Thanos Zevgaras, “Car drivers’ preferences towards the development of cycling infrastructure in the city of Athens, Greece”, Diploma Thesis, NTUA, School of Civil Engineering, Athens, July 2021.

Α key issue for the safety and comfort of cyclists in modern cities is their coexistence with the faster and more volumous passenger vehicles. For this reason, the objective of this dissertation is to investigate the preferences and general mindset of the Athenian car drivers towards cycling within the Attica basin. A specialized questionnaire was developed, which was answered by 267 Athenian car drivers in total, based on the declared method of stated preference (SP) for various hypothetical cost, time and comfort scenarios concerning the construction and maintenance of a multi-kilometer bicycle network. Respondents were asked to choose between three alternative proposals: a) Large aid, b) Small aid and c) No aid of cycling use in the city. Logistic regression analysis models (polynomial and binomial) and linear Poisson regression models were then developed, which collectively indicate that the probability of choosing to finance an upgraded bicycle network clearly depends to a large extent on the cost, time and comfort of travelling by car, travel habits, and other driver demographics. In particular, it was observed that the more time is saved in car travel, the greater the likelihood of choosing a small amplification (aid) of the bicycle network. On the contrary, as the comfort of traveling by car increases, so does the likelihood of choosing a large amplification (aid) of the bicycle network, despite the costly contribution needed for it. Lastly, it turned out that the greater the experience and the daily kilometers of the drivers, the more likely they are to choose the non-amplification (aid) of the bicycle network.