Study: When Women Ride Bikes, Everyone Rides More
New research indicates a positive association between overall cycling levels and ridership rates for women-identified riders.
May 19, 2021, 8am PDT | Diana Ionescu |
A new study reveals that "cities that do the best job of catering to the needs of women cyclists also have the highest level of cycling overall," reports Kea Wilson for Streetsblog. "In a comprehensive analysis of travel surveys from 11 countries across the globe, a team of international researchers found that the United States ranked second-to-last for both cycling mode share overall, and for cycling mode share specifically among women-identified riders."