Transportation

Travel Socialization: A Social Theory of Travel Mode Behavior

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Baslington, H. (2008). Travel Socialization: A Social Theory of Travel Mode Behavior. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2(2), 91-114.
This article reports research investigating the cultural determinants of children's travel. A new perspective, travel socialization theory, is presented. This states that children…

Declining Sustainability: The Case of Shopping Trip Energy Consumption

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Kitamura, R., Sakamoto, K. & Waygood, O. (2008). Declining Sustainability: The Case of Shopping Trip Energy Consumption. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2(3), 158-176.
As typical shopping behavior changed from foot-based visits to neighborhood shopping streets or corner grocery stores to auto-based visits to large-scale retail stores, shopping t…

Influences of Built Environments on Walking and Cycling: Lessons from Bogotá

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Cervero, R., Sarmiento, O. L., Jacoby, E., Gomez, L. & Neiman, A. (2009). Influences of Built Environments on Walking and Cycling: Lessons from Bogotá. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 3(4), 203-226.
Bogotá, Colombia, is well known for its sustainable urban transport systems, including an extensive network of bike lanes and set-aside street space for recreational cyclists and …

Factors Influencing the Decision to Drive or Walk Short Distances to Public Transport Facilities

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Walton, D. & Sunseri, S. (2010). Factors Influencing the Decision to Drive or Walk Short Distances to Public Transport Facilities. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 4(4), 212-226.
Samples of drivers and walkers are examined to understand factors influencing the decision to walk. The driver sample was limited to those who lived within 1 km of the park-and-ri…

School Travel Plans: Overcoming Barriers to Implementation

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Baslington, H. (2008). School travel plans: Overcoming barriers to implementation. Transport Reviews, 28(2), 239-258.
The number of primary school children travelling to school by car has almost doubled in 20 years. A governmental policy response is to introduce school travel plans. The paper rai…

Local Organic Transport Now

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Gregg Zukowski New York Feb 28, 2010 10:27 am
Rickshaws, including passenger rickshaws and rickshaw vans, and work trikes and bikes generally have been deployed in more holistically grounded societies such as those found in t…

Identifying Alternative Transportation Participation

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Darrin Dressler Kansas City Feb 26, 2010 16:35 pm
Hello, Does anyone have any examples of tangible ways to identify participants in employer based alternative transportation contests? We'd like to find an item (such as t-shirt…

Commuting by Bicycle: An Overview of the Literature

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Heinen, E., van Wee, B., Maat, K. (2010). Commuting by bicycle: An overview of the literature. Transport Reviews, 30(1), 59-96.
Commuting by bicycle has advantages over other modes of transport, both for the commuter and for society. Although cycling is an option for many commuters, a considerable number o…

Understanding and Mapping Institutional Impediments to Walking and Bicycling to School: A Case Study of Hillsborough County, Florida

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Steiner, R. L., Bejleri, I., Wheelock, J. L., Boles, G., Cahill, M., Perez, B. O. (2008). Understanding and mapping institutional impediments to walking and bicycling to school: A case study of Hillsborough County, Florida. Transportation Research Record, 2074, 3-11.
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) legislation calls for the establishment of a Safe Routes to School program in…

Cycling for Everyone: Lessons from Europe

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Pucher, J., & Buehler, R. (2008). Cycling for everyone: Lessons from Europe. Transportation Research Record, 2074, 58-65.
This paper investigates how bicycling can be promoted as a safe and feasible means of transport for everyone and for all trip purposes. The policies and programs needed to encoura…

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