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Review and evaluation of strategy behind bicycle transportation policy in Greater Vancouver Mah, Byron
Abstract
This thesis reviews the objectives of existing and proposed policies affecting bicycle transportation in the Greater Vancouver region and attempts to evaluate the level of success these policies will have in achieving these objectives. In the process, mechanisms for implementation will be considered as well as reaction to specific policies as indicated from survey results and discussions with bicycling advocates in this region. Many of the policies that will be effective, especially those at the regional level, are aimed at making long-distance bicycle trips a more viable option. It is argued that trips of greater distance will appeal mostly to experienced, well-conditioned bicyclists and that these policies will have limited effect in increasing the overall number of people using bicycles for transportation. In order to effectively address the issue of making bicycles a more viable mode of transportation, there first needs to be a change in the patterns of land use i n this region followed by the provision of incentives for changing attitudes about transportation modes. The needs and concerns of casual bicycle riders who usually use their bicycles only for recreational purposes must be addressed. Without a fundamental shift in the way in which land is used and developed in this region and an accompanying program to precipitate a shift in transportation behaviour, the effects of bicycle policies on their own will be token at best.
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Review and evaluation of strategy behind bicycle transportation policy in Greater Vancouver
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University of British Columbia
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1995
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Description |
This thesis reviews the objectives of existing and proposed
policies affecting bicycle transportation in the Greater Vancouver
region and attempts to evaluate the level of success these policies
will have in achieving these objectives. In the process,
mechanisms for implementation will be considered as well as
reaction to specific policies as indicated from survey results and
discussions with bicycling advocates in this region.
Many of the policies that will be effective, especially those at
the regional level, are aimed at making long-distance bicycle trips
a more viable option. It is argued that trips of greater distance
will appeal mostly to experienced, well-conditioned bicyclists and
that these policies will have limited effect in increasing the
overall number of people using bicycles for transportation.
In order to effectively address the issue of making bicycles a more
viable mode of transportation, there first needs to be a change in
the patterns of land use i n this region followed by the provision
of incentives for changing attitudes about transportation modes.
The needs and concerns of casual bicycle riders who usually use
their bicycles only for recreational purposes must be addressed.
Without a fundamental shift in the way in which land is used and
developed in this region and an accompanying program to precipitate
a shift in transportation behaviour, the effects of bicycle
policies on their own will be token at best.
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eng
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2009-01-16
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0086767
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University of British Columbia
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1995-05
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Graduate
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