Bicyclists’ preferences for route characteristics and crowding in Copenhagen – A choice experiment study of commuters

Suzanne Elizabeth Vedel, Jette Bredahl Jacobsen and Hans Skov-Petersen

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2017, vol. 100, issue C, 53-64

Abstract: Cycling as a mode of transportation is increasingly being advocated due to the many positive effects it has on people’s health, the environment and to counteract increasing congestion on the transportation infrastructure. There is a long tradition of using cycling as a mode of transportation among the Danish public and this is widespread across people with different socio-demographic characteristics. Copenhagen has an extensive network of cycling facilities and is often used as a role model for other large cities when developing cycling facilities. This setting provides a unique basis for investigating bicycle commuters’ preferences for route characteristics and crowding in particular, which is not studied before, but likely to become an issue around the world’s cities with increases in number of bicyclists. The study is based on a choice experiment of 3891 active cyclists in Copenhagen. The investigated attributes are cycle track, crowding, stops, environment/road type, green surroundings, and travel distance which is used as a payment vehicle to gain more desirable route characteristics.

Keywords: Bicycling; Stated preferences; Crowding; Route preferences; Bikeability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2017.04.006

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