Explaining Changes in Walking and Bicycling Behavior: Challenges for Transportation Research

Kevin J Krizek, Susan L Handy and Ann Forsyth
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Kevin J Krizek: College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado, Campus Box 126 POB 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364, USA
Susan L Handy: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California at Davis, 2132 Wickson Hall, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Ann Forsyth: City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, 106 West Sibley Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

Environment and Planning B, 2009, vol. 36, issue 4, 725-740

Abstract: As issues of traffic congestion, obesity, and environmental conservation receive increased attention globally and in the US, focus turns to the role that walking and cycling can play in mitigating such problems. This enthusiasm has created a need for evidence on the degree to which policies to increase walking and cycling travel have worked. This paper outlines the important challenges researchers face in their attempts to produce credible evidence on walking and cycling interventions. It closes by discussing matters to consider in such research endeavors, including the importance of clear conceptualization, sound research design, measurement innovations, and strategic sampling.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1068/b34023

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