diff --git a/_myth-busting/short-car-trips.md b/_myth-busting/short-car-trips.md index 4db827e..ec0ef03 100644 --- a/_myth-busting/short-car-trips.md +++ b/_myth-busting/short-car-trips.md @@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ title: "Myth: most car trips are too far for a bike" --- -Fact: ~27% of car trips are under 3 miles, ~60% of are less than 6 miles +Fact: ~27% of car trips are under 3 miles ... + +... and in 2017, ~60% were less than 6 miles. ![histogram of trip length](/images/img/myth-busting/trip-length-histogram.png) diff --git a/_posts/environment/2016-10-17-seville-ridership-boom.md b/_posts/environment/2016-10-17-seville-ridership-boom.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a1a283d --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/environment/2016-10-17-seville-ridership-boom.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +--- +title: "NYC Protected Bike Lane Analysis, NYC DOT" +categories: + - Environment + - Safety +tags: + - Spain +--- + +Seville, Spain built a full protected bike lane network and saw ridership increase > 400% and the risk of bike and car +crashes decline > 60%. The share of total trips taken in the area went from near 0% by bike to almost 9%, a mode shift +size that's hard to overstate. + +#### Source + +On the effect of networks of cycle-tracks on the risk of cycling. The case of Seville, 2016 + +* [pre-print pdf](/images/research/2016-seville-ridership.pdf) +* [published paper link (paywalled)](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457517301021?via%3Dihub) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/news/2014-08-14-riding-on-sidewalk.md b/_posts/news/2014-08-14-riding-on-sidewalk.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ea327b --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/news/2014-08-14-riding-on-sidewalk.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +title: Tired of Cyclists Riding on the Sidewalk? Build More Bike Lanes, CityLab +categories: + - In the news +tags: + - CityLab + - NYC + - Denver + - DC +--- + +When bike lanes are present riding on the sidewalk declines dramatically, on average ~56%, even when ridership goes up. +In one case sidewalk riding went down 81% despite bike volume going up 190%. + +![bike ridership up, sidewalk riding down](/images/img/news/2014-citylab-sidewalk-riding.png) + +Key quote ... + +> "The reason that cyclists use the sidewalks is that they don't want to die," wrote the District's John Glad. +> "If and when they are provided with dedicated bike lanes that are not accessible to drivers, they will be only too +> happy to use them." + +#### Source + +* [pdf](/images/news/2014-citylab-riding-on-sidewalk.pdf) +* [original link](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-14/tired-of-cyclists-riding-on-the-sidewalk-build-more-bike-lanes) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/news/2023-09-21-bike-lanes-good-for-pedestrians.md b/_posts/news/2023-09-21-bike-lanes-good-for-pedestrians.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..38eae43 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/news/2023-09-21-bike-lanes-good-for-pedestrians.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +--- +title: "NYC DOT: Bike lanes are good for pedestrians" +categories: + - In the news +tags: + - NYC +--- + +NYC DOT added 3.18 miles of protected bike lanes in East NY, Brooklyn. The subsequent traffic calming and shortened +crossing distance reduced death and serious injuries for all road users (that's drivers included) by 18.1%. For senior +pedestrians the decline was 39%! + +#### Source + + * [pdf](/images/news/2023-nycdot-bike-lanes-pedestrians.pdf) + * [original link](https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2023/east-ny-bike-lanes.shtml) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/_posts/safety/2010-12-01-cycle-track-vs-street.md b/_posts/safety/2010-12-01-cycle-track-vs-street.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d90aae6 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/safety/2010-12-01-cycle-track-vs-street.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +title: "Risk of injury for bicycling on cycle tracks versus in the street" +categories: + - Safety +tags: + - Montreal +--- + +Bicyclist injury risk is 28% lower on cycle tracks compared to streets without bike infrastructure. Cycle tracks also +are much more desirable routes seeing 2.5x the bike volume. + +_Source_: [Risk of injury for bicycling on cycle tracks versus in the street](/images/research/2010-12-risk-of-injury-on-cycle-tracks-vs-street.pdf), 2010 diff --git a/_posts/safety/2012-12-01-route-infrastructure-bicyclist-risk.md b/_posts/safety/2012-12-01-route-infrastructure-bicyclist-risk.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e2cdf7f --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/safety/2012-12-01-route-infrastructure-bicyclist-risk.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +--- +title: "Route Infrastructure and the Risk of Injuries to Bicyclists: A Case-Crossover Study" +categories: + - Safety +tags: + - Toronto + - Vancouver +--- + +Investigation of bicyclist injuries in Vancouver and Toronto show risk of injury is ~90% lower on streets with +protected bike lanes compared to those no bike infrastructure. + +_Source_: [Route Infrastructure and the Risk of Injuries to Bicyclists: A Case-Crossover Study](/images/research/2012-12-route-infrastructure-bicyclist-risk.pdf), 2012 diff --git a/images/img/news/2014-citylab-sidewalk-riding.png b/images/img/news/2014-citylab-sidewalk-riding.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..84c0d05 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/img/news/2014-citylab-sidewalk-riding.png differ diff --git a/images/news/2014-citylab-riding-on-sidewalk.pdf b/images/news/2014-citylab-riding-on-sidewalk.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ce962c3 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/news/2014-citylab-riding-on-sidewalk.pdf differ diff --git a/images/news/2023-nycdot-bike-lanes-pedestrians.pdf b/images/news/2023-nycdot-bike-lanes-pedestrians.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a34c758 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/news/2023-nycdot-bike-lanes-pedestrians.pdf differ diff --git a/images/research/2010-12-risk-of-injury-on-cycle-tracks-vs-street.pdf b/images/research/2010-12-risk-of-injury-on-cycle-tracks-vs-street.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..84a2a84 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/research/2010-12-risk-of-injury-on-cycle-tracks-vs-street.pdf differ diff --git a/images/research/2012-12-route-infrastructure-bicyclist-risk.pdf b/images/research/2012-12-route-infrastructure-bicyclist-risk.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ed00d4c Binary files /dev/null and b/images/research/2012-12-route-infrastructure-bicyclist-risk.pdf differ diff --git a/images/research/2016-seville-ridership.pdf b/images/research/2016-seville-ridership.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8305d5 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/research/2016-seville-ridership.pdf differ