Tools- of Changes

Low-Stress Bicycle Facilities Boost Bicycle Commuting

Lower-stress bicycle facilities—such as protected bicycle lanes—are significantly associated with larger increases in ridership at the block-group level compared with higher-stress facilities such as standard bicycle lanes and shared-lane markings.

• This study analysed six years of longitudinal data across 14,011 block groups in 28 US cities.
• Block groups that installed protected bicycle lanes experienced bicycle commuter increases 1.8 times larger than standard bicycle lane block groups, 1.6 times larger than shared-lane marking block groups and 4.3 times larger than block groups that did not install bicycle facilities.
• The protected bicycle lane mileage installed was significantly associated with bicycle commuter increases 52.5% stronger than standard bicycle lane mileage and 281.2% stronger than shared-lane marking mileage. provides health information through electronic devices, even at home. This meta-analysis of three randomized controlled trials found a significant decrease in sedentary behavior with mHealth interventions compared with conventional or no interventions (95% confidence interval.)