From memory, Waldeman (unpublished but there's a copy in the CTC library)
found that hilliness was less of a constraint than safety on levels of
cycling in a city.
Stuart.
>From: john meudell <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [Fwd: [UTSG] Cycling and Terrain]
>Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:42:58 +0100
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>I'd concur with Richard Ballantine about Vancouver. Plus I would add
>Victoria, Vancouver Island to that list of potential candidates. One of my
>correspondents, a non-cyclist, regularly comments on the growth of cycling
>all along Vancouver Island and it might be worth contacting the Victoria
>Transport Policy Institute for a local insight.
>
>http://www.vtpi.org
>
>The principal of VTPI is well-known (but you'll notice I've forgotten his
>name!).
>
>Another group with a broad oversight of the US cycling scene is the
>Thunderhead Alliance, based in Arizona.
>
>http://www.thunderheadalliance.org
>
>Contact is Sue Knaup.
>
>The issue of influence of gradients is something that a detailed
>examination
>of the cycling demonstration towns might explore, Brighton being an obvious
>candidate (with Guildford, a town with similar topography and (up to a
>point) demography s a reference base). CTC would be interested in helping
>out with that one.
>
>Regards
>
>John Meudell
>
>
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>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: [UTSG] Cycling and Terrain
>Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:44:59 +0100
>From: Steve Melia <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Steve Melia <[log in to unmask]>
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>
>Does anyone know of an example of a city or town with a hilly terrain
>which has nonetheless succeeded in achieving a relatively high modal share
>for cycling?
>
>This question arose in discussion with a transport planner in Plymouth who
>said one problem he frequently encounters is the view that it is a waste
>of time promoting cycling there because of the terrain. I have heard
>variations on the same argument in other circumstances.
>
>Clearly terrain does exert a strong influence on propensities to cycle -
>some studies have attempted to quantify this (eg Rodriguez & Joo). Some
>cities such as Freiburg are deceptive in this respect, because they are
>surrounded by mountains but the vast majority of the urban area where
>cycling takes place is flat.
>
>Is anyone aware of an example which would help my Plymouth contact to
>refute that argument?
>
>Steve Melia
>University of the West of England
>
>RODRIGUEZ, D.A. and JOO, J., 2004. The relationship between non-motorized
>mode choice and the local physical environment. Transportation Research
>Part D: Transport and Environment, 9(2), pp. 151-173.
>
>
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