Cycling Impact on Commuting and Urban Structure in the Netherlands

A quantitative spatial equilibrium model analyzes the impact of cycling on urban structure and welfare in the Netherlands. The study finds eliminating cycling increases commuting times by 15% and distances by 30%, while also exacerbating car congestion. The model incorporates mode choice and car congestion to assess the effects of cycling infrastructure.

Use Cases

• Calibrate a quantitative spatial equilibrium model using mode choice and car congestion parameters to simulate urban structure changes.
• Analyze the impact of removing dedicated cycleways on commuting distances and car congestion levels.
• Estimate worker welfare changes resulting from policy interventions affecting cycling infrastructure and mode choice.

Strengths

• Model quantifies specific impacts, such as a 15% increase in commuting time and a 30% increase in distance if cycling is eliminated.
• Focuses on the Netherlands, a country with extensive cycling infrastructure, providing a relevant case study.
• Applies a formal quantitative spatial equilibrium framework to analyze mode choice and car congestion.

Limitations

• The dataset's underlying structure, including row count, column count, and sample data, is unknown.
• The model's findings are specific to the Netherlands and may not generalize to other geographic contexts without recalibration.
• The description does not specify the temporal coverage of the data used to parameterize the model.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Developed through a quantitative spatial equilibrium model incorporating mode choice and car congestion.

Freshness

The repository was last updated on 2026-02-23.

Geography

Netherlands