@article{ospina2020database,
title = {A database to analyze cycling routes in Medellin, Colombia},
author = {Ospina, Juan P. and López-Ríos, Víctor I. and Botero-Fernández, Verónica and Duque, Juan C.},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106162},
doi = {10.1016/j.dib.2020.106162},
issn = {2352-3409},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-10-01},
journal = {Data in Brief},
volume = {32},
number = {106162},
pages = {1-14},
abstract = {A bicycle route questionnaire was designed to collect information about the characteristics of cyclists and the routes they take. Medellin is used as a case study in this paper due to its strong sociodemographic inequality, land use, urban form diversity, and topographical variability. The survey execution targeted bicycle commuters in the city by distributing the questionnaires online, personally by telephone, and personally on the street. These data will be useful to support strategies aiming to promote bicycling as a mode of transportation. Several types of analysis may be derived from the data, including an explanation of the factors determining the route choice and route comparisons according to the sociodemographics and locations of users. For instance, these data have already been used by Ospina et al. (2020) where they sought to understand cycling travel distance in Medellin city.},
keywords = {bicicletas, Transporte en ciudades del sur global},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{ospina2020understanding,
title = {Understanding cycling travel distance: The case of Medellin city (Colombia)},
author = {Ospina, Juan P. and Botero-Fernández, Verónica and Duque, Juan C. and Brussel, Mark},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2020.102423},
doi = {10.1016/j.trd.2020.102423},
issn = {1361-9209},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-09-01},
journal = {Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment},
volume = {86},
number = {102423},
pages = {1-22},
abstract = {The relevance of cycling as a mode of transportation is increasingly being recognized in many cities around the world, and the city of Medellin (Colombia) is no exception. To better understand cycling travel behavior in Medellin, we perform a multiple regression to analyze the importance of route characteristics in explaining cycling travel distance. We control for socioeconomic and built environment variables at the origin and destination. Our results reveal that the effects of the socio-economic and built environment characteristics at the origin and destination are modest or statistically insignificant in explaining travel distance. However, the variables that characterize the built and natural environment along the route are significant and appreciably improve the explanatory power of the baseline econometric model. An analysis of interacting effects shows that the interaction between the dedicated infrastructure along the route and the degree of deviation from direct routes has a relevant effect on explaining travel distance. The findings of this work are useful for designing cycling policy and developing more usable cycling infrastructure.},
keywords = {bicicletas, Transporte en ciudades del sur global},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}