In an effort to fight climate change, many cities try to boost their cycling levels. They often look towards the Dutch for guidance. However, historians have only begun to uncover how and why the Netherlands became the premier cycling country of the world. Why were Dutch cyclists so successful...

We analyze changes in pedestrian behavior over a 30-year period in four urban public spaces located in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. Building on William Whyte's observational work from 1980, where he manually recorded pedestrian behaviors, we employ computer vision and deep learning...

Introduction: The investigation of pedestrian dynamics is important as cities continue to develop facilities for high volume foot traffic. Important insights into speed-density relationships, flow patterns, boundary effects and critical states have been derived from experimental studies....

This report examines the current conditions of walking and cycling in cities. It reviews the literature on the potential benefits of active mobility, highlighting the importance of moving away from car-centric development. It also explores how cities developed into car-centric environments, with...

This paper presents fatality rates for walking and cycling in European Countries used in the World Health Organization's Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT). It evaluates and ranks the quality of data sources and gives fatality rates adjusted by exposure (i.e. distance travelled). It also...

Wir erleben Umweltzerstörung, Klimaerwärmung und den Verlust von Lebensqualität. Der stetig wachsende Strassenverkehr ist in diesem Prozess ein Motor, der regelmäi︢g tausende Todesopfer fordert. Daran ändern auch Elektroautos nichts. Carl Wassmuth und Winfried Wolf belegen: An einem Umbau...

Klappentext: Dieses Buch begründet die große generelle Bedeutung des Fußverkehrs, belegt die vielfache Ignoranz der Verkehrsplanung gegen die Bedürfnisse des Fußverkehrs und zeigt auf, dass die bisherige, isolierte "Flickschusterei" nicht ausreicht, um mehr und systematische...

This paper presents fatality rates for walking and cycling in European Countries used in the World Health Organization's Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT). It evaluates and ranks the quality of data sources and gives fatality rates adjusted by exposure (i.e. distance travelled). It also...

This paper examines whether the relationship between traffic fatalities and per capita income is the same for different classes of road users and investigates the factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) observed in high-income countries over recent...

Pedestrians are vulnerable in traffic, with frequently reported injuries and fatalities. These risks are believed to be correlated with socio-economic attributes such as age, income or education levels. For Korea, it is shown that elderly pedestrians have a higher mortality risk than other road...

This paper examines the relationship between traffic fatalities and income for vehicle occupants and pedestrians and investigates factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometre travelled (VKT) using panel data for 32 countries from 1963-2002. Results suggest the...

This paper examines the effects of walkability on property values and investment returns. Walkability is the degree to which an area within walking distance of a property encourages walking for recreational or functional purposes. We used data from the National Council of Real Estate Investment...

This paper examines whether the relationship between traffic fatalities and per capita income is the same for different classes of road users and investigates the factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) observed in high-income countries over recent...

"This paper examines whether the relationship between traffic fatalities and per capita income is the same for different classes of road users and investigates the factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) observed in high-income countries over recent...

Seit 1972 hat sich die Zahl der Fußgängerbereiche mehr als verdreifacht, ihre Größe hat erheblich zugenommen, ihre Funktionen haben sich erweitert - und trotzdem verläuft die Diskussion um Fußgängerbereiche immer noch kontrovers. Inzwischen sind viele Zentren deutscher und ausländischer...