Race + Campus Travel Behavior

The role of cycling as a significant and ecological modeof transportation has increased. While there is extensiveresearch on K-12 bicycle transportation, there islimited data on bicycling behavior in terms of racial,ethnic and income groups. Therefore, the intent ofthis research is to look beyond the built environmentinterventions on two college campuses and explore theimpact of race. A survey was developed that focused onthe abilities, practices, motivations for and obstacles tobicycle transportation. The results argue that non-builtenvironment variables are associated with studenttravel behavior. The study did not find an associationbetween race and a student’s ability to ride a bike orbicycle ownership. The study does provide evidenceof a connection between race and travel behavior.

Volume Editors
Luis Francisco Rico-Gutierrez & Martha Thorne

ISBN
978-1-944214-08-1