As sustainability has become a keyword for urban mobility, cycling and bicycles are often perceived as an inherently progressive force for a more environmentally friendly and …
There are now over 2,000 cities with a bike share program. Bike Share examines all the major developments in the 50-year history of bike share. The book provides a detailed focus …
One mode of transportation has largely been overlooked which is ideal in an urban setting and inexpensive to purchase and maintain—the bicycle. Bicycles are not commonly thought …
S Batterbury, I Vandermeersch - Bicycle justice and urban …, 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
" Sustainable mobility" policies in contemporary cities try to provide moral or material incentives to reduce vehicle congestion and pollution by using active transport modes in …
D Béland - International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–Shedding light on urban transportation and, more specifically, the contemporary development of “smart” bikesharing systems (ie short-term bicycle rental services), the …
H Oosterhuis - Mobility in History, 2014 - berghahnjournals.com
After the Second World War, the bicycle was surpassed by the car as the dominant mode of individual transportation in most Western countries. Since the 1970s, however, bicycle use …
Copenhagen is today praised as a truly bicycle-friendly city. The Danish capital earned its reputation as a 'bicycle city'early on. The network of bicycle infrastructure developed in the …
R Oldenziel, AA de la Bruhèze - Transfers, 2011 - berghahnjournals.com
Today most cities emphasize the construction of separate bicycle lanes as a sure path toward sustainable urban mobility. Historical evidence shows a singular focus on building …
Politicians, lobbyists, and tourists alike can ride bicycles along a specially marked lane between the White House and the US Capitol, part of the 115 miles of bicycle lanes and …