ESTIMATING DEMAND FOR A CYCLE-WAY NETWORK

This study examines the use of bicycles as an alternative mode of transport in Santiago, Chile. The authors consider the incorporation of a dense network of cycle-ways, fully segregated from motorized traffic, and the inclusion of adequate bicycle shelter facilities at subway, suburban train, and selected segregated bus-way stations. The authors also designed and apply a methodology that includes: 1) a review of national and international experience; 2) focus group surveys; 3) a household survey including stated preference experiments for potential bicycle users; 4) estimation of various models with this data; and 5) model applications using extra data available for all of Santiago. These results indicate that there are sectors of the city where bicycles could capture more than 10% of the trips, and that, on average, the use of bicycles could jump from its current 1.6% to approximately 5.8%. Finally, results also show clearly that trip length is a fundamental variable; therefore, land use policies geared to the development of urban sub-centers could have a major impact in the future of bicycle transport.

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• Authors:
  • DE DIOS ORTUZAR, J
  • Iacobelli, A
  • Valeze, C
• Publication Date: 2000-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 353-373
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0965-8564
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle commuting; Bicycle travel; Bicycling; Travel behavior; Travel by vehicle type; Travel demand; Travel modes; Trip length; Urban transit; Urban transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Santiago (Chile)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794495
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 10 2000 12:00AM