The potential modal shift and health benefits of implementing a public bicycle share program in Montreal, Canada

Background: This study estimated the modal shift associated with the implementation of a public bicycle share program in Montreal, Canada. Methods: A population-based sample of adults participated in two cross sectional telephone surveys. Self-reported travel behaviors were collected at the end of the first (Fall 2009) and second (Fall 2010) season of implementation. The sample included 2502 (mean age=47.8 years, 61.8% female), and 2509 (mean age=48.9 years, 59.0% female) adult respondents in each survey. Results: The estimated modal shift associated with the implementation of the public bicycle share programs (PBSP) from motor vehicle use to walking, cycling, and public transportation was 6483 and 8023 trips in 2009 and 2010. This change represents 0.34% and 0.43% of all motor vehicle trips in Montreal. Conclusions:The implementation of a PBSP was associated with a shift toward active transportation. The modal shift was complex and not simply the result of a discrete shift from one mode to another. Promotion of active transportation should encourage integration of multiple active transportation modes to better reflect people's actual transportation behaviors.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-66
• Record URL:
  http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/10/1/66
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• Authors:
  • Fuller, Daniel
  • Gauvin, Lise
  • Kestens, Yan
  • Morency, Patrick
  • Drouin, Louis
• Publication Date: 2013-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p 6
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: BioMed Central
  • ISSN: 1479-5868
  • Serial URL: http://www.ijbnpa.org/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle travel; Health; Modal split; Nonmotorized transportation; Surveys; Travel behavior; Vehicle sharing
• Geographic Terms: Montreal (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01485358
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 21 2013 10:05AM