Non-motorized Travel as a Sustainable Travel Option

摘要: In many developed countries walking and bicycling are not extensively used as a means of transportation. Further, the share these non-motorized travel modes (as percentage all trips) has been reducing over time. The increasingly low use walk bicycle transportation, concomitant increasing motorized vehicles for may be associated with several factors, including land development patterns, traffic safety personal security concerns, perceptions attitudes towards transport. These factors manifest themselves differently in developing countries, but throughout world reliance on transport contributes to serious congestion problems, air quality degradation, greenhouse gas emission increases. addition transportation professionals, health agencies also paying increased attention modes, or “active transport” route improve public health. We discuss benefits travel, identify its facilitators impediments, analyze utilization select review previous studies effectiveness strategies promote it, recommend possible pathways sustainable option.