Results of a recently completed study by the University of Minnesota suggest that constructing bicycle facilities increases bicycle commuting.

According to Charles Pekow, a Washington, DC writer and bicyclist, 168 urban bicyclists were asked to estimate the time they would spend riding a route based on the bicycle facilities offered on the route. Regardless whether the bike facility was a striped, on street bike lane or a paved, off street bike path, the results indicated that cyclists were willing to spend more time commuting by bicycle on routes that included bike facilities.

The Story
On-Street Bike Lanes On Mark With Cyclists
http://www.bikexchange.com/wi06f1.htm

The Study
Tools for Predicting Usage & Benefits of Urban Bicycle Network Improvements
http://www.lrrb.org/pdf/200550.pdf

Larry