A Global High Shift Cycling Scenario: The Potential for Dramatically Increasing Bicycle and E-bike Use in Cities around the World, with Estimated Energy, CO2, and Cost Impacts

This report examines the future of cycling for urban transportation and the potential contribution it could make to mobility as well as sustainability. A dramatic increase in cycling could save society US$24 trillion cumulatively between 2015 and 2050 and cut carbon dioxide emissions from urban passenger transport by nearly 11 percent in 2050. The report includes business-as-usual and high shift scenarios. In collecting data on global cycling and electric bicycle ridership, the authors found higher levels than previously reported. They also developed better estimates of recent cycling trends by region, and recalculated the impact of high bicycle use on carbon dioxide emissions and energy use.

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Union Cycliste Internationale

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Authors:
- Mason, Jacob
- Fulton, Lew
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- McDonald, Zane
Publication Date: 2015-11-12

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English

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Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: 40p

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Bicycles; Bicycling; Carbon dioxide; Cost effectiveness; Energy consumption; Environmental impacts; Ridership; Urban areas
Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01584227
Record Type: Publication
Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
Created Date: Dec 29 2015 9:54AM