Bike Score, based on our "bikeability" research, has been announced. It includes "heat maps" showing the bikeability of neighborhoods in 10 Canadian cities.
New graphic showing route preferences by type of cyclist on our Motivators and Deterrents page (bottom figure).
A team from Toronto, with Meghan Winters, published this report: Road to Health: Improving Walking and Cycling in Toronto, April 2012.
Our feature article Bicycling: Health Risk or Benefit? was published in the UBC Medical Journal, April 2012.
Our team is involved in two new CIHR-funded studies, both examining the effectiveness of bikeshare programs. One is led by Meghan Winters at SFU and will study the roll-out of a new bikeshare program in Vancouver, a city subject to all ages helmet legislation. The other is led by Lise Gauvin in Montreal and will compare cycling rates and safety in selected cities with and without bikeshare programs across North America.
The results of our study of the influence of route type on cycling injury risk are available for presentation to interested groups, including public health officials and transportation planners.
We will be presenting the following at Velo-City Global 2012:
New graphic showing route preferences by type of cyclist on our Motivators and Deterrents page (bottom figure).
A team from Toronto, with Meghan Winters, published this report: Road to Health: Improving Walking and Cycling in Toronto, April 2012.
Our feature article Bicycling: Health Risk or Benefit? was published in the UBC Medical Journal, April 2012.
Our team is involved in two new CIHR-funded studies, both examining the effectiveness of bikeshare programs. One is led by Meghan Winters at SFU and will study the roll-out of a new bikeshare program in Vancouver, a city subject to all ages helmet legislation. The other is led by Lise Gauvin in Montreal and will compare cycling rates and safety in selected cities with and without bikeshare programs across North America.
The results of our study of the influence of route type on cycling injury risk are available for presentation to interested groups, including public health officials and transportation planners.
We will be presenting the following at Velo-City Global 2012:
- The impact of transportation infrastructure on risk of injuries while cycling: I. Non-Intersections and II. Intersections.
- Safe cycling: How do risk perceptions compare with actual risk?
- Using evidence from injury studies to update training materials in Canada.
- Bike Score: Applying research to build web-based tools to promote cycling.
- The complementary role of academics, advocates and government agencies in influencing cycling facilities and route networks.
- Cycling, air pollution exposure and health impacts: An overview of research findings for transportation planners.
- Air pollution exposure and health impacts of cyclists along two bicycle routes in Vancouver.
Local Government Agencies
Langley
Metro Vancouver
New Westminster
Richmond
Port Moody
Surrey
Toronto
Township of Langley
TransLink
Vancouver
White Rock
NGOs
Canadian Cancer Society
Smart Growth BC
Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT)
Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC)
Research Funding Agencies
Health Canada
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Transport Canada MOST Program
Langley
Metro Vancouver
New Westminster
Richmond
Port Moody
Surrey
Toronto
Township of Langley
TransLink
Vancouver
White Rock
NGOs
Canadian Cancer Society
Smart Growth BC
Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation (TCAT)
Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC)
Research Funding Agencies
Health Canada
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR)
Transport Canada MOST Program
Simon Fraser University
Meghan Winters
University of British Columbia
Shelina Babul
Evan Beaupré
Nicole Blakely
Mike Brauer
Chris Carlsten
Peter Cripton
Christie Cole
Jill Dalton
Larry Frank
Melissa Friesen
Anne Harris
Christie Hurrell
Martin Kang
Diana Kao
Michael Koehle
Mieke Koehoorn
Melody Monro
Kishore Mulpuri
Melissa Nunes
Jason Potter
Conor Reynolds
Catherine Steer
Jason Su
Amy Thai
Kay Teschke
Angie Weddell
Imelda Wong
University of Montreal
Daniel Fuller
Lise Gauvin
Yves Kestens
University of Toronto
Mary Chipman
Michael Cusimano
Vartouhi Jazmaji
Kevin McCurley
Andrew Thomas
Lee Vernich
University of Victoria
Eleanor Setton
Peter Keller
Hospitals
Barb Boychuk (St. Paul's)
Jeff Brubacher (Vancouver General)
Jan Buchanan (Vancouver General)
Doug Chisholm (St. Michael's)
Nada Elfeki (St. Michael's)
Steven Friedman (University Hospital Network)
Garth Hunte (St. Paul's)
Sean Marshall (St. Michael's)
Local Governments
Graeme Brown (TransLink)
Joan Caravan (Richmond)
Gavin Davidson (TransLink)
Scott Edwards (Vancouver)
Brad Fisher (Surrey)
Michael Grant (TransLink)
Sheila Hartmann (TransLink)
Birk Madsen (Surrey)
Cam Pearce (TransLink)
Peter Stary (Vancouver)
David Tomlinson (Toronto)
Barbara Wentworth (Toronto)
NGOs
Jack Becker (Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition)
Bonnie Fenton (Vancouver Bicycle Advisory Committee)
David Hay (Richards Buell Sutton)
Cheeying Ho (Smart Growth BC)
Mary Sherlock (Vancouver Bicycle Advisory Committee)
Nancy Smith Lea (Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation)
Fred Sztabinski (Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation)
Meghan Winters
University of British Columbia
Shelina Babul
Evan Beaupré
Nicole Blakely
Mike Brauer
Chris Carlsten
Peter Cripton
Christie Cole
Jill Dalton
Larry Frank
Melissa Friesen
Anne Harris
Christie Hurrell
Martin Kang
Diana Kao
Michael Koehle
Mieke Koehoorn
Melody Monro
Kishore Mulpuri
Melissa Nunes
Jason Potter
Conor Reynolds
Catherine Steer
Jason Su
Amy Thai
Kay Teschke
Angie Weddell
Imelda Wong
University of Montreal
Daniel Fuller
Lise Gauvin
Yves Kestens
University of Toronto
Mary Chipman
Michael Cusimano
Vartouhi Jazmaji
Kevin McCurley
Andrew Thomas
Lee Vernich
University of Victoria
Eleanor Setton
Peter Keller
Hospitals
Barb Boychuk (St. Paul's)
Jeff Brubacher (Vancouver General)
Jan Buchanan (Vancouver General)
Doug Chisholm (St. Michael's)
Nada Elfeki (St. Michael's)
Steven Friedman (University Hospital Network)
Garth Hunte (St. Paul's)
Sean Marshall (St. Michael's)
Local Governments
Graeme Brown (TransLink)
Joan Caravan (Richmond)
Gavin Davidson (TransLink)
Scott Edwards (Vancouver)
Brad Fisher (Surrey)
Michael Grant (TransLink)
Sheila Hartmann (TransLink)
Birk Madsen (Surrey)
Cam Pearce (TransLink)
Peter Stary (Vancouver)
David Tomlinson (Toronto)
Barbara Wentworth (Toronto)
NGOs
Jack Becker (Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition)
Bonnie Fenton (Vancouver Bicycle Advisory Committee)
David Hay (Richards Buell Sutton)
Cheeying Ho (Smart Growth BC)
Mary Sherlock (Vancouver Bicycle Advisory Committee)
Nancy Smith Lea (Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation)
Fred Sztabinski (Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation)
overview
Cycling in Cities is a research program investigating 1) factors that encourage or discourage bicycling for urban transportation, and 2) transportation infrastructure associated with increased or decreased risks of injuries to cyclists.
The research program includes a number of studies, outlined in the table below and described in more detail throughout the website.
It is based at the University of British Columbia School of Population & Public Health. It has many partners including researchers from Simon Fraser University, the Universities of Montreal, Toronto and Victoria, cycling planners, and cycling advocates.
the studies
| study | funders | progress | outline of the research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding a New Bikeshare Program in Vancouver: Motivators, Deterrents & Equity |
|
Study funded in the spring of 2012. Ethics approval requested; initial study meetings in progress; masters student joined project. | This study will investigate factors influencing the uptake of a new bike share program in Vancouver (trial during Velo-City Global 2012, implementation in 2013). |
| Bicyclists' Injuries & the Cycling Environment ("the BICE Study") |
|
Study recruitment began in June 2008 and was completed in February 2010; 690 participants were enrolled. Data analyses mostly complete.First paper accepted by the American Journal of Public Health. | This study investigated which types of transportation infrastructure are associated with higher or lower risks of injury to cyclists. |
| Opinion Survey on Cycling Motivators & Deterrents |
|
Completed. Results on preferred route types and other factors motivating or deterring cycling published. Brochure available. | This survey asked 1400 adults in Metro Vancouver about 16 routes types and 73 other factors that might influence their likelihood of cycling. |
| Tools and Training for Healthy Travel |
|
Review of education materials and literature complete, report being prepared. Bike Score maps show the bikeability of neighbourhoods in selected cities in Canada and the US. | This project will 1) implement a bikeability index and mapping tool across 10 Canadian cities and 2) incorporate cycling safety research into cycling and driving education materials. |
| Mapping Cycling for Bikeability |
|
Analyses completed and most published. Bikeability paper submitted for publication. Brochure on detouring for cycling facilities available. Cycling route planner for Metro Vancouver completed. | This study used focus groups, the Opinion Survey and mapped data analysis to understand built environment features that influence cycling. The study resulted in a "bikeability" index and maps of bikeability for Metro Vancouver. |
| Cycling, Air Pollution & Health |
|
Field work complete. Analyses underway. | This study is investigating the relationship between traffic-related air pollution exposure and respiratory and cardiovascular health impacts in commuting cyclists. |
| Climate & Cycling |
|
Completed. Results published. | This study used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey and Environment Canada to test whether cycling rates in Canadian cities were affected by climate, demographics, or population. |
