Trails, Lanes, or Traffic: Value of Different Bicycle Facilities Using Adaptive Stated-Preference Survey

Transportation Research: A Policy and Practice, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 287-301, May 2007

27 Pages Posted: 12 Feb 2008

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Nebiyou Tilahun

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David Matthew Levinson

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Kevin Krizek

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Abstract

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This study evaluates individual preferences for five different cycling environments by trading off a higher travel time as a cost incurred when choosing a better facility while letting the user have the option of selecting a less attractive facility at a lower travel time. The tradeoff of travel time to amenities of a particular facility informs our understanding of the value attached to different attributes such as bike-lanes, off-road trails, or side-street parking. The facilities considered here are off-road facilities, in-traffic facilities with bike-lane and no side street parking, in-traffic facilities with a bike-lane and side street parking, in-traffic facilities with no bike-lane and no side street parking and in-traffic facilities with no bike-lane but with parking on the side. We find that respondents are willing to travel up to twenty minutes more to switch from an unmarked on-road facility with side parking to an off-road bicycle trail, with smaller changes associated with less dramatic improvements.

Suggested Citation

Tilahun, Nebiyou and Levinson, David Matthew and Krizek, Kevin, Trails, Lanes, or Traffic: Value of Different Bicycle Facilities Using Adaptive Stated-Preference Survey. Transportation Research: A Policy and Practice, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 287-301, May 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1091813

Nebiyou Tilahun

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

David Matthew Levinson (Contact Author)

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Kevin Krizek

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

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