BICYCLING IN THE UNITED STATES: A FRINGE MODE?

The authors refute the opinion of John Pucher's article which argues that bicycle-promotion policies would work almost anywhere. The authors do not see much potential in the U.S., they would expect the impact to be marginal, with the benefits perhaps outweighed by the costs. The reasons the authors give are : most bicycle use in the U.S. is for social and recreational purposes, not for commuting; crime rates in some geographic areas preclude the use of bicycles; and they object to the use of disincentives to driving as an inducement to bicycling.

• Record URL:
  https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015048134814?urlappend=%3Bseq=17
• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Transportation Foundation

  1250 I Street, NW, Suite 750
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Gordon, P
  • Richardson, H W
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6-8
• Serial:
  • Transportation Quarterly
  • Volume: 52
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
  • ISSN: 0278-9434

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle commuting; Bicycle travel; Bikeways; Disincentives; Recreation; Transportation planning
• Old TRIS Terms: Bikeway planning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00749034
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 20 1998 12:00AM