Citation

Fuller D, Gauvin L, Kestens Y, Daniel M, Fournier M, Morency P, Drouin L. Am. J. Public Health 2013; 103(3): e85-92.

Affiliation

Daniel Fuller, Lise Gauvin, Yan Kestens, and Mark Daniel are with the Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, and the Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Université de Montréal. Michel Fournier, Patrick Morency, and Louis Drouin are with the Direction de Santé Publique, Agence de la Santé et des Services Sociaux de Montréal, Montréal, Québec. Mark Daniel is also with the School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2012.300917

PMID

23327280

Abstract

Objectives. We examined associations between residential exposure to BIXI (BIcycle-taXI)-a public bicycle share program implemented in Montreal, Quebec, in 2009, which increases accessibility to cycling by making available 5050 bicycles at 405 bicycle docking stations-and likelihood of cycling (BIXI and non-BIXI) in Montreal over the first 2 years of implementation. Methods. Three population-based samples of adults participated in telephone surveys. Data collection occurred at the launch of the program (spring 2009), and at the end of the first (fall 2009) and second (fall 2010) seasons of implementation. Difference in differences models assessed whether greater cycling was observed for those exposed to BIXI compared with those not exposed at each time point. Results. We observed a greater likelihood of cycling for those exposed to the public bicycle share program after the second season of implementation (odds ratio = 2.86; 95% confidence interval = 1.85, 4.42) after we controlled for weather, built environment, and individual variables. Conclusions. The implementation of a public bicycle share program can lead to greater likelihood of cycling among persons living in areas where bicycles are made available. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print January 17, 2013: e1-e8. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300917).

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