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Overview

Ralph Buehler is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States, focusing on research at the intersection of social sciences and engineering, particularly in transportation. Their body of work spans numerous topics relating to urban transport, mobility, and transportation safety.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Engineering

Key subfields of study encompass:

  • Transportation
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Primary research topics addressed are:

  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Smart Parking Systems Research
  • Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Transport Reviews
  • Sustainability
  • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
  • Journal of Transport & Health
  • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice

Notable recent papers include:

  • "COVID-19 Impacts on Cycling, 2019-2020" (2021) in Transport Reviews
  • "Physical activity from walking and cycling for daily travel in the United States, 2001-2017: Demographic, socioeconomic, and geographic variation" (2020) in Journal of Transport & Health
  • "Changes in Travel Behavior, Attitudes, and Preferences among E-Scooter Riders and Nonriders: First Look at Results from Pre and Post E-Scooter System Launch Surveys at Virginia Tech" (2021) in Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Among frequent co-authors are:

  • John Pucher
  • Andrea Broaddus
  • Ted Sweeney
  • Regine Gerike
  • Rico Wittwer

Best Publications

  • Making Cycling Irresistible: Lessons from The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler

  • Walking, Cycling, and Obesity Rates in Europe, North America, and Australia

    David R. Bassett;John Pucher;Ralph Buehler;Dixie L. Thompson

  • Bicycling renaissance in North America? An update and re-appraisal of cycling trends and policies

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler;Mark Seinen

  • Cycling to work in 90 large American cities: new evidence on the role of bike paths and lanes

    Ralph Buehler;John Pucher

  • Walking and Cycling to Health: A Comparative Analysis of City, State, and International Data

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler;David R. Bassett;Andrew L. Dannenberg

  • Determinants of transport mode choice: a comparison of Germany and the USA

    Ralph Buehler

  • Bikeway Networks: A Review of Effects on Cycling

    Ralph Buehler;Jennifer Dill

  • Why Canadians cycle more than Americans: A comparative analysis of bicycling trends and policies

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler

  • Cycling towards a more sustainable transport future

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler

  • Reducing car dependence in the heart of Europe: lessons from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

    Ralph Buehler;John Pucher;Regine Gerike;Thomas Götschi

  • Travel trends among young adults in Germany: increasing multimodality and declining car use for men

    Tobias Kuhnimhof;Ralph Buehler;Matthias Wirtz;Dominika Kalinowska

  • Walking and Cycling in the United States, 2001–2009: Evidence From the National Household Travel Surveys

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler;Dafna Merom;Adrian Bauman

  • Men Shape a Downward Trend in Car Use among Young Adults—Evidence from Six Industrialized Countries

    Tobias Kuhnimhof;Jimmy Armoogum;Ralph Buehler;Joyce Dargay

  • Sustainable Transport in Freiburg: Lessons from Germany's Environmental Capital

    Ralph Buehler;John Pucher

  • Cycling for everyone: lessons from Europe

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler;Ralph Buehler

  • Are Bikeshare Users Different from Regular Cyclists?: A First Look at Short-Term Users, Annual Members, and Area Cyclists in the Washington, D.C., Region

    Darren Buck;Ralph Buehler;Patricia Happ;Bradley Rawls

  • COVID-19 Impacts on Cycling, 2019–2020

    Ralph Buehler;John Pucher

  • Integrating Bicycling and Public Transport in North America

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler

  • Walking and Cycling for Healthy Cities

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler

  • Pedestrians and E-Scooters: An Initial Look at E-Scooter Parking and Perceptions by Riders and Non-Riders

    Owain James;J I Swiderski;John Hicks;Denis Teoman

  • Cycling behaviour in 17 countries across 6 continents: levels of cycling, who cycles, for what purpose, and how far?

    Rahul Goel;Anna Goodman;Rachel Aldred;Ryota Nakamura

  • Active Travel in Germany and the U.S. Contributions of Daily Walking and Cycling to Physical Activity

    Ralph Buehler;John Pucher;Dafna Merom;Adrian E Bauman

  • Bike Lanes and Other Determinants of Capital Bikeshare Trips

    Darren Buck;Ralph Buehler

  • A New Generation: Travel Trends for Young Germans and Britons

    Tobias Kuhnimhof;Ralph Buehler;Joyce Dargay

  • The planning process in the US and Germany : A comparative analysis

    Stephan Schmidt;Ralph Buehler

  • Walking and Cycling in Western Europe and the United States: Trends, Policies, and Lessons

    Ralph Buehler;John Pucher

  • Policies to Promote Active Travel: Evidence from Reviews of the Literature.

    Meghan Winters;Ralph Buehler;Thomas Götschi

  • Trends in Walking and Cycling Safety: Recent Evidence From High-Income Countries, With a Focus on the United States and Germany.

    Ralph Buehler;John Pucher

  • Safer Cycling Through Improved Infrastructure

    John Pucher;Ralph Buehler

Frequent Co-Authors

John Pucher
John Pucher Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Audrey de Nazelle
Audrey de Nazelle Imperial College London
Anna Goodman
Anna Goodman London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Daniel A. Rodriguez
Daniel A. Rodriguez University of California, Berkeley

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