Cycling for Sustainable Cities

How to make city cycling—the most sustainable means of travel—safe, practical, and convenient for all.

Cycling is the most sustainable means of urban travel, practical for most short- and medium-distance trips—commuting to and from work and school, shopping, visiting friends—as well as for recreation and exercise. Cycling promotes physical, social, and mental health, helps reduce car use, enhances mobility and independence, and is economical for both public and personal budgets. Cycling should be made feasible for everyone and not limited to especially fit, daring, well-trained cyclists riding expensive bicycles. Cycling for Sustainable Cities shows how to make city cycling safe, practical, and convenient for all ages and abilities.

After discussing the latest cycling trends and policies around the world, contributors consider specific aspects of cycling. They examine such topics as health benefits; cycling facilities, including traffic-protected bike lanes; cycling incentives; the needs and preferences of women, children, and older adults; and equity and social justice. Expanding on the earlier book, City Cycling, they explore cycling developments in Asia and Latin America and analyze cycling evolution and innovations in New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Portland (Oregon), and Sevilla. Taken together, the chapters show that successful promotion of cycling depends on a coordinated package of mutually supportive infrastructure, programs, and policies.

Contents

1  "Introduction: Cycling to Sustainability"

by John Pucher and Ralph Buehler

2  "International Overview of Cycling"

by Ralph Buehler and John Pucher

3  "Cycling and Health"

by Jan Garrard, Chris Rissel, Adrian Bauman, and Billie Giles-Corti

4  "Cycling Safety"

by Rune Elvik

5  "Bicycling Infrastructure for All"

by Peter G. Furth

6  "Bicycle Parking"

by Ralph Buehler, Eva Heinen, and Kazuki Nakamura

7  "Programs and Policies Promoting Cycling"

by Eva Heinen and Susan Handy

8  "Evaluation of Cycling Policies and Projects"

by Bert van Wee

9  "E-bikes in Europe and North America"

by Christopher R. Cherry and Elliot Fishman

10  "Bikesharing's Ongoing Evolution and Expansion "

by Elliot Fishman and Susan Shaheen

11  "Women and Cycling: Addressing the Gender Gap"

by Jan Garrard

12  "Children and Cycling"

by Noreen McDonald, Eleftheria Kontou, and Susan Handy

13  "Older Adults and Cycling"

by Jan Garrard, Jennifer Conroy, Meghan Winters, John Pucher, and Chris Rissel

14  "Social Justice and Cycling"

by Karel Martens, Aaron Golub, and Andrea Hamre

15  "Cycling in China and India"

by John Pucher, Geetam Tiwari, Zhong-Ren Peng, Rong Cao, and Yuan Gao

16  "Cycling in Latin America"

by Carlosfelipe Pardo and Daniel A. Rodriguez, with Lina Marcela Quiñones

17  "Cycling in New York, London, and Paris"

by John Pucher, John Parkin, and Emmanuel de Lanversin

18  "Cycling in Copenhagen and Amsterdam"

by Till Koglin, Marco te Brömmelstroet, and Bert van Wee

19  "Implementation of Pro-bike Policies in Portland and Seville"

by Roger Geller and Ricardo Marqués

20  "Cycling Advocacy in Europe, North America, and Australia"

by John Pucher, Bernhard Ensink, Tim Blumenthal, Bill Nesper, Ken McLeod, Andy Clarke, Jean-François Pronovost,

Dave Snyder, Robin Stallings, Fiona Campbell, and Peter Bourke

21  "Cycling to a More Sustainable Transport Future "

by Ralph Buehler and John Pucher