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Analysis of the Influence of Individual, Trip, and Environmental Characteristics on the Use of the Bicycle as a Mode of Urban Transportation in Bogotá, Colombia
Cover of Analysis of the Influence of Individual, Trip, and Environmental Characteristics on the Use of the Bicycle as a Mode of Urban Transportation in Bogotá, Colombia

Accession Number:

01555577

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

During the last 15 years, Bogotá has implemented several policies focused on the promotion of bicycles as a mode of urban transportation, and is actually recognized as one of the most bicycle friendly cities in the world. However, the percentage of bicycle trips in an average labor day remains low, at approximately 3.18%. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented policies and determine the factors that influence on a greater extent the propensity of the inhabitants to use the bicycle. This evaluation will allow the implementation of more effective policies in the future. The present article analyzes the information of the first and of the most recent mobility surveys of the city (years 1995 and 2011) in order to determine such factors. The analysis applies a statistical methodology that allows identifying the independent effect of diverse explanatory variables. The results show that the variables that have the greatest influence on the propensity of the inhabitants to use bicycles are genre, income, and trip distance. Women have a considerably lower propensity to use bicycles. People of very low-income levels have the greatest propensity to use bicycles. The most attractive trip distance to use bicycles is from 3 to 5 km (1-3 mi).

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF20 Bicycle Transportation.

Monograph Accession #:

01550057

Report/Paper Numbers:

15-2205

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Medina, Adriana Marcela Neira
Gómez-Gélvez, Julián Andrés

Pagination:

11p

Publication Date:

2015

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Bogota (Colombia)

Subject Areas:

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-2205

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 30 2014 12:47PM