Behaviour change programs offer an effective method of reducing unnecessary car use. Providing information and education on the benefits walking, cycling and public transport, through programs such as TravelSmart has brought measurable reductions in car use. By working in concert with infrastructural improvements, behaviour change programs offer an important addition to the transport planners toolkit.
22nd Feb 2012
Open streets initiatives temporarily close streets to automobile traffic, so that people may use them for just about any activity but driving. As of early 2012, there are more than 70 known initiatives in the North America. In February 2012 the Open Streets Project published a comprehensive guide which includes an introduction to open streets, best practices, 67 case studies and links to further resources.
17th Jan 2012
This Streetfilms video, released in January 2012, features the transformative power of a Cyclovia. The city of Guadalajara, Mexico, has a weekly event called Via RecreActiva, and in just seven years the event has gone from 11 to 65 kilometres in length with some 400,000 people coming out every Sunday to participate. The event has strong support from a local group called Guadalajara 2020, which has been fundamental in the event’s success.
16th Jan 2012
The German Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) produced this background paper for the 6th Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Delhi held in December 2011. The paper examines the consequences of increasing automobile use such as reduced air quality, road safety and economic loss and draws upon best practices from various cities.
07th Dec 2011
In January 2011, the RTA launched a website to provide a user-friendly and comprehensive source of NSW cycling information. The site includes safety tips and road rules for beginners, a calendar of sporting and social cycling events and cycleway maps.
23rd Sep 2011
In September 2011 Bicycle Tasmania and the Tasmanian Bicycle Council launched a campaign to promote active transport. The Tasmania Bicycle Council received $10,000 from the Cycling for Active Transport – Local Infrastructure Development Fund toward the cost of the campaign which includes bus advertising, a website and print promotion.
23rd Sep 2011
BikeSTART was launched by Bike SA in September 2011. It is a free online tool that helps new riders to identify needs and barriers and provides guidance on what to do about them.
08th Sep 2011
In September 2011 I Bike Copenhagen released a video showing the Good Bicycle Karma campaign in action. The campaign engages a street team that rewards people on bicyces demonstrating good behaviour, such as waiting at lights, wearing helmets and helping others.
08th Sep 2011
The CARMA Program is an EU funded project that aims to develop new methods for cost-efficient marketing of cycling which leads to increased cycling. The program was launched in June 2010 and includes projects based in Budapest, Göteborg, Eindhoven, Kensington & Chelsea, Parma and Riga.
08th Sep 2011
London's Kensington and Chelsea Council launched a new website in July 2011 as part of the CARMA campaign, an EU funded cycle project. The site includes cycling news, tips from local experts, and a host of creative events to encourage people to ecplore the local area and Greater London by bicycle.
07th Sep 2011
This booklet of cycling games for children was published by the Cycling Embassy of Denmark in July 2010. Nursery school children and school children can have great fun cycling. These fun games teach children coordination and confidence.
23rd Aug 2011
In August 2011 the Danish Cycling Embassy released a compendium of 14 cycle campaigns. This catalogue gives an overview of campaigns for adults and children, their goals, how they worked in practice, and their results.
22nd Jul 2011
In July 2011 the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee released the findings of a year-long investigation into the way Government tries to influence people’s behaviour using behaviour change interventions.
19th Jul 2011
This video provides an overview of a successful behaviour change program by the City of Malmo in Sweden. The program, now in its fourth year, encourages people out of their cars and onto bikes for short journeys.
27th Jun 2011
Life Cycle is a source of practical ideas to inspire life-long cycling habits. The program has been funded by the EU Public Health Program which aims to improve the health of EU citizens by fostering more physically active lifestyles.
22nd Jun 2011
Jonathan Daly, Travel Change Consultant, considers the need to address both the physical and social environment when seeking behaviour change in this thought provoking article published online in June 2011.
25th Mar 2011
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC),
Orlando, Florida
25th Mar 2011
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC),
Washington State
24th Jan 2011
More than 200 participants from 14 states and two countries came to New York to swap ideas, learn bicycle advocacy best practices and build nationwide momentum in the country’s first-ever Youth Bike Summit held in Jan 2011 in New York City. This video, by StreetFilms, provides an overview of the Summit.
24th Jan 2011
The City of Stirling has an extensive network of shared paths, on-road bike lanes, and quiet residential streets ideal for cycling, which makes getting around by bike as easy and convenient as getting around by car. The City actively promotes cycling as a means of recreation and transport through a variety of targeted programs.
21st Jan 2011
Roger Geller has been a part of the City of Portland's Bicycle Program since 1994 and their Bicycle Coordinator since 2000. His expertise and commitment to cycling in Portland, Oregon has been a driving force behind Portland’s transformation into a world renowned cycling city. Portland now has hundreds of miles of bikeways and 5.9% of the population ride a bicycle to commute.
18th Jan 2011
by A.K. Streeter, Portland, Oregon on 01.17.11
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14th Jan 2011
by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 01.13.11
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10th Jan 2011
Bonnie Alter, London on 01. 7.11
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04th Jan 2011
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 12.23.10
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22nd Dec 2010
Elizabeth Press on May 24, 2010, StreetFilms
Streetfilms influence extends well beyond its website. We have had public screenings or community showings nearly every state in the U.S., as well as presentations at dozens of film festivals and conferences. Nearly thirty city or state transportation offices in the U.S. have requested and used our work. And the big number: Streetfilms have now been viewed over 2.5 million times - a remarkable achievement in the narrow genre we exist within.
21st Dec 2010
by Chris Tackett, Little Rock, Arkansas on 12.17.10
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29th Oct 2010
Alissa Walker, October 21, 2010, Glass House Conversations Via Planetizen
29th Oct 2010
by Howard Ahmanson, 10/24/2010, New Geography
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20th Sep 2010
This qualitative study aimed to explore factors that influence personal decisions to initiate and maintain cycling, or not to cycle, in inner Sydney, and to identify differences according to current cycling behaviour. The report was published in Road & Transport Research Dec 2007.
20th Sep 2010
This academic paper, authored by B Telfer, C Rissel, J Bindon and T Bosch, was published in 2006 in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.
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