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Cycling Data

The collection of data on the number of bicycles per household, number of bicycle journeys and the nature of those journeys helps to inform transport policy and practice.

Weather or Not to Cycle: Temporal Trends and Impact of Weather on Cycling in an Urban Environment (Canada)

01st Feb 2012

This research report was published in the journal Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board in December 2011.This study investigated the relationship between weather conditions and cycling ridership, as well as the hourly, daily, monthly, and yearly trends for use of urban bicycle facilities. Precipitation, temperature, and humidity had significant effects on bicycle ridership.