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Benefits of integrated bicycle transportation packages

 

An article entitled “Infrastructure, programs, and policies to increase bicycling: An international review” was published in January 2010 in the journal Preventive Medicine. The article assesses “existing research on the effects of various interventions on levels of bicycling. Interventions include infrastructure (e.g., bike lanes and parking), integration with public Transport, education and marketing programs, bicycle access programs, and legal issues.” The study concludes that there is a “crucial role [for] public policy in encouraging bicycling. Substantial increases in bicycling require an integrated package of many different, complementary interventions, including infrastructure provision and pro-bicycle programs, supportive land use planning, and restrictions on car use.”

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