2007 Benchmarking Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking

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Bicycling & Walking in the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007 20 CURRENT STATUS OF BICYCLING percent Overview of Cycling and Cycling Safety Nationwide and nationwide in is 0.90%, with the average for metropolitan areas of Major U.S. Cities 0.94%. Oregon is the top state for overall bicycle mode share with 2.36% of all trips by bike. Tennessee and West Virginia rank 1.9% lowest in bike to work commute share with only 0.07% of work 1.7% trips by bike. Arkansas ranks lowest for all bike trips according Nationwide to NHTS estimates, with only 0.15% of all trips by bike. Overview of Cycling and Cycling Safety Nationwide and in Most-Populous U.S. Cities 2.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% 0.40% 0.68% % of trips to work by bike In Major U.S. Cities 0.90% estimated % of all bike 0.94% trips by % of traffic fatalties are cyclists Sources: ACS (2005), NHTS (2001-2002) , FARS (2003-2005), City Surveys Note: estimated % of all trips by bike is from NHTS and represents metropolitan areas as opposed to cities source available, the 2005 ACS. While the decennial Census is taken in April, ACS data is collected throughout the year. The time of year the Census data is collected might impact reported bike and walk share of work trips. This is particularly true in cities such as Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. which can still be cold in April. Although the decennial Census has a larger sample size, in this case, the ACS may more accurately reflect bicycle travel because it is collected throughout the year. Estimated cycling mode share from the NHTS was also included in the data tables (pages 24-27) for comparison. The Numbers: Findings on Bicycle Mode Share Thunderhead used 2005 ACS to determine that nationwide, an average of 0.40% of trips to work are by bike. In the major U.S. cities studied here, the bicycle commute share is higher at 0.68%. Montana has the highest bike to work share at 1.60%. According to NHTS estimates, the total bicycle mode share that Who Bikes Bicycle Demographics: Data Limitations Determining who rides bikes is also difficult: the fact that only work trips are counted leaves out trips taken for nonwork purposes, such as those made by children, for recreational purposes, or in combination with other modes of transportation. Part of the efforts to increase and standardize local trip counts is including demographic information in these surveys. Local efforts have been conducted to capture information on cycling demographics (including some referenced in the Introduction chapter of this report). However, because there is no standardized format used for these surveys, Thunderhead relied on ACS and NHTS data for demographic information. Cyclists’ Income There is almost no variation at all in the bicycle mode share by income class. Data from the 2001 NHTS shows that cycling mode share is roughly 0.9% for all income classes. However, a more comprehensive examination of the socio-economics of cycling may reveal a difference in trip purpose among income classes (i.e. lower-income cyclists may cycle more for utility while high-income cyclists may cycle more for recreation). Regardless of the reason for cycle trips, these data show that cycling is a universal activity. Less than $20,000 Cyclist Mode Share by Income Class $20,000 to $39,999 Household Income $40,000 to $74,999 $75,000 to $99,999 $100,000 and over 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% Source: Pucher, John and John L. Renne, 2003. (cont. page 29) All
PHOTO COURTESY OF AMY KELLOGG Bicycle Mode Mode Share Share of All Workers of All vs. Mode Workers Share ofvs. Non- Mode Share White of Workers Non-White Workers percent of work trips by bike bike to work percent mode share 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.43 0.46 Who Bikes to Work MEN BIKE TO WORK AT THREE TIMES THE RATE OF WOMEN according to ACS 2005 data. New Mexico has the highest percentage of women cyclists (40%) among states. Delaware, New Jersey, and Oklahoma have the lowest percentage of women cyclists. Only 13% of all cyclists in these states are women. There is only a slight difference in the bicycle mode share of non-white workers compared to all workers. Non-white workers are 1.07 times as likely to bike to work than the average worker. The biggest differences are seen in West Virginia and Kentucky where non-white workers are 5.9 and 3.3 times more likely to bike to work than the average worker respectively. Although in 33 states non-whites are more likely to bike to work than any worker, in four states there is no difference in rates of biking to work between non-whites and all workers, and in 13 states nonwhites are less likely to bike to work than the average worker. Bike Trips to Work by Sex 78% men 22% women CURRENT STATUS OF BICYCLING Benchmarking Bicycling Bicycling & Walking & Walking/ the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007 2007 0.0% All Workers Non-White Workers Source: Census (2000) workers Source: ACS (2005) 21 21
Page 1 and 2: Bicycling and Walking in the U.S. B
Page 3 and 4: Bicycling and Walking in the U.S. T
Page 5 and 6: Acknowledgements This report has de
Page 7 and 8: Contents PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAN DRE
Page 9 and 10: Executive Summary Government offici
Page 11 and 12: to bicycle and pedestrian programs.
Page 13 and 14: 1: Introduction Benchmarking Bicycl
Page 15 and 16: Denver, CO receives Bicycle-Friendl
Page 17 and 18: all and included recommendations fo
Page 19 and 20: 2: Data Collection The Benchmarking
Page 21: 3: Current Status of Bicycling How
Page 25 and 26: % work trips by bike Percent of Tri
Page 27 and 28: State % of work trips Trips to work
Page 29 and 30: City Trips to work by bike % of wor
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Page 33 and 34: Number of People per Bike Shop in M
Page 35 and 36: anks lowest here with only 4.0% wal
Page 37 and 38: 7% Pedestrian Percent of Trips to W
Page 39 and 40: 100% Distribution of those who walk
Page 41 and 42: State % of trips by foot Trips to w
Page 43 and 44: City % of Trips by Foot Trips to Wo
Page 45 and 46: Pedestrian Mode Share & Safety in C
Page 47 and 48: includes funding for biking and wal
Page 49 and 50: Other Source: FHWA (2001-2006) Fede
Page 51 and 52: Funding for Bicycling & Walking Pro
Page 53 and 54: Distribution of Transportation Enha
Page 55 and 56: Percent of TE Funds to Bicycle & Pe
Page 57 and 58: Education Projects by State Ratio o
Page 59 and 60: Bicycle & Pedestrian Staff Levels i
Page 61 and 62: Members of LAPD Bicycle Police Team
Page 63 and 64: Excerpts from Model Policies: Chica
Page 65 and 66: State % of transportation $ to bike
Page 67 and 68: City Per capita spending on bicycle
Page 69 and 70: miles per square mile of city 18 16
Page 71 and 72: Minneapolis Top for Bike Parking Mi
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Transit Integration with Bicycling
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Thunderhead Alliance Bicycle & Pede
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Budgets of Thunderhead Organization
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evenue in dollars $2,500,000 $2,000
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State Total populationserved by org
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City Population served larger than
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average temperature (degrees farhen
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Demographic Influences Income Incom
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miles of bicycle facilities per squ
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percent of trips to work by foot %
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8: Impacts of Bicycling and 40% 35%
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percent of trips to work by bicycle
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30% 25% 20% 15% 10% Alaska Montana
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9: Conclusions Safety in Numbers Da
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Levels, Safety, and Funding 25% per
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10: Recommendations How You Can Use
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surveys. The team will expand outre
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State Thunderhead Organization AK N
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Nebraska Bikeable Communities: Omah
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City Census 2000 % bike to work Cen
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States Bike fatalities WISQARS Bike
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Bibliography: Chapter 1 - Introduct
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