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  • Urban planning
  • Transportation engineering
  • Environmental science

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  • Urban bicycle traffic volume is influenced by infrastructure.
  • Understanding this relationship is key for sustainable urban development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the impact of bicycle infrastructure on urban bicycle traffic volume.
  • To determine bicyclists' preferences for infrastructure and land-use types.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a large dataset of GPS trajectories for bicycle trips.
  • Applied a comprehensive network model for route choice analysis.
  • Correlated generalized travel costs with origin-destination bicycle trip volumes.

Main Results:

  • The Copenhagen bicycle lane network increased bicycle trips by 60% and travel distance by 90%.
  • Simulations showed significant increases compared to a scenario without bicycle lanes.
  • Identified preferences for various infrastructure and land-use types.

Conclusions:

  • The study strongly supports the provision of bicycle infrastructure.
  • Significant annual benefits (€0.4M per km) arise from improved travel cost, health, and safety.
  • Investments in cycling infrastructure yield substantial societal returns.