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2015

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The Impact Of Cargo Bikes On Travel Patterns: Survey Report Spring/ Summer 2014, William Riggs, Jana E. Schwartz, Crp 425 Bicycle And Pedestrian Planning Feb 2015

The Impact Of Cargo Bikes On Travel Patterns: Survey Report Spring/ Summer 2014, William Riggs, Jana E. Schwartz, Crp 425 Bicycle And Pedestrian Planning

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Cargo bikes are becoming increasingly available in the United States with vendors such as Yuba, Trek, XtraCycle, and Marin all offering platforms. While a large body of research has continued to investigate traditional bike transportation, cargo bikes offer the potential to capture trips for those that might otherwise be made by car. To investigate this, a survey was conducted querying how use and travel characteristics changed upon cargo bike ownership (N = 299; 95% Confidence Interval +/-6%).