Abstract

Between cities and regions, not only cycling levels differ, but also the reactions of cyclists to adverse weather conditions. Using data from 122 automated bicycle counting stations in 30 German cities, and a composite index of adverse weather conditions that consists of air temperature, precipitation, wind speed, relative humidity, and cloud coverage, we calculate city-specific weather elasticities of the level of utilitarian cycling. The results show that these weather elasticities vary significantly between cities. Our next step is to analyze various determinants of weather elasticities, which reveals that the share of young inhabitants and the density of the cycle network have a positive impact on weather resilience. Based on the notion that resilience to adverse weather conditions reflects a revealed part of a city's bicycle culture, the weather elasticities can be used to create a ranking of bicycle cities. This ranking is positively correlated with a ranking based on the modal share of cycling, as well as with other rankings based on stated preference surveys or external conditions such as infrastructure or cycling safety.

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Abstract
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JEL
1. Introduction
2. Literature review
2.1. General cycling differences between cities
2.2. The different effects of adverse weather conditions on cyclists of different regions
2.3. Indices for bicycle friendliness
2.4. Contribution to the literature
3. Weather elasticity of bicyclists
3.1. Data sources
3.2. Creating a composite weather indicator
3.3. Estimating cities' reactions to adverse weather conditions
4. Determinants of weather elasticities in different cities
5. Comparison of bicycle indices
6. Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Appendix A. Appendix
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