Thursday, June 6, 2013

Doe the Gender Disparity in Engineering Harm Cycling in the U.S.?

A study published in this month’s American Journal of Public Health finds that highly influential transportation engineers relied on shoddy research to defend policies that discourage the development of protected bike lanes in the U.S. In their paper, the researchers point out that male-dominated engineering panels have repeatedly torpedoed street designs that have greater appeal to female cyclists. Read more.

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