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Evaluation of the Delft Bicycle Network Plan

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Excerpt from: Bicycle Reference Manual for Developing Countries. Edited by Barbara Gruehl Kipke, April 1991.

EXPLANATION OF CHANGES IN TRAVEL BEHIAVIOUR - Destination choice

Impedance to distance was reduced for the bicycle mode. Cognition and perception of travel alternatives by bicycle improved. This may lead cyclists to choose destinations at larger distances, especially for discretionary trips like shopping and leisure journeys.
Indirectly, the investigations suggest shifts of this king. A large increase in the number of shopping trips from Delft-South to the centre of Delft was observed. These trips traverse the study area. The incerease of the average length of bicycle trips (+6 per cent) may also be due to this effect.

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