Bicycling Differences Between Davis, California, and Boulder, Colorado

Davis, California and Boulder, Colorado have some of the highest levels of bicycling of all U.S. cities. Although the two cities share many characteristics that are conducive to bicycling, they also differ in ways that could affect the nature of bicycling. Using data from an online survey conducted in 2006, this study examines differences in bicycling between the two cities, and explores differences in attitudes toward bicycling and perceptions of the physical and social environments. A binary logistic model using market segmentation method is developed to identify differences in the effects of these factors in explaining utilitarian-oriented bicycling between the two cities. The survey shows that overall bicycling levels of Davis and Boulder are not significantly different, but the share of transportation-oriented bicycling is significantly higher in Davis than in Boulder. Descriptive analysis suggests that bicycle infrastructure, land use patterns, and the social environment differ in important ways across the cities, while the binary logistic model shows that these factors have different effects in the two cities.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Xing, Yan
  • Handy, Susan L
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
• Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: DVD
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 17p
• Monograph Title: TRB 89th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Bicycle travel; Cyclists; Transportation policy; Travel surveys; Websites (Information retrieval)
• Geographic Terms: Boulder (Colorado); Davis (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01154853
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 10-1671
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 19 2010 11:45AM