MAKING A COMMITMENT
TITLE:What Needs to be Done to Promote Bicycling and Walking?
AUTHOR:David Evans and Associates, Inc., for the Federal Highway Administration
NUMBER:FHWA-PD-93-039, Case Study #3
YEAR:1992
FORMAT:Booklet
LENGTH:61 pages
FEE:
INTENDED
AUDIENCE:		 Pedestrian Program Coordinators
DESCRIPTION:

This study explores ways to promote bicycling and walking, recognizing the overwhelming hegemony of automobiles. Those factors affecting bicycling and walking levels, including physical factors (convenience, distance, safety, theft, access, trip time, local environment, climate and terrain, purpose), motivational factors (acceptance, awareness, cost, lifestyle, status and power, skill), and institutional factors (legal status, prohibitions, low priority) are discussed, with the focus being on interrelation among them. Promotional strategies, including marketing techniques, personal incentives and disincentives, and influencing key organizations are highlighted. Finally, Portland, Oregon's solutions are extensively examined to provide a positive example. A list of references and a small literature review are included

HOW TO GET:Order from:
The National Bicycle and Pedestrian Clearinghouse
1506 21st Street, NW
Suite 210
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800 760-NBPC, or 202 463-8405
Fax: 202 463-6625
CROSS LISTINGS:walkability, impediments, facilities, encouragement

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