Beyond the Bike Lane: An Analysis of Cyclists’ Travel Behavior in Montreal & A Methodology for Locating New Routes

1 ............................................................................................................................................... v ABSTRACT 2 .............................................................................................................................................. vi2 .............................................................................................................................................. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... vii LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................................ ix LIST OF APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................ x Chapter I ........................................................................................................................................................... INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1 RELEVANT LITERATURE ............................................................................................................................ 3 DATA AND SURVEY DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 6 DISTANCE DECAY FUNCTION AND MEDIAN DIVERSIONS ......................................................................... 9 ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................................ 12 CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION ........................................................................................................... 19 Chapter 2 .......................................................................................................................................................... INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 24 METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................... 26 STUDY AREA AND DATA SOURCES ......................................................................................................... 30 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................. 38 Afterword ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 41 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................... 43