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Business

Uber, Airbnb and consequences of the sharing economy: Research roundup

Joanna Penn | June 3, 2016
2015 selection of research that helps define, understand and analyze the sharing economy, those who participate in it and its economic impact.
Bikeshare station
Transportation

Bikeshare systems: Recent research on their growth, users’ demographics and their health and societal impacts

Leighton Walter Kille | May 6, 2015
2015 assessment of the state of research on bikeshare programs, with insight into user demographics, system growth, mode shift, and health and safety.
Transportation

The societal costs and benefits of commuter bicycling

Justin Feldman | June 27, 2014
2014 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives models four different approaches for increasing bicycle use and details their costs, effectiveness and health impacts.
Covering bicycling and bike infrastructure: New data and angles
Transportation

Covering bicycling and bike infrastructure: New data and angles

Leighton Walter Kille | May 21, 2014
2014 review of research on cycling and 10 ideas for reporting on your community, whether it has a well-established cycling culture or there’s a long road ahead.
Identifying risk factors for on-road commuter cyclists
Transportation

Identifying risk factors for on-road commuter cyclists

Leighton Walter Kille | May 23, 2013
2010 study by Monash University, Australia, that sought to better understand cyclists' risk factors by equipping them with helmet-mounted cameras.
Traffic-related air pollution and heart rate variability and breathing in urban cyclists
Pollution

Traffic-related air pollution and heart rate variability and breathing in urban cyclists

Leighton Walter Kille | July 14, 2012
2011 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the health effects experienced by urban bike commuters while cycling in traffic.
Cycle track (iStock)
Transportation

Risk of injury for bicycling on cycle tracks versus in the street

Leighton Walter Kille | March 16, 2012
2010 study from the Harvard School of Public Health on the relative safety of on-street bicycle lanes and physically separated cycle tracks.

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