Many US cities are investing in bike infrastructure and shade trees. Properly located, these additions can make streets cooler, cleaner and safer for all users – even those who drive.
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What’s your risk of dying if you cycle to work, versus the health benefits? What about walking, or driving, or catching a train? Here are the risks and benefits.
Torontonians have been experiencing pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities since the advent of the automobile. The one way to stop the deaths is to ban cars but since that won’t happen, what can be done?
The warm summer months encourage more of us to get outside and exercise, whether by shooting hoops or riding a bike. But there’s a downside: higher risk of injury.
Compulsory sport and physical education at school will improve children’s memory, attention and ability to concentrate, not just boost fitness. The evidence is in.
Dozens of US cities have launched bike-share programs in the past decade. There have been bumps – critics want wider access, and cities want bikes stored out of the way – but bike sharing is on a roll.
New analysis reveals just how little is spent on cycling and walking projects around Australia. No state’s spending on cycling is more than 1.5% of its road funding.
Cycling is a low-cost and non-polluting way to make deliveries in congested cities. Slow cyclists should be recognised as good for the economy and environment, not treated like second-class citizens.
Mental short-cuts guide our everyday decision-making. Unfortunately, five biases can lead us to deny responsibility for our poor decisions and are creating problems for share-bike schemes.
Many short-term bike-hiring programs have been launched amid much fanfare, only for their popularity to decline soon after. Several key factors need to be in place for a program to work.
Australians can see the impact of dockless bike sharing on the streets of their cities. The huge store of data collected about user journeys is less visible, but just as important.
Dramatic images of “bike graveyards” shouldn’t be taken at face value – there’s hope for bike-sharing schemes yet.
In recent years the number of motor vehicles – and the pollution they generate – has grown astronomically, leading some citydwellers to wear facemasks in the hopes of protecting themselves. So do they work?
More cyclists are suffering from serious injuries than ever before. Here’s what we can do to provide a safer environment.
The evidence suggests a small investment in cycling infrastructure, combined with less punitive policing, would enable more Australians to escape daily traffic congestion.
Yangon’s traffic woes are set to last.
Bike lanes in South Africa were meant to encourage commuter cycling and ease congestion but in Johannesburg the initiative garnered more outrage than support.
The golden rule of shared paths is that the person in the less vulnerable position should be mindful of the more vulnerable user.
Think you couldn’t possibly do without your car? There are more options than you might think.
Pro-bike policies can boost local business. In one Melbourne case study, the average hourly retail spending from six bikes was $97.20 compared to $27 from one car occupying an equivalent space.
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Associate Professor and Head of Sustainable Mobility and Safety Research, Monash University
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Reader in Smart Transport, University of Huddersfield
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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John Rennie Short adalah Sahabat The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong
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Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Transport Engineering, University of the West of England
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Part Time Instructor, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University
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Associate professor, Edith Cowan University
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Chris Rissel adalah Sahabat The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Wollongong
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Professor Communications and Media, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health, Victoria University
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Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
