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Bicycling Behavior

Whether or not an individual chooses to bicycle depends on circumstances such as the quality of bicycle infrastructure and characteristics of the surrounding environment, as well as their own comfort with and preferences for bicycling. People around the world have adopted or rejected bicycling based on factors such as how much they like bicycling, how stressful they find car traffic, who else in the community bicycles, and their need to transport children or carry groceries. In these papers, researchers explore how and why people bicycle in Davis and beyond as they analyze the circumstances that influence bicycling behavior.

Publications

Date Title Author(s) Publication Notes
American Micromobility Panel (Part 2): Transit connection, mode substitution, and VMT reduction Tatsuya Fukushige; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse
Can bike-share change attitudes? Evidence from the Sacramento, California region Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Hossain Mohiuddin; Susan L. Handy
The impact of bicycle theft on ridership behavior Achituv Cohen; Trisalyn Nelson; Moreno Zanotto; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Lizzy Schattle; Seth Herr; Meghan Winters
Assessing bike-transit accessibility Reid Passmore; Kari Watkins; Randall Guensler

conference paper
How individual perceptions of transportation systems influence mode choice for mobility-challenged people: A case study in Dhaka using an integrated choice and latent variable model Md Musfiqur Rahman Bhuiya; Hossain Mohiuddin; Md Musleh Uddin Hassan; Hue-Tam Jamme
Patterns in bike theft and recovery Achituv Cohen, Trisalyn Nelson, Dillon T. Fitch-Polse, Elizabeth Schattle, Seth Herr, Moreno Zanotto, Meghan Winters
Examining market segmentation to increase bike-share use and enhance equity: The case of the greater Sacramento region Hossain Mohiuddin; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Susan Handy
Mode share changes in California: an exploratory analysis of factors affecting decreases in walking, biking and transit use from 2012 to 2017 Susan Pike; Susan Handy
Mode substitutional patterns of ridehailing and micro-mobility services Giovanni Circella; Patricia L Mokhtarian; Yongsung Lee; Grace Yun-Hsuan Chen
Does dockless bike-share influence transit use? Evidence from the Sacramento region Hossain Mohiuddin; Tatsuya Fukushige; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Susan Handy
E-bike incentive programs reduce GHGs and support recreational travel Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Nicholas Johnson; Susan Handy

research report

 
Exploring the potential role of bikeshare to complement public transit: the case of San Francisco amid the coronavirus crisis Xiaodong Qian; Miguel Jaller; Giovanni Circella
Post-COVID transportation scenarios: evaluating the impact of policies Elisa Barbour; Sarah Gradjura; Ran Sun; Giovanni Circella; Jesus M Barajas; Miguel Jaller; Mollie D’Agostino; Susan Handy
Does bike-share enhance transport equity? Evidence from the Sacramento, California region Hossain Mohiuddin; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Susan Handy

research report

policy brief

dataset
Travel-based multitasking: modeling the propensity of northern californians to conduct activities while commuting Rosaria M Berliner; Aliaksandr Malokin; Giovanni Circella; Patricia Mokhtarian
Longitudinal analysis of COVID-19 impacts on mobility: an early snapshot of the emerging changes in travel behavior Grant Matson; Sean McElroy; Yongsung Lee; Giovanni Circella
American micromobility panel: part 1 Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Hossain Mohiuddin; Tatsuya Fukushige; Justin Darr; Swati Agarwal
Perceptions, people, and places: influences on cycling for Latino immigrants and implications for equity Jesus M Barajas
Changes in e-bike awareness and consideration for commute Aakansha Jain; Susan Handy
What travel modes do shared e-scooters displace? A review of recent research findings Kailai Wang; Xiaodong Qian; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Yongsung Lee; Jai Malik; Giovanni Circella
Impacts of e-bike ownership on travel behavior: evidence from three northern California rebate programs Nicholas Johnson; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Susan Handy

policy brief
Who are the potential bicyclists? Evidence from the California Millennials Dataset 2015 Tatsuya Fukushige; Susan Handy
Exploring the choice of bicycling and walking in Rajshahi, Bangladesh: an application of integrated choice and latent variable (ICLV) models Hossain Mohiuddin; Md Musfiqur Rahman Bhuiya; Shaila Jamal; Zhi Chen
The mode is not the methods: assessing changes in biking, walking and transit in California using the 2012 CHTS and 2017 NHTS Susan Pike; Susan Handy

research report

policy brief
Can an Incentive-Based approach to rebalancing a Dock-less Bike-share system Work? Evidence from Sacramento, California Tatsuya Fukushige; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Susan Handy
Multi-Modal Travel in Yosemite Valley Duncan Crowley; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Susan Handy
Changes in Active Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic Sean McElroy; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse; Giovanni Circella
Public Transportation Ridership Patterns: Past, Present, and Possible Future Trends Jill Hough; Susan Handy
Can an e-bike share system increase awareness and consideration of e-bikes as a commute mode? Results from a natural experiment Susan Handy; Dillon T. Fitch-Polse
Physiological markers of traffic-related stress during active travel Alexander Bigazzi; Fajar Ausri; Luke Peddie; Dillon Fitch; Eli Puterman
What makes bicyclists comfortable? Insights from a visual preference survey of casual and prospective bicyclists Dillon T Fitch; Jane Carlen; Susan L Handy
Examining the Effects of a Bike and E-Bike Lending Program on Commuting Behavior Dillon T Fitch; Zeyu Gao; Lucy Noble; Terry Mac
To bike or not to bike: Exploring cycling for commuting and non-commuting in Bangladesh Hossain Mohiuddin; Shaila Jamal; Md Musfiqur Rahman Bhuiya
Travel Behavior Impacts of Transportation Demand Management Policies: May is Bike Month in Sacramento, California Giovanni Circella; Farzad Alemi; Jai Malik
Effectiveness of free bikes and e-bikes for commute mode shift: The case of google’s lending program Dillon T. Fitch, Z Gao, L Noble, T Mac
Assessing the role of shared mobility services in reducing travel-related greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions: Focusing on America’s young adults Kailai Wang; Haobing Liu; Long Cheng; Zheyong Bian; Giovanni Circella
Do travel surveys show that Californians walked and biked less in 2017 than in 2012? Susan Pike; Susan L. Handy

research report

associated publication
The role of attitudes in perceptions of bicycle facilities: a latent-class regression approach Calvin Clark; Patricia L Mokhtarian; Giovanni Circella; Kari Watkins
What do teenagers think about driving? Insights from a bicycling-oriented community in the auto-dependent United States Susan Handy; Anna Wang; Eleni Jacobson; Calvin Thigpen
Who are the potential bicyclists? Evidence from the California Millennials Dataset 2015 Tatsuya Fukushige; Susan Handy
Modal shifts in California from 2012-2017: investigating changes in biking, walking, and transit from the 2012 CHTS and 2017 NHTS Susan Pike; Susan Handy

policy brief

associated publication
The decision to start commuting by bicycle in Bogotá, Colombia: Motivations and influences Alvaro Rodriguez-Valencia; Daniel Rosas-Satizabal; Rafael Unda; Susan Handy
Are cycling and walking good for all? Tracking differences in associations among active travel, socioeconomics, gentrification, and self-reported health Jesus M Barajas; Lindsay M Braun
Factors influencing dock-less E-bike-share mode substitution: Evidence from Sacramento, California Tatsuya Fukushige; Dillon T Fitch; Susan Handy
Biking where Black: Connecting transportation planning and infrastructure to disproportionate policing Jesus M Barajas
12 Children and Cycling Noreen McDonald; Eleftheria Kontou; Susan Handy
Bicyclist Stress Perceptions and Heart Rate Variability Dillon Fitch
The roots of racialized travel behavior Jesus M Barajas
Examining the effects of the Sacramento dockless e-bike share on bicycling and driving Dillon T Fitch; Hossain Mohiuddin; Susan L Handy
Active transportation indicators and establishing baseline in a developing country context: A study of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Shaila Jamal, Hossain Mohiuddin
What is it About Bicycling? Evidence from Davis, California Susan L. Handy, Amy E. Lee
Commuting Patterns and Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress (LTS): Insights from Spatially Aggregated Data in Franklin County, Ohio Kailai Wang, Gulsah Akar, Kevin Lee, Meredyth Sanders
Electric Bike-share in the Sacramento Region is Replacing Car Trips and Supporting More Favorable Attitudes Towards Bicycling Dillon T. Fitch, Hossain Mohiuddin, Susan L. Handy

research report
Revisiting Average Trip Length Defaults and Adjustment Factors for Quantifying VMT Reductions from Car Share, Bike Share, and Scooter Share Services Jamey Volker, Susan Handy, Alissa Kendall, Elisa Barbour
Research synthesis for the California Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force Offer Grembeck, Katharine Chen, Brian D. Taylor, Hwang Yu Hong, Dillon T. Fitch, Sonia Anthoine, Bingchu Chen, Salvador Grover
Psychological Stress of Bicycling with Traffic: Examining Heart Rate Variability of Bicyclists in Natural Urban Environments Dillon T. Fitch, James Sharpnack, Susan L. Handy
Investigating the Influence of Dockless Electric Bike-share on Travel Behavior, Attitudes, Health, and Equity Dillon T. Fitch, Hossain Mohiuddin, Susan L. Handy

policy brief
Can an e-bike share system increase awareness and consideration of e-bikes as a commute mode? Results from a natural experiment Susan Handy; Dillon Fitch
Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Bicycle Trips Kari E. Watkins, Calvin Clark, Patricia Mokhtarian, Giovanni Circella, Susan L. Handy, Alison Kendall
How do the perceptions of neighborhood conditions impact active transportation? A study in Rajshahi, Bangladesh Shaila Jamal; Hossain Mohiuddin; Antonio Paez
Travel Behavior Impacts of Transportation Demand Management Policies: May is the Bike Month in Sacramento, California Jai Malik, Giovanni Circella, Farzad Alemi
How Life Course Events Trigger changes in Bicycling Attitudes and Behavior: Insights into Causality Julia Janke, Susan L. Handy
Commute quality and its implications for commute satisfaction: Exploring the role of mode, location, and other factors Susan L. Handy, Calvin G. Thigpen
User Preferences for Bicycle Infrastructure in Communities with Emerging Cycling Cultures Calvin Clark, Patricia Mokhtarian, Giovanni Circella, Kari Watkins
University of California, Davis Campus Travel Survey Amy E. Lee
The Relation of the Road Environment and Bicycling Attitudes to Usual Travel Mode to School in Teenagers Dillon T. Fitch, Mijke Rhemtulla, Susan L. Handy

pre-print
Projecting Reductions in Vehicle Kilometers Traveled from New Bicycle Facilities Jamey Volker, Susan L. Handy
Quantifying Reductions in Vehicle Miles Traveled from New Bike Paths, Lanes, and Cycle Tracks Jamey Volker, Susan Handy, Alissa Kendall, Elisa Barbour
Electric assisted bikes (e-bikes) show promise in getting people out of cars Dillon T. Fitch
Assessing Seasonal and Climate-Related Variability in Rates of Walking and Physical Activity with Time Use Data Phoebe Spencer, Lisa Aultman-Hall
BeltLine Bicyclist Facility Preferences and Effects on Increasing Trips Kari Watkins, Giovanni Circella, Patricia Mokhtarian, Calvin Clark, Reid Passmore
The Connection Between Mode Beliefs and Mode Liking: Biking Versus Driving Susan L. Handy
The Reciprocal Influence of Bicycling Attitudes, Skills, and Behavior Calvin G. Thigpen, Maarten Kroesen, Susan L. Handy
Analysis of Bicyclist Race and Ethnicity from Eight Travel Surveys in the United States Sarah Howerter, Dillon T. Fitch, Lisa Aultman-Hall
Information and Communication Technology, Millennials' Lifestyles and Travel Choices Yongsung Lee, Giovanni Circella
Quantifying Reductions in Vehicle Miles Traveled from New Pedestrian Facilities Jamey Volker; Susan Handy; Alissa Kendall; Elisa Barbour

policy brief
Effects of Building a Stock of Bicycling Experience in Youth Calvin G. Thigpen, Susan L. Handy
The Relationship between Experienced and Imagined Bicycling Comfort and Safety Dillon T. Fitch, Susan L. Handy

pre-print
Why do people like bicycling? Modeling affect toward bicycling Yan Xing, Jamey Volker, Susan L. Handy
The Road Environment and Urban Bicycling: Psychophysiological and Behavioral Responses Dillon T. Fitch

pre-print
supplemental
The Road Environment and Bicyclists’ Psychophysiological Stress Dillon T. Fitch, James Sharpnack, Susan L. Handy
EcoTrips: Leveraging Co-benefits and Metaphorical Metrics in a Mobile App to Promote Walking and Biking for Short Trips Hannah Park, Angela Sanguinetti, Gabriel Castillo Cortes
Traffic stress and bicycling to elementary and junior high school: Evidence from Davis, California Dillon T. Fitch, Calvin G. Thigpen, Susan L. Handy

pre-print

supplemental
A More Sustainable Minivan? An Exploratory Study of Electric Bicycle Use by San Francisco Bay Area Families Alainna Thomas
Skateboarding for transportation: An exploration of the characteristics and travel behavior of an emerging active travel mode Kevin Fang
Using a stages of change approach to explore opportunities for increasing bicycle commuting Calvin G. Thigpen, Brigitte K. Driller, Susan L. Handy
Downtown, strip centers, and big-box stores: Mode choice by shopping destination type in Davis, California Natalie Danielle Popovich, Susan L. Handy
“There’s something about the breeze on your face” The Motivations and Obstacles Faced By Cyclists in a Diverse Farm Town Matthew Palm, Debbie A. Niemeier
Accounting for the short term substitution effects of walking and cycling in sustainable transportation Daniel P. Piatkowski, Kevin J. Krizek, Susan L. Handy
Crashes and other safety-related incidents in the formation of attitudes toward bicycling Amy E. Lee, Sarah Underwood, Susan L. Handy
Online versus phone surveys: comparison of results for a bicycling survey Yan Xing, Susan L. Handy
Experiences of electric bicycle users in the Sacramento, California area Natalie Popovich, Elizabeth Gordon, Zhenying Shao, Yan Xing, Yunshi Wang, Susan Handy
The contribution of comfort, convenience, and liking of bicycling to the bicycling gender gap: Evidence from Davis, California Susan L. Handy

conference journal
Why do teens abandon bicycling? A retrospective look at attitudes and behaviors Sarah K.Underwood, Susan L. Handy, Debora A. Paterniti, Amy E. Lee
Bicyclists as Consumers: Mode Choice and Spending Behavior in Downtown Davis, California Natalie Popovich, Susan L. Handy
The relation between bicycle commuting and non-work cycling: results from a mobility panel Maarten Kroesen, Susan L. Handy
Exploring the Influence of Parents on Children’s Bicycling in Davis, California Brigitte K. Driller, Susan L. Handy
Incidents and Crashes: Exploring the Formation of Attitudes toward Bicycling Amy E. Lee, Susan L. Handy, Sarah Underwood
Safe and Normal: Social Influences on Formation of Attitudes Toward Bicycling Elizabeth Gordon, Susan L. Handy
Women and Cycling Jan Garrard, Susan L. Handy, Jennifer Dill
To Bike or Not to Bike: Seasonal Factors for Bicycle Commuting Justine Sears, Brian S. Flynn, Lisa Aultman-Hall, Greg S. Dana

corresponding research report
Factors associated with bicycling to high school: insights from Davis, CA Catherine R. Emond, Susan L. Handy
Factors that Influence University Employees to Commute by Bicycle Joshua D. Miller, Susan L. Handy
Similarities in Attitudes and Norms and the Effect on Bicycle Commuting: Evidence from the Bicycle Cities Davis and Delft Eva Heinen, Susan L. Handy
Bicycling in Davis and Five Other Small Cities Susan L. Handy, Yan Xing, Theodore J. Buehler, Jamey Volker
The Davis Bicycle Studies: Why Do I Bicycle But My Neighbor Doesn't? Susan L. Handy
Bicycling and Spatial Knowledge in Children: An Exploratory Study in Davis, California Rachel Maiss, Susan L. Handy
Factors Correlated with Bicycle Commuting: A Study in Six Small U.S. Cities Susan L. Handy, Yan Xing
Factors Associated with Bicycle Ownership and Use: A Study of Six Small U.S. Cities Susan L. Handy, Yan Xing, Theodore J. Buehler
Factors Associated with Proportions and Miles of Bicycling for Transportation and Recreation in Six Small US Cities Yan Xing, Susan L. Handy, Patricia L. Mokhtarian
Effect of Infrastructure Investments on Bicycling and Walking in Two Metropolitan Areas Reid Ewing, Susan L. Handy, Barbara McCann
Bicycling Differences Between Davis, California, and Boulder, Colorado Yan Xing, Susan L. Handy
Explaining Gender Differences in Bicycling Behavior Catherine R. Emond, Wei Tang, Susan L. Handy
Children's Biking for Nonschool Purposes: Getting to Soccer Games in Davis, California Gil Tal, Susan L. Handy
Correlation or Causality Between the Built Environment and Travel Behavior? Evidence from Northern California Susan L. Handy, Xinyu Cao, Patricia Mokhtarian
A Study of Visitor Bicycle Use in Yosemite Valley Sean A. Co, Kenneth S. Kurani, Thomas Turrentine
Bicycle Journey-to-Work: Travel Behavior Characteristics and Spatial Attributes Kevan Shafizadeh, Debbie A. Niemeier
Commuter Bicycle Route Choice: Analysis of Major Determinants and Safety Implications Lisa Aultman-Hall