Arguments
In order to advance local bicycle policies, arguments concerning the social advantages of bicycle policy are very important. Over time verification has occurred of many points in possible or necessary argumentations. First and foremost, of course: bicycle poli...
Arguments
In order to advance local bicycle policies, arguments concerning the social advantages of bicycle policy are very important. Over time verification has occurred of many points in possible or necessary argumentations. First and foremost, of course: bicycle policy is effective, good for traffic safety and air quality, still has a lot of potential and meets many inhabitants’ wishes. See for instance Three myths about bicycle policies , Proof efficacy bicycle policy (Bewijzen voor effectiviteit fietsbeleid) and Promoting bicycle use: consequences for bicycle safety. In addition there are more specific arguments, for instance about the advantages of company bicycles (Company bicycle relevant for local traffic policies) and the importance of cyclists for retailers (Percentage cyclists in retail sales (Aandeel fietsers in winkelomzet)). And even about the advantages of bicycles in fighting congestion on highways (A10 West: the bicycle as alternative for ringroad drivers).
A good compilation of arguments is provided by the chapter ‘Waarom fietsbeleid zinvol is’ in Fietsberaad publication 9. Policy recommendations on bicycle traffic; survey of knowledge of bicycle policies. In Nordrhein-Westfalen a nice brochure has been published promoting bicycle policies as a means to attain a wide range of objectives concerning urban quality of life: Short trips and urban quality of life.
| Report | Fietsberaad publication 9. Policy recommendations on bicycle traffic, survey of knowledge of bicycle policies 2005 ‘Beleidswijzer Fietsverkeer; handreiking over niet-infrastructurele aspecten van fietsbeleid.’ Recommendations on non-infrastructural aspects of bicycle policies. This contains a survey of all knowledge of bicycle policies in the Netherlands. |
| Article | Bicycle policies: what is the yield? Ron Hendriks , Fietsverkeer nr. 19 2008 The social costs/benefits of bicycles can not easily be calculated. Apart from better health, substituting car trips for cycling provides advantages in other fields as well. For instance because cycling has hardly any environmental drawbacks. There is no study that covers all aspects, but adding up a number of substudies clearly demonstrates that the social profit is considerable. The question remains how this profit can be cashed. |
| Article | Three myths about bicycle policies busted 2002 Three myths are repudiated by force of figures. |
| Report | Explanatory model for bicycle use 2006 The report in which the structure of the Explanatory Model is explained; the model that explains differences in bicycle use between municipalities based on 11 factors. [Research for Policy - 2006] |
| Brochure | Short trips and urban quality of life AGFS, P3 Agentur, Planerbüro Südstadt , AGFS 2007 Brochure from Nordrhein-Westfalen emphatically discussing bicycle policy within the framework of ‘short trips’, closely linked to a large number of urban-quality objectives. |
| Article | Slight decrease in bicycle use nice policy result! 2003 MuConsult analysed bicycle use between 1990 and 1998: despite a strong negative impact of autonomous developments, bicycle use maintained its position. |
| Article | Evidence for effectiveness of bicycle policy 2003 Derived from an historic study into the development of bicycle use, comparisons between municipalities and from the Fietsbalans, the following conclusion is reached: bicycle policy works, in the long term. [Fietsverkeer - 2003] |