"In what may be a global first, a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom finally put hard, country-wide data behind the intuitive idea that building multimodal infrastructure like bike lanes and rail lines will - surprise! - get more people biking, taking transit, and leaving their cars at home, at least in their home country."
"Of course, there are already reams of data that prove building more car infrastructure results in more cars - even if a lot of transportation leaders and low-rent Batman villains have dismissed or ignored the phenomenon of included demand. But it's comparatively hard to find aggregated evidence that the same is true for other modes, mostly because communities build so much less new bike, rail, and pedestrian infrastructure than they do roads."
Country-wide data indicate that adding multimodal infrastructure such as bike lanes and rail lines increases cycling and transit ridership and can shift people away from car trips within the implementing country. Historical evidence has more readily shown that added car infrastructure generates more car use, while aggregated proof for other modes has been scarce because far less multimodal infrastructure is built and measured. Results vary by region, so outcomes are not uniform across all places. Infrastructure investments are most effective when paired with complementary policies and actions that encourage people to use non-car modes.
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