TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Built environment determinants of bicycle volume: a longitudinal analysis
JO  - Journal of transport and land use
A1  - Chen, Peng
A1  - Zhou, Jiangping
A1  - Sun, Feiyang
SP  - 655
EP  - 674
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
N2  - This study examines determinants of bicycle volume in the built environment with a five-year bicycle count dataset from Seattle, Washington. A generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) is used to capture the bicycle volume change over time while controlling for temporal autocorrelations. The GLMM assumes that bicycle count follows a Poisson distribution. The model results show that (1) the variables of non-winter seasons, peak hours, and weekends are positively associated with the increase of bicycle counts over time; (2) bicycle counts are fewer in steep areas; (3) bicycle counts are greater in zones with more mixed land use, a higher percentage of water bodies, or a greater percentage of workplaces; (4) the increment of bicycle infrastructure is positively associated with the increase of bicycle volume; and (5) bicycling is more popular in neighborhoods with a greater percentage of whites and younger adults. It concludes that areas with a smaller slope variation, a higher employment density, and a shorter distance to water bodies encourage bicycling. This conclusion suggests that to best boost bicycling, decision-makers should consider building more bicycle facilities in flat areas and integrating the facilities with employment densification and open-space creation and planning.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1938-7849
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.2017.892
ID  - ref1
ER  -