Cycling as a mode of transportation has many advantages for both cyclists and society: it is a
low-cost, low-polluting, health-improving way to travel. In light of these benefits, a growing …

As argued in our 2008 article “Making Cycling Irresistible”, cycling is probably the most
sustainable urban transport mode, feasible not only for short trips but also for medium …

In recent years, the volume of studies in the fields of transport and urban planning seeking to
identify environmental determinants or correlates of cycling has expanded dramatically. This …

Urban cycling is clearly a topic of immense interest to the transport research community, and
this Special Issue captures key themes amongst the rapidly growing body of research …

Background Planners and politicians in many countries seek to increase the proportion of
trips made by cycling. However, this is often challenging. In England, a national target to …

Cycling has multiple health benefits, particularly as a form of moderate to vigorous physical
activity. Rapid increases in mechanization in the last half of the twentieth century in the …

Health aspects of day-to-day cycling have gained attention from the health sector aiming to
increase levels of physical activity, and from the transport and planning sector, to justify …

This article shows how the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany have made bicycling a safe,
convenient and practical way to get around their cities. The analysis relies on national …

This article presents six detailed case studies of cycling in the Netherlands (Amsterdam and
Groningen), Denmark (Copenhagen and Odense), and Germany (Berlin and Muenster) …

This paper reviews trends in cycling levels, safety, and policies in Canada and the USA over
the past two decades. We analyze aggregate data for the two countries as well as city …