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Commuting patterns and car dependency in urban regions

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•Having no alternative for the daily use of a car can be seen as the ‘hard core’ of car dependency.•In almost all areas in the Netherlands daily amenities are within walking and cycling distance.•In urban and suburban Netherlands 60–80% of commuters have jobs within e-bicycle distance.•In these areas spatial conditions could allow a doubling of the share of the (e)-bicycle in commuting.

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  • Wiersma, J.K., 2020. "Commuting patterns and car dependency in urban regions," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:jotrge:v:84:y:2020:i:c:s0966692317305057
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102700
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