T-1A1a-10 - Shift to walking and cycling

Background¶

Cycling and walking cause no greenhouse gas emissions, no particulate emissions and no noise. Shifting from cars to cycling and walking can greatly improve both public health and the urban environment.

Cycling and walking are both fully emission-free modes of transport. Replacing short-distance car trips with cycling or walking therefore leads to significantly less emissions.

Cycling and walking also have several other positive effects, such as improved air quality, better public health and reduced noise levels.

For more information see M-1A-2 - Active Transport Modes.

Transition Element¶

Type of shift: Type Shift
Activity: TBD
Operation: TBD
ATOC: TBD

Activities¶

Shift from:

Shift to:

A-1A1b-3 - Active travel

Parameters¶

Parameter	Unit	Description
proportion_of_personal_vehicles_operation_commuting	percent	Proportion commutes
load_factor_car_commute	persons	Load factor car commute
average_commute_length_to_work	km_commute	Average commute length to work (round-trip)

YAML Specification¶

title: T-1A1a-10 - Shift to walking and cycling
id: increased_proportion_of_walking_and_cycling
sector: transport
progress: 50
version: 2.0.1
ipccMitigationMethod: 1a-02-active-transport-modes
name: increased_proportion_of_walking_and_cycling
type: shift
unitOfMeasure: commutes
cohort:
  expression: '%[0]'
  variables:
  - proportion_of_personal_vehicles_operation_commuting
shiftFrom:
  atoc:
    expression: '%[0] / %[1]'
    variables:
    - average_commute_length_to_work
    - load_factor_car_commute
  chains:
  - chain: petrol_vehicles
  - chain: diesel_vehicles
  - chain: lpg_vehicles
  - chain: gas_vehicles
shiftTo:
  atoc:
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - average_commute_length_to_work
  chains:
  - chain: walking_cycling
cobenefits:
- air_quality
- reduced_noise
- reduced_accidents
- less_congestion

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