Equity of bike infrastructure access in the United States: a risky commute for socially vulnerable populations
This study examines the bike access risk gap (BARG) for commuting in the 50 most populated metropolitan areas in the United States and equips bike advocates with the knowledge and tools necessary to identify the priority areas that need bike infrastructure improvements and the well-connected low-str...
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| description | This study examines the bike access risk gap (BARG) for commuting in the 50 most populated metropolitan areas in the United States and equips bike advocates with the knowledge and tools necessary to identify the priority areas that need bike infrastructure improvements and the well-connected low-stress bike infrastructure. The analysis (i) examines the average BARGs of metropolitan areas for twelve travel time thresholds, (ii) considers the temporal and spatial disparities of slightly and extremely risky bike infrastructure, and (iii) reveals the disproportionate exposure of socially vulnerable populations to extremely risky bike infrastructure for a journey to work. The results indicate that (i) few metropolitan areas are associated with slightly risky bike infrastructure, (ii) the exposure to extremely risky bike infrastructure becomes more likely as commute travel time increases, and (iii) African Americans, Hispanics, low-income, and carless households are disproportionally exposed to extremely risky bike infrastructure and yet are the least prioritized in urban planning and bike infrastructure investments. The findings offer insights for identifying areas in which constructing low-stress bike infrastructure on or near high-stress bike infrastructure narrows the BARG. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db8e9a2f09584ddd972c91d218ccc4ec2023-08-21T11:56:53ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability2634-45052023-01-013303500110.1088/2634-4505/ace5cfEquity of bike infrastructure access in the United States: a risky commute for socially vulnerable populationsAlireza Ermagun0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2820-5724Jacquelyn Erinne1Sanju Maharjan2Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr. , Fairfax, VA 22030, United States of AmericaRichard A. Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University , 250 Hardy Road, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States of AmericaRichard A. Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University , 250 Hardy Road, Mississippi State, MS 39762, United States of AmericaThis study examines the bike access risk gap (BARG) for commuting in the 50 most populated metropolitan areas in the United States and equips bike advocates with the knowledge and tools necessary to identify the priority areas that need bike infrastructure improvements and the well-connected low-stress bike infrastructure. The analysis (i) examines the average BARGs of metropolitan areas for twelve travel time thresholds, (ii) considers the temporal and spatial disparities of slightly and extremely risky bike infrastructure, and (iii) reveals the disproportionate exposure of socially vulnerable populations to extremely risky bike infrastructure for a journey to work. The results indicate that (i) few metropolitan areas are associated with slightly risky bike infrastructure, (ii) the exposure to extremely risky bike infrastructure becomes more likely as commute travel time increases, and (iii) African Americans, Hispanics, low-income, and carless households are disproportionally exposed to extremely risky bike infrastructure and yet are the least prioritized in urban planning and bike infrastructure investments. The findings offer insights for identifying areas in which constructing low-stress bike infrastructure on or near high-stress bike infrastructure narrows the BARG.https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ace5cfsustainabilityequitybike infrastructureinfrastructure investment in Americaaccessibilitycyclist safety |
| spellingShingle | Alireza Ermagun Jacquelyn Erinne Sanju Maharjan Equity of bike infrastructure access in the United States: a risky commute for socially vulnerable populations Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability sustainability equity bike infrastructure infrastructure investment in America accessibility cyclist safety |
| title | Equity of bike infrastructure access in the United States: a risky commute for socially vulnerable populations |
| title_full | Equity of bike infrastructure access in the United States: a risky commute for socially vulnerable populations |
| title_fullStr | Equity of bike infrastructure access in the United States: a risky commute for socially vulnerable populations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Equity of bike infrastructure access in the United States: a risky commute for socially vulnerable populations |
| title_short | Equity of bike infrastructure access in the United States: a risky commute for socially vulnerable populations |
| title_sort | equity of bike infrastructure access in the united states a risky commute for socially vulnerable populations |
| topic | sustainability equity bike infrastructure infrastructure investment in America accessibility cyclist safety |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ace5cf |
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