Article ID: | iaor20002886 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 5D |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 31 |
End Page Number: | 36 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
Journal: | Transportation Research. Part D, Transport and Environment |
Authors: | Rietveld Piet |
Keywords: | geography & environment |
Non-motorised transport modes such as walking and biking are environmentally friendly, cheap and reasonably fast alternatives for trips up to a distance of some 3.5 km. Their importance for longer trips follows when a multimodal perspective is used: the use of the car implies short walking trips to a parking place. For public transport the same holds true for walking and biking to a public transport stop. Recognition of the multimodal character of these trips means that the number of moves made by pedestrians increases with a factor of about 6; the increase in distance is about 40%. Implications are discussed for average travel speeds, daily travel-time budgets, parking policies and policies to stimulate public transport.