16th Sep 2011
The objective of the COMMERCE project was to develop, deliver and mainstream activities to reduce car use amongst Europe’s commuting public, ultimately to reduce associated Co2 emissions.
15th Sep 2011
This report was released in Januray 2011 by the NZ Transport Agency. The report looks at transport implications of the findings of the Active New Zealand Survey (ANZS). The ANZS is a high-quality nationwide survey of over 4000 adults collected through face-to-face interviews over 12 months in 2007/08. Although collected mainly to measure levels of sport/recreation activity and to quantify physical activity in general, it includes data of interest to the transport sector on walking and cycling.
13th Sep 2011
This film, by Street Films, revisits some elements of Donald Appleyard's ground-breaking 1981 work 'Liveable Streets'. Appleyard studied the neighbourhood environment and the ways planning and design can make life better for city residents. His book explored how people experience their streets and the impact motor traffic volumes have on those experiences.
12th Sep 2011
In August 2011 the Bureau of Transport Statistics (BTS) from the New South Wales Department of Transport released the 2009/10 Household Travel Survey Summary Report. This publication is a compilation of annual statistics on the travel behaviour of Sydney residents produced from the Bureau of Transport Statistics’ continuous Household Travel Survey (HTS).
07th Sep 2011
This article by Ralph Buehler, John Pucher, Dafna Merom and Adrian Bauman was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in September 2011. It reports on their study that looked at the contributions of daily walking and cycling to recommened physical activity levels in the US and Germany. It concluded that daily walking and cycling can help a large proportion of the population to meet recommended physical activity levels.
31st Aug 2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service released a report in May 2011 that explores the benefits and challenges encountered with the use of lightweight, low-maintenance, easily constructed fiber-reinforced polymer trail bridges in remote areas where the weight of conventional bridge-building materials such as steel, concrete, or timber make their use impractical.
31st Aug 2011
On 31 August 2011 the Australian Bicycle Council released the results of the National Cycling Participation Survey. The survey found that in a typical week around 18% of Australians ride a bicycle for transport and recreation with around 3.6 million people riding for recreation, leisure or sport and 1.2 million people making at least one transport journey.
30th Aug 2011
In mid 2011 the City of Copenhagen released their Bicycle Account 2010, a comprehensive look at the state of cycling within the city. 84% of Copenhagen residents have access to a bicycle and 68% cycle at least once a week.
29th Aug 2011
In mid 2011 VicRoads Metropolitan North West Region commissioned Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) to monitor the effectiveness of the improvements implemented along St Kilda Road and Royal Parade in Melbourne. Three treatments were evaluated: green coloured surface treatments within advanced storage boxes for cyclists; green surface treatments for bicycle lanes at conflict points; and audio-tactile line marking to reinforce bicycle lanes at mid-block locations. The research found an improvement in perceived safety for cyclists and suggest there are real safety benefits from the chosen treatments.
24th Aug 2011
This report, released by the US Federal Highway Administration in May 2011, provides a framework for engineers, planners, and public works employees to evaulate the effectiveness of pedestrian and bicyclist traffic control devices. This study was part of a larger FHWA research study to quantify the effectiveness of engineering countermeasures in improving safety and operations for pedestrians and bicyclists. The project focused on existing and new engineering countermeasures that have not yet been comprehensively evaluated.
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