Bicycle infrastructure and traffic congestion : evidence from DC’s capital bikeshare.

Author(s)
Hamilton, T.L. & Wichman, C.J.
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Abstract

This study explores the impact of bicycle-sharing infrastructure on urban transportation. Accounting for selection bias in a matching framework, we estimate a causal effect of the Capital Bikeshare on traffic congestion in the metropolitan Washington, DC, area. We exploit a unique traffic dataset that is finely defined on a spatial and temporal scale. Our approach examines within-city commuting decisions as opposed to traffic patterns on major thruways. Empirical results suggest that the availability of a bikeshare reduces traffic congestion upwards of 4% within a neighbourhood. In addition, we estimate heterogeneous treatment effects using panel quantile regression. Results indicate that the congestion-reducing impact of bikeshares is concentrated in highly congested areas. (Author/publisher)

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Library number
20170003 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., Resources for the Future, 2016, 46 p., 42 ref.; Discussion Paper 15-39-REV

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