Biking and the Health of CitiesNorman Garrick

University of Connecticut

The Level of Biking Use seems to be an indicator of the Health of a City

Cities with high levels of biking are often the most vibrant

Norman W. Garrick

Cities with high levels of biking also have the best traffic safety records

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Pedestrian and Bike Traffic in Portland, OR1996-2008

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How Do we get to a higher level of

biking?

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From Greg Raisman

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Norman Garrickemail: norman.garrick@uconn.edu