22nd Sep 2011
In July 2011 the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) released a report exploring the development of methods for identifying sites where there is potential for significant reductions in pedestrian and bicyclist injuries.
16th Sep 2011
This research report, published in February 2011, is the culmination of a New Zealand research project by Massey University and Otago Polytechnic which ran from July 2008 to June 2010. The project included a literature review of overseas best practice for integrated local cycling policies, a review of the New Zealand cycling market, a survey of cyclists and non-cyclists to examine the perception of bicycles and cyclists, and practical workshops that explored the effect of direct cycling experience on perceptions.
16th Sep 2011
This report, published in September 2011, provides a summary of the aims, methods and key findings arising from a three year EPSRC-funded research project on the role of walking and cycling for everyday travel in English urban areas. The overall aim of the research was to gain a clear understanding of the factors that structure everyday travel in England and, especially, to investigate the reasons why people do and do not undertake short everyday journeys on foot or by bike.
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).
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
This research, by Denamrk's Copenhagen City Heart Study, indicates that the relativie intensity and not the duration of cycling is of more importance to heart health. The findings were released in the European Heart Journal and the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention in 2011. The authors recommend that brisk cycling is preferable to slow.
19th Aug 2011
This research by Michael S. Smith and Goeran Kauermann was published in Transportation Research Part B: Methodology in August 2011. Unlike previous studies that use aggregate data, the empirical results show a substantial meteorological and seasonal component to usage of Melbourne's cycleways. The results also suggest there was substitution into cycling as a mode of transport in response to increases in petrol prices, particularly during peak commuting periods and by commuters originating in wealthy and inner city neighbourhoods.
18th Aug 2011
This literature reveiw was released in 2011 by the Healthy Built Environments Program, City Futures Research Centre, The University of New South Wales. The built environment has an important role to play in supporting human health as part of everyday living. This Literature Review examines the research evidence which demonstrates this link.
05th Aug 2011
This research report by the Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety – Queensland was released in April 2011. The resesarch study examined how students' feelings of being personally accepted, respected, included, and supported by others in school influenced injury rates. The study observed a decrease in bicycle related injuries among intervention school students, compared with a slight increasing trend in bicycle injuries among control students.
05th Aug 2011
This briefing paper by the NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service presents an overview of the contemporary debate on cycling. It summarises the transport issues facing NSW, presents an account of the state of cycling in NSW and in Sydney in particular, and compares cycling in Sydney with the other Australian capital cities and with selected international cities.It was released in August 2010.
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