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\"John<\/a>When given the choice to drive, walk, take the bus or ride a bicycle, which do you choose? Urban transit expert John Pucher is trying to push more people out the door on their own two feet \u2013 and pedals.<\/p>\n

Given that 41 percent of trips taken in the U.S. amount to less than 2 miles of travel each way, cycling as a daily transportation method should<\/em> be easily viable (it\u2019s fun, healthy and very green), but adopting such habits is hard for many of us (we\u2019re sedentary and addicted to our cars). In no U.S. city does cycling yet edge into double digit percentages of trips taken.<\/p>\n

Pucher, a professor of urban planning at Rutgers University, focuses his attention on how humans get around hopes that better planning efforts and increased advocacy will change that. His latest book, \u201cCity Cycling<\/a>,\u201d co-authored with Ralph Buehler of Virginia Tech, is an examination of urban cycling trends around the world. He spoke recently in support of the text in Santa Barbara, Calif.<\/p>\n

\"Cycling<\/a>For multifamily housing developers and managers, the question of how people get from place to place in their communities is an important one. If residents choose cycling, walking or public transit over a private vehicle, the shift can be beneficial for developers. It may eventually even mean they can provide less parking \u2013 as long as there is designated space for bike storage. \u00a0For residents adopting a bike, transit and pedestrian-heavy lifestyle, the most attractive community locations will be closer to the city core.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no surprise that European cities, especially Amsterdam and Copenhagen, top most lists of places where big chunks \u2013 nearly 30 percent for Copenhagen \u2013 of trips are taken on bikes. Denmark\u2019s largest city is working to raise that number to 50 percent, Pucher said. Meanwhile, the city topping U.S. charts for cycling prevalence, Portland, Ore., reports that 6 percent of citizens\u2019 trips are taken on two wheels.<\/p>\n

How to increase that figure? There\u2019s no instant or easy answer, but a process involving public awareness and advocacy, offering better facilities for bikes and options for bike sharing, long-term urban planning to increase safe bike routes, gradual implementation of cycling friendly plans, and buy-in by community groups are all key, says Pucher. And his research has recorded another interesting trend: earning the buy-in of women is crucial.<\/p>\n

\"City<\/a>\u201cThere\u2019s a very strong correlation between getting women on bikes and getting everyone on bikes,\u201d he noted. In Denmark, 55 percent of all bike trips are made by female riders. In the U.S., that number falls to 25 percent.\u00a0 \u201cIf you want to get people on bikes, listen to women, ask them what they want, and give it to them!\u201d he exclaimed.<\/p>\n

Increasing cycling safety is also very important. Currently, the U.S. is the most dangerous nation in the world in which to be a bicyclist. As cycling levels increase, injury and fatality rates go down.\u00a0 City planning can contribute significantly to cyclist safety by providing designated cycling lanes, facilities where bikes can be housed, safer crosswalks and protected thoroughfare crossings, and separate paths for pedestrians and bike riders.<\/p>\n

Multifamily communities can adopt similar approaches to encourage their residents to ride. Secure bike storage (so residents don\u2019t have to keep their bikes in their apartments or haul them up and down flights of stairs), a bike maintenance area for tire repairs, bicycle cleaning and other work, and providing a few free community bikes (and locks!) to be shared among all community members are some ways apartments are encouraging their residents to get out and ride. What are your communities doing to participate in the cycling movement?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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