Vidal Tortosa, E, Lovelace, R orcid.org/0000-0001-5679-6536, Heinen, E orcid.org/0000-0001-8428-5709 et al. (1 more author) (2021) Infrastructure is not enough: Interactions between the environment, socioeconomic disadvantage, and cycling participation in England. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 14 (1). pp. 693-714. ISSN 1938-7849
Abstract
Cycling can be particularly beneficial for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. First, because it can allow them to access opportunities that by other modes they may not afford. Secondly, because it can increase their physical activity levels and, consequently, improve their health. We analyse the extent to which socioeconomic disadvantage impacts on cycling participation in England, for both leisure and utility cycling. Then, we explore the extent to which this impact could be explained by the environment in which disadvantaged populations live. The study population includes 167,178 individuals, residing in 2,931 areas, and 326 Local Authorities. Data on individual factors were drawn from the Active Lives Survey, and data on environmental factors from several sources. Descriptive statistics and multilevel logistic models were estimated. The likelihood of cycling is lower among people living in deprived areas than among people living in non-deprived areas. This difference is significant for leisure, but also for utility cycling when controlling for individual and environmental factors. The study also found that cycling infrastructure and greater levels of cyclability are higher in deprived areas than in non-deprived areas. This suggests that infrastructure and cyclability are not enough to increase cycling levels among disadvantaged populations. Further research on other barriers to cycling among disadvantaged populations is required.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Eugeni Vidal Tortosa, Robin Lovelace, Eva Heinen, Richard P. Mann. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. |
Keywords: | active travel, cycling, equity, health inqualities, England, Environmental justice, bicycling, utility cycling, leisure cycling, transport equity, physical activity |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mathematics (Leeds) > Statistics (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Sustainable Transport Policy (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Department of Transport RG98876 MRC (Medical Research Council) MR/S032525/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2021 15:21 |
Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2021 07:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Minnesota |
Identification Number: | 10.5198/jtlu.2021.1781 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170217 |
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