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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD
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Bikes + data, UofT biophys PhD, mom. I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her. Mastodon: @mbonsma@mastodon.social
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As we all know, our leaders are great at “informed decision making”. That’s great, because the research is very clear: 1. more destinations by bike -> more biking 2. more safe infrastructure -> more accessible destinations 3. more bikes -> less congestion 4. removing car lanes -> less congestion 🧵

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1. The more destinations that are accessible to you on SAFE cycling routes, the more likely you are to commute by bike. “Every time the number of accessible jobs... goes up by 100, the likelihood of someone choosing to cycle goes up by about 40%.” news.engineering.utoronto.ca/why-dont-mor...

Finally, the team cross-referenced their data with the results of the Transportation Tomorrow Survey, which gathers detailed data on the travel habits of thousands of households across the Greater Toronto Area. This enabled them to see whether people who commute along the routes designated as low-stress were any more likely to cycle to work. “It turns out that there is a correlation,” says Saxe. “Every time the number of accessible jobs within a 30-minute cycling commute goes up by 100, the likelihood of someone choosing to cycle goes up by about 40%.”
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Great thread!

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Bingo! We have been working on bicycling infrastructure here in California for a number of years. It's hit-or-miss (mostly miss these days). This is just the information I need!

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD
@mbonsma.bsky.social
Bikes + data, UofT biophys PhD, mom. I post about bikes and safe streets, local politics, and sometimes science. She/her. Mastodon: @mbonsma@mastodon.social
2k followers523 following397 posts
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