The (In)Equitable Distribution of Quality Bicycling Infrastructure

This project seeks to investigate the development of bicycling infrastructure through a transportation justice lens. More specifically, how equitable has the distribution of this infrastructure been across the socioeconomic/sociodemographic spectrum? The authors will also seek to investigate whether the installation of bicycling facilities leads to socioeconomic/sociodemographic changes in a neighborhood or vice versa. While the authors will not be able to resolve this causality dilemma, the authors will be able to identify the strength and direction of these relationships. The authors will answer these research questions via an exhaustive, longitudinal data collection effort – for at least ten U.S. cities – combined with statistical analysis. The results will assist cities and DOTs in managing and monitoring their bicycling infrastructure, assessing its equality, as well as understanding the potential implications for those that live and work in these neighborhoods. The results of this project will benefit cities looking to better understand, manage, and monitor their bicycling infrastructure while also providing them with a better understanding of the neighborhood/housing impacts associated with infrastructure decisions.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $80000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551947137

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Transportation Infrastructure Durability & Life Extension

  Washington State University
  Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Pullman, Washington  United States  99164

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Transportation Infrastructure Durability & Life Extension

  Washington State University
  Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Pullman, Washington  United States  99164
• Project Managers:

  Kline, Robin

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Colorado Denver

  Department of Civil Engineering
  1200 Larimer Street, Room 3037
  Denver, CO  United States  80217
• Principal Investigators:

  Marshall, Wesley

• Start Date: 20210501
• Expected Completion Date: 20230630
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Bicycling; Cities; Demographics; Equity; Socioeconomic factors
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Economics; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01857065
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Transportation Infrastructure Durability and Life-Extension
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551947137
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Sep 4 2022 3:04PM