There are many possible explanations. First and foremost: in general, barriers to women cycling, such as safety concerns from riding in traffic, also apply to decisions to use bike share. An analysis of Citi Bike stations showed there were areas where women were much less likely to start trips. Stations in the busy parts of Manhattan were predominantly used by men, whereas women were more likely to use stations in the quieter residential neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. Stations with less use by women may be areas where cities might consider building safer cycling infrastructure. Another potential reason for the gender gap is that women are more likely to trip-chain, that is to make multiple stops in a single outing. On average, women still have more household responsibilities, picking up kids from school or getting groceries on the way home from work. And bike share programs are not generally set up to travel with children or groceries. Needless to say, bike sharing programs, on their own, clearly aren’t the solution to solving the cycling gender gap in North American cities. Multiple factors need to change if we want to get more women cycling, including high-quality bike infrastructure and the ability to travel by bike easily and safely with children. < ご愛読ありがとうございます!The Conversationの記事を有益なEメールで毎日お届けします。今すぐご登録ください。 > ケイト・ホスフォード、健康科学部博士候補生、 サイモン・フレーザー大学健康科学部准教授、メーガン・ウィンタース、 サイモン・フレーザー大学とステファニー・サーズリ博士候補、 サイモン・フレーザー大学 この記事はクリエイティブ・コモンズ・ライセンスの下、The Conversationから転載されたものです。記事を読む オリジナル記事.