Description
The Netherlands and Denmark are amongst the most successful cycle nations worldwide measured according to the share of bicycle trips and the mileage they represent. However, recent research suggests (Rich et al. 2022) that while younger generations in Denmark cycle less, the same pattern cannot be observed in The Netherlands. For Denmark the pattern is particularly alarming in rural areas where the bicycle up-take between the age of 10-20 has declined between 20-40% between 2006-2019. Motivated by this alarming trend and previous research that looked at the welfare impacts of bicycling (Rich et al. 2021; Hallberg et al. 2021), this paper investigates the social and longitudinalaspects of bicycling in the two countries. Specifically, we intent to look into explanations for the bicycle uptake that cover aspects related to infrastructure, safety, and technology. By comparing the
two countries systematically side-by-side we will be able to pinpoint areas of under- and over-performance and provide explanations.
The paper will use data from the Danish and Dutch national travel surveys and use time-series
analysis and pseudo-panels to investigate the behavioral trends over time.
Period | 7 Oct 2022 |
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Held at | University of Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Degree of Recognition | International |