Has the Introduction of the Cycle-to-Work Scheme Increased Levels of Cycling to Work in the UK?
Cycling is seen as a sustainable way to travel, and as a factor contributing to a more active and healthy lifestyle, and therefore is being encouraged in the United Kingdom (UK) and elsewhere. The overarching aim of this study is to establish the value of the UK Cycle to Work (tax-free) Bike scheme in encouraging people to cycle to work. Using primary data, collected from 248 scheme participants and 101 non-participants, it attempts to identify whether there was a change in travel behavior among scheme participants and to what extent; and to evaluate if publicity and promotion of the scheme encouraged scheme participation. The study also investigates which socio-economic and other factors influence the propensity to participate in the scheme, and explores the correlation between stages of behavior change and a person’s intention to cycle.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF20 Bicycle Transportation.
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Corporate Authors:
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Authors:
- Avineri, Erel
- Steven, Fiona
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2013-1-13 to 2013-1-17
- Date: 2013
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 15p
- Monograph Title: TRB 92nd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior modification; Bicycle commuting; Bicycle travel; Evaluation and assessment; Modal shift
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01473616
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 13-2068
- Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 25 2013 8:51AM