “active transportation” throughout this playbook—to take center stage is demonstrated in cities worldwide. Amsterdam and Copenhagen are known to tourists and urban planners worldwide for their bicycle infrastructure. Throngs of pedestrians are a hallmark of popular images of New York and Tokyo. These and other case studies suggest that active transportation could reduce urban transport emissions by between 2% and 10%, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).1 On top of the climate benefits, planning for active transportation can help reduce the immense toll of road traffic fatalities 1.19 million deaths in 2023, of whom 23% were pedestrians and a further 6% were cyclists.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/86912/dot_86912_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 18.79 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b5b9be29364968204b5b039eca14961a1a9f75543090a7da5b074c7a6eaff10aefa64a3ce74958618d811084d7f9835d9bbcb78757083a654cb4682c6961186b