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This study explores the pollution uptake in urban bicyclists and its effects on health. The findings highlight the importance of traffic, weather, and land-use factors in determining pollution exposure. Different pollutants have varying effects, emphasizing the need for separation from traffic. The study offers insights for bikeway design considerations.
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Urban Bicyclists' Uptake of Air Pollution Considerations for System Design and Use Alex Bigazzi Miguel Figliozzi James Pankow WentaiLuo ITE Winter Workshop 26 February, 2015
Active Transportation & Health Urban Bicyclists' Pollution Uptake
Effect Pathway Bicyclists' Pollution Uptake
Sampling Equipment Bicyclists' Pollution Uptake
Exposure Data coverage 74 breath samples 3 subjects 9 days ~40 hours of data Bicyclists' Pollution Uptake
Parallel Path Comparison CO +200% VOC +60% VOC +330% CO +220% CO +30% VOC +110% Bicyclists' Pollution Uptake
Findings Urban Bicyclists' Pollution Uptake
Take-Away Principles Traffic, weather, and land-use all important Different pollutants, different effects Benefits of separation from traffic Bicyclists' Pollution Uptake
Bikeway Design Considerations Bicyclists' Pollution Uptake
abigazzi@pdx.edu alexbigazzi.com Questions? Acknowledgments • Dissertation committee: Miguel Figliozzi, Jim Pankow, Robert Bertini, Jennifer Dill • NITC research project with support from City of Portland and Metro • NSF and OTREC fellowships Bicyclists' Pollution Uptake