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Cycling is a crucial part of sustainable urban transportation. Promoting cycling critically relies on a sufficiently developed bicycle infrastructure. However, designing efficient bike path networks constitutes a complex problem that…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-10-11 Christoph Steinacker , David-Maximilian Storch , Marc Timme , Malte Schröder

Promoting active mobility like cycling relies on the availability of well-connected, high-quality bicycle networks. However, expanding these networks over an extended planning horizon presents one of the most complex challenges in transport…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-05-06 Christoph Steinacker , Mads Paulsen , Malte Schröder , Jeppe Rich

Cycling is an effective solution for making urban transport more sustainable. However, bicycle networks are typically developed in a slow, piecewise process that leaves open a large number of gaps, even in well developed cycling cities like…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-05-03 Anastassia Vybornova , Tiago Cunha , Astrid Gühnemann , Michael Szell

Cycling is a promising solution to unsustainable urban transport systems. However, prevailing bicycle network development follows a slow and piecewise process, without taking into account the structural complexity of transportation…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-04-27 Michael Szell , Sayat Mimar , Tyler Perlman , Gourab Ghoshal , Roberta Sinatra

To what extent is the volume of urban bicycle traffic affected by the provision of bicycle infrastructure? In this study, we exploit a large dataset of observed bicycle trajectories in combination with a fine-grained representation of the…

Econometrics · Economics 2023-05-10 Mogens Fosgerau , Miroslawa Lukawska , Mads Paulsen , Thomas Kjær Rasmussen

Understanding the motivators and deterrents to cycling is essential for creating infrastructure that gets more people to adopt cycling as a mode of transport. This paper demonstrates a new approach to support the prioritization of cycling…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-05-11 Hussein Mahfouz , Elsa Arcaute , Robin Lovelace

We study an urban bike lane planning problem based on the fine-grained bike trajectory data, which is made available by smart city infrastructure such as bike-sharing systems. The key decision is where to build bike lanes in the existing…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-08-25 Sheng Liu , Zuo-Jun Max Shen , Xiang Ji

Research on cycling conditions focuses on cities, because cycling is commonly considered an urban phenomenon. People outside of cities should, however, also have access to the benefits of active mobility. To bridge the gap between urban and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-06-17 Ane Rahbek Vierø , Michael Szell

The lack of cycling infrastructure in urban environments hinders the adoption of cycling as a viable mode for commuting, despite the evident benefits of (e-)bikes as sustainable, efficient, and health-promoting transportation modes. Bike…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-03 Nina Wiedemann , Christian Nöbel , Lukas Ballo , Henry Martin , Martin Raubal

Cycling is a key ingredient for a sustainability shift of Denmark's transportation system. To increase cycling rates, a better nationwide network of bicycle infrastructure is required. Planning such a network requires high-quality…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Ane Rahbek Vierø , Anastassia Vybornova , Michael Szell

Urban transportation networks, from sidewalks and bicycle paths to streets and rail lines, provide the backbone for movement and socioeconomic life in cities. These networks can be understood as layers of a larger multiplex transport…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-04-28 Luis Natera , Federico Battiston , Gerardo Iñiguez , Michael Szell

Active mobility is becoming an essential component of the green transition in modern cities. However, the challenge of designing an efficient network of protected bike lanes without disrupting existing road networks for motorised vehicles…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-03-31 Riccardo Basilone , Matteo Bruno , Hygor Piaget Monteiro Melo , Michele Avalle , Vittorio Loreto

Understanding the criteria that bicyclists apply when they choose their routes is crucial for planning new bicycle paths or recommending routes to bicyclists. This is becoming more and more important as city councils are becoming…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-06-26 J. Oehrlein , A. Förster , D. Schunck , Y. Dehbi , R. Roscher , J. -H. Haunert

While cycling offers an attractive option for sustainable transportation, many potential cyclists are discouraged from taking up cycling due to the lack of suitable and safe infrastructure. Efficiently mapping cycling infrastructure across…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-02 Kal Backman , Ben Beck , Dana Kulić

Using a bicycle for commuting is still uncommon in US cities, although it brings many benefits to both the cyclists and to society as a whole. Cycling has the potential to reduce traffic congestion and emissions, increase mobility, and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-09 Jisoon Lim , Kevin Dalmeijer , Subhrajit Guhathakurta , Pascal Van Hentenryck

Bicycle node networks are regional bicycle networks equipped with a wayfinding system of numbered nodes to ease recreational cycling. They spur sustainable bicycle tourism, economic spending, and local culture. Due to their country-wide…

Physics and Society · Physics 2026-04-09 Michael Szell , Anastassia Vybornova , Ane Rahbek Vierø

Bikesharing schemes are transportation systems that not only provide an efficient mode of transportation in congested urban areas, but also improve last-mile connectivity with public transportation and local accessibility. Bikesharing…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-06-06 Fernando Munoz-Mendez , Konstantin Klemmer , Ke Han , Stephen Jarvis

The behavior of cyclists when choosing the path to follow along a road network is not uniform. Some of them are mostly interested in minimizing the travelled distance, but some others may also take into account other features such as safety…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-20 Stefano Ardizzoni , Mattia Laurini , Rafael Praxedes , Luca Consolini , Marco Locatelli

Bike-sharing systems have been regarded as a critical component of solutions towards the transition to greener and more sustainable transportation, with the benefits of reducing carbon emissions, improving public health, and mitigating…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-05-18 Xinze Qiu , Tianli Gao , Yu Yang , Ankang Luo , Fan Shang , Ruiqi Li

Traffic congestion is one of the major challenges faced by the transportation industry. While this problem carries a high economical and environmental cost, the need for an efficient design of optimal paths for passengers in multilayer…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-06-10 Abdullahi Adinoyi Ibrahim , Daniela Leite , Caterina De Bacco
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