BACKGROUND Despite evidence that environmental features are related to physical activity, the association between the built environment and bicycling for transportation remains a poorly investigated subject. The aim of the study was to improve our understanding of the environmental determinants of bicycling as a means of transportation in urban European settings by comparing the spatial differe...

This research uses an ordered-response model to evaluate the factors that impact bicycle frequency use for an individual’s commute to and from work. The data used for this paper were gathered during an original survey effort conducted over the Internet in 2002. The paper presents empirical results and discusses the policy implications of these results for urban planning. In addition, the paper ...

Most individuals prefer bicycling separated from motor traffic. However, cycle tracks (physically separated bicycle-exclusive paths along roads, as found in The Netherlands) are discouraged in the USA by engineering guidance that suggests that facilities such as cycle tracks are more dangerous than the street. The objective of this study conducted in Montreal (with a longstanding network of cyc...

Music and exercise can both affect autonomic nervous system activity. However, the effects of the combination of music and exercise on autonomic activity are poorly understood. Additionally, it remains unknown whether music affects post-exercise orthostatic tolerance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of music on autonomic nervous system activity in orthostatic tolerance after e...

The growing worldwide awareness of the significant benefits bicycling as an urban transport mode has aroused great interest in exploring role that bikeways play promoting utilitarian bicycling. However, few studies assess contribution citywide bikeway provision with inclusion all facility types and differentiation utilities. This study provides new evidence by evaluating collective effects kilo...

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, the Westlawn neighborhood is home to the State of Wisconsin’s largest public housing development. Westlawn is a low-income, African-American urban community that suffers from a wide range of health and environmental disparities. A community-based participatory action (CBPA) team was formed to address environmental health issues in Westlawn, and found asthma...

Safety concerns are a barrier to increasing bicycling. BikeMaps.org, tool for crowdsourcing bicycling collisions, near misses, and falls, offers rich data on local safety concerns. Our goal is characterize dominant issues reported in nine Canadian cities. We analyzed 2,513 BikeMaps.org reports (522 151 1840 misses), summarized the types of incidents reported, ratios misses collisions by inciden...

This research reports on an investigation of the relationship between individuals’ biking behavior and their views on environmental sustainability. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference between those who regularly bicycle and those who rarely or never bicycle and their sustainable behaviors. This quantitative study used a survey of 169 people from the University of Ne...

Most research on perceptual-motor development has focused on changes occurring during infancy and toddlerhood. In this paper, we describe our work on the development of perceptual-motor development during late childhood and early adolescence in the context of an important applied problem: bicycling across traffic-filled roads. Specifically, we have examined the gaps between cars that children a...

purpose the aims of the present study were to investigate (i) the changes in participation and performance and (ii) the gender difference in triple iron ultra-triathlon (11.4 km swimming, 540 km cycling and 126.6 km running) across years from 1988 to 2011. methods for the cross-sectional data analysis, the association between with overall race times and split times was investigated using simple...