Where Do People Bicycle? The Role of Infrastructure in Determining Bicycling Behavior
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PSU Center for Transportation Studies
Transportation Seminar
May 16, 2008
Speaker: Jennifer Dill, Associate Professor, School of Urban Studies and Planning, PSU
Topic: Where Do People Bicycle? The Role of Infrastructure in Determining Bicycling Behavior
This seminar will present results from the BikeGPS study that collected data from Portland area bicyclists using GPS technology. The study collected data from over 150 cyclists for seven days each during 2007, resulting in detailed information for over 1,500 bicycle trips throughout the urban area. The GPS data provides detailed information on the amount, location, and speed of bicycle travel and allows us to answer questions about route choice. For example, how much to people ride on roads with bike lanes, on bike boulevards, or paths? Do these patterns vary by gender, age, or other factors?
I attended and was a study participant
I attended this semiar on Friday after I was participant in the study. I rode with a GPS unit attached to my road bike for a week and recorded where I went.
I encourage our members to look at the study results and think about how they ride their bikes and we can affect change in the city regarding bike infrastucture. As a note the vast majority of the trips recorded in the study where not for recreation. The majority were for work, personal reasons, or school, etc.
I think it would be useful to intergrate new off-pavement trails with the current and planned bike infrastructure to inprove our access and riding areas.