What affects commute cycling in Sydney: Access, infrastructure and demographics

What affects commute cycling in Sydney: Access, infrastructure and demographics

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A better understanding of factors affecting commute cycling will be needed to affect a greater uptake of active transport in many parts of the world, and to facilitate the shift toward more sustainable cities.Commute cycling rates in Sydney is currently low; in this paper we use census data and aggregate level attributes to identify factors affect- ing commute cycling in Sydney, Australia, including here (i) road and cycling infrastructure; (ii) the convenience of reaching destinations by cycling (access); and (iii) demographic variables.We find places with high commute cycling levels consistently have good ac- cess to jobs and to cycling infrastructure.Student population has a positive effect on commute cycling rates while areas in the city with a high proportion of East Asian population has a negative effect.

This paper highlights the click here importance of providing cy- cling infrastructure in conjunction with job accessibility in order to encourage commute cycling.Active transport policies should aim to promote commute cycling in historical CBD, and focus on recreational or non-commuting utility cycling in local centers and suburban areas.