http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Women as 'an indicator species' for bike-friendly cities en Mon, 18 May 2026 18:08:01 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8980#post-92001 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:02:19 +0000 SRD 92001@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A good checklist for edinburgh here: </p> <p>Key measures to make city cycling a reality include: </p> <p>- networks of integrated bikeways with advance stop lines and priority signals for cyclists at intersections<br /> - sufficient, secure parking at key destinations and public transportation stations<br /> - buses and trains that allow bikes on board<br /> - improved cyclist education and expanded bike-to-school programs<br /> - stricter motorist training, licensing and traffic enforcement<br /> - land-use policies that favor compact, mixed-use communities with shorter trip distances that can be easily covered by bike<br /> - citizen participation at all stages of the planning process and alliances with politicians, cycling organizations and other bike-friendly groups. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8980#post-91995 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:44:29 +0000 Arellcat 91995@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"<strong>Winning Over Women Could Help Spur Urban Bicycling Renaissance</strong></p> <p>In his new book, John Pucher outlines benefits and challenges to biking in cities.</p> <p>One way to raise the overall levels of daily cycling in American cities—a healthy, eco-friendly and convenient way to travel—is to get more women to take up biking. </p> <p>That is one of the conclusions John Pucher, a professor at Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, reaches in his recently published book, </em>City Cycling (MIT Press 2012)<em>, a guide to the urban cycling renaissance under way in most countries of the western industrialized world."</em></p> <p>Full article at:<br /> <a href="http://news.rutgers.edu/focus/issue.2012-11-01.3421334431/article.2012-11-12.5268617961" rel="nofollow">http://news.rutgers.edu/focus/issue.2012-11-01.3421334431/article.2012-11-12.5268617961</a> </p>