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Research

Data, studies, and evidence driving the movement

Found 19 papers

2025

A Gender Perspective on Bicycle-Powered Mobility Visions

Mobilities (Taylor & Francis)

Examines how visions of cycling futures are gendered and often exclude women's travel patterns, care trips, and safety needs from policy imagination.

2025

Environmental and Health Effects of the Barcelona Superblocks

BMC Public Health

Residents in all three evaluated superblocks reported improved well-being, tranquillity, and sleep quality. Women's cycling trips increased 89% in superblock areas vs. 23% citywide.

2025

Effects of Building Cycling Infrastructure on Bicycle Use: Differences by Gender

Transport Policy (ScienceDirect)

Longitudinal natural experiment: new cycling infrastructure increases cycling more for women than men — but only when infrastructure is physically separated from traffic.

2025

The Case for Cycling Infrastructure Investments

ITDP & World Bank

The definitive economic case for cycling infrastructure in developing countries. Every $1 invested returns $5–11 in health, productivity, and reduced emissions.

2024

Bicycle Facilities and Women's Cycling Frequency — An Intersectional Analysis

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Intersectional analysis showing how gender intersects with age, income, and ethnicity in shaping cycling behaviour. Protected bike lanes disproportionately benefit women and minorities.

2024

Transportation, Employment and Gender Norms: Evidence from Indian Cities

Research in Transportation Economics (ScienceDirect)

How differential employment status of women and men relates to size and quality of transport in twelve Indian cities. Gender norms restrict women's mobility far beyond infrastructure gaps.

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