{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Kannan SB"],"funding":["Wellcome Trust"],"pagination":["58-67"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7618767"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["3"],"pubmed_abstract":["Bicycling is promoted in low- and middle-income countries to reduce emissions and improve public health. However, transportation policies often replicate built infrastructure logics from high-income countries, with limited attention to local bicyclists' experiences and contextual realities. Here, drawing on intercept surveys, semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observations in cities of four low- and middle-income countries, we examine the current state of bicycling and user-perceived barriers. We find that bicycling is largely undertaken by low-income adult men, while women and children cycle mainly within neighborhood enclaves. We identify impediments beyond physical infrastructure, including financial systems, maintenance networks, manufacturing and design capacities, and social"],"journal":["Nature cities"],"pubmed_title":["The status and politics of bicycling in the cities of low- and middle-income countries."],"pmcid":["PMC7618767"],"funding_grant_id":["209376/Z/17/Z","209376"],"pubmed_authors":["Agrawal S","Bhalla K","Goel R","Anjaria J","Kannan SB","Agyemang E","Quayyum Z","Bayazid AR"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The status and politics of bicycling in the cities of low- and middle-income countries.","description":"Bicycling is promoted in low- and middle-income countries to reduce emissions and improve public health. However, transportation policies often replicate built infrastructure logics from high-income countries, with limited attention to local bicyclists' experiences and contextual realities. Here, drawing on intercept surveys, semi-structured interviews and ethnographic observations in cities of four low- and middle-income countries, we examine the current state of bicycling and user-perceived barriers. We find that bicycling is largely undertaken by low-income adult men, while women and children cycle mainly within neighborhood enclaves. We identify impediments beyond physical infrastructure, including financial systems, maintenance networks, manufacturing and design capacities, and social","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Jan","modification":"2026-07-16T17:58:01.132Z","creation":"2026-07-09T11:10:47.272Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7618767","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41727774"],"doi":["10.1038/s44284-025-00367-y"]}}