Preferences for bicycle infrastructure are important to understand for potential users, and can provide insight on an individual’s decision to bike. Most studies that have explored these topics have focused on regions where cycling is already well-established. As a result, it is difficult to know how to relate conclusions based on such research to places with an emerging bike culture. This publication presents findings from a two-wave survey (N=1,223 and 583) on the preferences of current and potential cyclists in areas where bicycling for transportation is still emerging.
The purpose of the first wave was to assess general perceptions of and preferences towards different types of bicycle infrastructure, such as sharrows, bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, protected bike lanes, and multi-use paths on roads with either 2 or 4 lanes of traffic and with/without parking.
The purpose of the second wave was to measure changes in behavior and perceptions of improvement in transportation in treatment locations and compare them to those measured in control locations.