Women’s Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 2: Technical Papers (2011) / Chapter Skim
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254 Gender Considerations in Performance Measures for Bicycle Infrastructure Catherine R emond, University of California, Davis In the united States, men's total bicycle trips surpass women's by a ratio of at least 2:1.
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255PeRFoRMANCe MeASuReS FoR BICYCle INFRASTRuCTuRe legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels, as a strategy for making women's as well as men's concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated.
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256 WoMeN'S ISSueS IN TRANSPoRTATIoN, voluMe 2 in transport needs, safety perception, and effect of bicycle facility type are associated with different cycling rates for men and women (1, 4, 9, 20, 21)
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257PeRFoRMANCe MeASuReS FoR BICYCle INFRASTRuCTuRe design standards in STAA) component that sets complete street principles as planning goals for state and regional transportation planners that recognize the unique needs of "pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities (to be)
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258 WoMeN'S ISSueS IN TRANSPoRTATIoN, voluMe 2 gender-sensitive measures are defined as measures that (a) use a population sample that is representative of community demographics by gender, age, and abilities and (b)
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259PeRFoRMANCe MeASuReS FoR BICYCle INFRASTRuCTuRe Bicycle Compatibility Index The BCI measures the comfort levels of adult bicyclists on the basis of "observed geometric and comfort levels of bicyclists on a variety of roadways" (14)
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260 WoMeN'S ISSueS IN TRANSPoRTATIoN, voluMe 2 completed in 2002, almost half of all Dutch cyclists had been covered: 115 towns had been surveyed, including all towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants (36)
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261PeRFoRMANCe MeASuReS FoR BICYCle INFRASTRuCTuRe In the united States, indices that measure comfort and practical needs and the community context in which the transportation infrastructure is used by all bicyclists would help state and regional transportation planners evaluate how successful they are in meeting the unique needs of all bicycle users. Neither the BCI nor BloS meets these requirements, as the narrow range of measures they survey does not adequately assess whether bicycle infrastructure is meeting the comfort or practical needs of all users.
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262 WoMeN'S ISSueS IN TRANSPoRTATIoN, voluMe 2 13. landis, B., v.
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263PeRFoRMANCe MeASuReS FoR BICYCle INFRASTRuCTuRe Bikes, Washington, D.C., 2009. www.americabikes.org/ documents/STAA_Analysis_Summary.pdf.
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