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Building a bridge, transport infrastructure and population characteristics: Explaining active travel into Glasgow

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  • McCartney, Gerry
  • Whyte, Bruce
  • Livingston, Mark
  • Crawford, Fiona

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It is widely agreed that walking and cycling are good for individual and public health. There is a lack of evidence about what works to promote active travel. This paper aimed to explain the variation in active travel into Glasgow, a post industrial city in the West of Scotland.

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  • McCartney, Gerry & Whyte, Bruce & Livingston, Mark & Crawford, Fiona, 2012. "Building a bridge, transport infrastructure and population characteristics: Explaining active travel into Glasgow," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 21(C), pages 119-125.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:21:y:2012:i:c:p:119-125
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.03.003
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    1. Martin, Adam & Morciano, Marcello & Suhrcke, Marc, 2021. "Determinants of bicycle commuting and the effect of bicycle infrastructure investment in London: Evidence from UK census microdata," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 41(C).

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