01623053

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2662-10

The District of Columbia is enjoying rapid growth in cycling, evident through trends in census mode share data and in the presence of more cyclists out on the street. The District Department of Transportation (DOT) has spent significant resources in the past two decades to improve active transportation planning, outreach, and infrastructure delivery. These efforts have led to the District’s recognition as a cycling-friendly city. Now the District DOT is taking stock of what has been done to improve cycling thus far and to determine what to do next. The District DOT is starting to ask what is driving the growth in the cycling mode share. How can the District understand, nurture, and expand on that growth in the cycling mode share? This study explored under­lying relationships in which the District’s cycling mode share was present. The analysis dug deeply by doing (a) a statistical analysis to identify key factors that influenced cycling and (b) a spatial analysis that defined trends in accessibility to cycling facilities and the mobility of the cycling network. Findings from this research will help inform District DOT planners on what policy, operational, outreach, and capital investment levers to consider as they continue to promote cycling in the District going forward.

01656974

17-01440

English

pp 83–92

2017

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309460415

Digital/other

Figures (4) ; Maps; References (31) ; Tables (3)

Accessibility; Bicycle facilities; Bicycling; Demographics; Mobility; Modal split; Outreach; Policy; Promotion; Spatial analysis; Statistical analysis

District Department of Transportation

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 8 2016 10:28AM

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• Cycling in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Route Choice Behavior and Implications for Infrastructure Planning
• Dwelling Type Matters: Untangling the Paradox of Intensification and Bicycle Mode Choice
• Enhancing Cycling Safety at Signalized Intersections: Analysis of Observed Behavior
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• How Do People Cycle in Amsterdam, Netherlands? Estimating Cyclists’ Route Choice Determinants with GPS Data from an Urban Area
• Impact of Bike Facilities on Residential Property Prices
• Impacts of Level of Traffic Stress on Bikeshare Ridership in the Case of Capital Bikeshare in Montgomery County, Maryland
• Investigation of Alternative Bicycle Pavement Markings with the Use of a Bicycle Simulator
• Keep ’Em Separated: Desire Lines Analysis of Bidirectional Cycle Tracks in Montreal, Canada
• Low-Stress Bicycle Network Mapping: The District of Columbia’s Innovative Approach to Applying Level of Traffic Stress
• Observations of Public Bikesharing: Experiences from Ningbo, China
• The Reach of Bicycling in Rural, Small, and Low-Density Places
• Typologies of Urban Cyclists: Review of Market Segmentation Methods for Planning Practice
• Where Do Bikeshare Bikes Actually Go? Analysis of Capital Bikeshare Trips with GPS Data