Health Promotion Service, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Hugh Jardine Building, Eastern Campus, Liverpool Hospital, Locked Mail Bag 7017, Liverpool BC 1871, Australia.
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2010 Jan 27;7(1):8. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-8.
Encouraging cycling is an important way to increase physical activity in the community. The Cycling Connecting Communities (CCC) Project is a community-based cycling promotion program that included a range of community engagement and social marketing activities, such as organised bike rides and events, cycling skills courses, the distribution of cycling maps of the area and coverage in the local press. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of this program designed to encourage the use of newly completed off-road cycle paths through south west Sydney, Australia.
The evaluation used a quasi-experimental design that consisted of a pre- and post-intervention telephone survey (24 months apart) of a cohort of residents (n = 909) in the intervention area (n = 520) (Fairfield and Liverpool) and a socio-demographically similar comparison area (n = 389) (Bankstown). Both areas had similar bicycle infrastructure. Four bicycle counters were placed on the main bicycle paths in the intervention and comparison areas to monitor daily bicycle use before and after the intervention.
The telephone survey results showed significantly greater awareness of the Cycling Connecting Communities project (13.5% vs 8.0%, p < 0.05) in the intervention area, with significantly higher rates of cycling in the intervention area (32.9%) compared with the comparison area (9.7%) amongst those aware of the project. There was a significant increase in use of bicycle paths in the intervention area (28.3% versus 16.2%, p < 0.05). These findings were confirmed by the bike count data.
Despite relatively modest resources, the Cycling Connecting Communities project achieved significant increases in bicycle path use, and increased cycling in some sub-groups. However, this community based intervention with limited funding had very limited reach into the community and did not increase population cycling levels.
鼓励骑自行车是增加社区体力活动的重要途径。“自行车连接社区”（CCC）项目是一个基于社区的自行车推广项目，其中包括一系列社区参与和社会营销活动，例如组织自行车骑行和活动、自行车技能课程、该地区自行车地图的分发以及当地媒体的报道。该研究旨在评估该计划的有效性，该计划旨在鼓励在澳大利亚悉尼西南部使用新建成的非机动自行车道。
该评估使用了准实验设计，包括对干预区（n=520）（费尔菲尔德和利物浦）和社会人口统计学上相似的对照区（n=389）（班克斯镇）的居民（n=909）进行了干预前后的电话调查（相隔 24 个月）。两个地区都有类似的自行车基础设施。在干预区和对照区的主要自行车道上设置了四个自行车计数器，以监测干预前后的日常自行车使用情况。
电话调查结果显示，干预区对“自行车连接社区”项目的认识显著提高（13.5%对 8.0%，p<0.05），在了解该项目的人群中，干预区的自行车骑行率也显著更高（32.9%），而对照区为 9.7%。干预区自行车道的使用率显著增加（28.3%对 16.2%，p<0.05）。自行车计数数据证实了这一发现。
尽管资源相对有限，“自行车连接社区”项目还是显著增加了自行车道的使用，并增加了一些亚组的自行车骑行。然而，这种基于社区的干预措施，资金有限，对社区的覆盖面非常有限，并没有提高人口的自行车使用率。
