Bicycle Lane Impact on Traffic Speeds and Accidents in Bogotá

Bogotá, Colombia, is the geographic scope of this study. It investigates the effect of temporary and permanent bicycle lanes on urban passenger car and public transit speeds using a difference-in-differences technique. The dataset was authored by Diaz, Ana Maria and last updated on 2026-05-04.

Use Cases

• Modeling the impact of roadway space reallocation on vehicle speeds based on the described study design.
• Evaluating the relationship between bicycle lane presence and accident rates based on the reported 40 percent reduction.
• Assessing urban congestion concerns related to bicycle infrastructure based on the described driver perceptions.

Strengths

• Findings are based on a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences technique.
• The study reports a specific 40 percent reduction in car accidents associated with bike lane presence.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse

Collection Method

Analysis likely uses traffic speed and accident data from Bogotá during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Time Range

Temporal coverage appears to be during the COVID-19 epidemic, but specific dates are not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:33:54; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bogotá, Colombia