Journal article
Associations of built environment attributes with bicycle use for transport
Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, Vol.47(9), pp.1745-1757
2020
Abstract
An increasing number of studies have examined neighbourhood built environment attributes associated with cycling. Some of them suggest non-linear relationships between built environment attributes and cycling. This study examined the strength and shape of associations of cycling for transport with objectively measured built environment attributes. Data were from 9146 Australian adults who took part in the 2009 South-East Queensland Travel Survey. Participants (aged 18-64 years) completed a 24-hour travel survey, in which they reported modes of travel. Residential density, Walk Score and a Space Syntax measure of street integration were calculated at a neighbourhood level using geographic information systems. Multilevel logistic regression analyses examined associations of bicycle use with each built environment attribute, which was modelled continuously and categorically. All continuous measures of the built environment attributes were associated with bicycle use. Each one-decile increment in residential density, Walk Score, and street integration was associated with 13%, 16%, and 10% higher odds of bicycle use, respectively. However, the associations appeared to be non-linear, with significant odds ratios observed only for the higher categories of each built environment attribute relative to the middle category. This study found that adults living in high-density neighbourhoods with more destinations nearby and well-connected streets were more likely to cycle for transport. However, medium-level density, access to destinations and street connectivity may not be enough to facilitate bicycle use. Further studies are needed to investigate urban design threshold values above which cycling can be promoted.
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- Title
- Associations of built environment attributes with bicycle use for transport
- Authors
- Mohammad Javad Koohsari (Author) - Australian Catholic UniversityRachel Cole (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health & Sports SciencesKoichiro Oka (Author) - Waseda University, JapanAi Shibata (Author) - University of Tsukuba, JapanAkitomo Yasunaga (Author) - Bunka Gakuen University, JapanTomoya Hanibuchi (Author) - Chukyo University, JapanNeville Owen (Author) - Swinburne University of TechnologyTakemi Sugiyama (Author) - Australian Catholic University
- Publication details
- Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, Vol.47(9), pp.1745-1757
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2020
- DOI
- 10.1177/2399808319845006
- ISSN
- 2399-8083; 2399-8091; 2399-8083
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451465802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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