2007 Benchmarking Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking

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Data Source: Thunderhead State Form Bicycling & Walking in the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007 56 BICYCLING & WALKING POLICIES & PROVISIONS How many people are working on behalf of cyclists & pedestrians FTE Bike/Ped Staff per Full-Time-Equivalent bike/ped staff per 1,000,000 people (3-year average) (1) Data Unavailable 0.1 - 0.3 0.4 - 0.7 0.8 - 1.2 1.3 - 1.6 Source: State Surveys (1) For states where the population is less than one million, standardized values will be larger than the actual number of staff. states L
Bicycle & Pedestrian Staff Levels in Major Cities number of FTE bicycle and pedestrian staff 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 8.5 Nashville 8 Portland 6 Seattle 5 Long Beach 5 Albuquerque 7 San Francisco 3.5 3.2 Oakland Miami 3 Minneapolis 13.5 Chicago 2 Cleveland 2 New Orleans 2.5 Washington 3 Columbus MAJOR U.S. CITIES AVERAGE 2.8 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN STAFF PER one million residents. Chicago has the most bicycle and pedestrian staff of any city surveyed with 13.5 full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff. Nashville’s highest in per capita bicycle and pedestrian staffing, with an equivalent of 16.3 full-time-equivalent staff for every one million residents. Cities reporting no dedicated bicycle and pedestrian staff are Indianapolis, Boston, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Fresno, Kansas City, Mesa, and Amarillo. 2 Charlotte 1 Honolulu 1 Tulsa number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) city staff dedicated to bicycle and pedestrian projects number of FTE city bicycle and pedestrian staff per one million people(1) 1 Virginia Beach 8 Los Angeles 4 Houston 0.75 Omaha 1 Tucson 1 Las Vegas cities Source: City Surveys (1) For cities where the population is less than one million, standardized values will be larger than the actual number of staff. Note: Data are unavailable for San Antonio, Dallas, Detroit, Austin, El Paso, Louisville, Sacramento and Arlington. 1 Denver 1 Milwaukee 1 Baltimore 1 Memphis 0.5 Colorado Springs 1 Jacksonville 1 San Jose 8 New York 1 San Diego 1 Phoenix 0.25 Fort Worth 0 Philadelphia 0 Indianapolis 0 Boston 0 Oklahoma City 0 Atlanta 0 Fresno 0 Kansas City (MO) Nashville and Portland rank highest for level of bicycle and pedestrian staffing. 0 Mesa 0 Amarillo (TX) BICYCLING & WALKING POLICIES & PROVISIONS 57 Bicycling & Walking in the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007
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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 and 22: 3: Current Status of Bicycling How
Page 23 and 24: PHOTO COURTESY OF AMY KELLOGG Bicyc
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: Education Projects by State Ratio o
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
Page 73 and 74: Transit Integration with Bicycling
Page 75 and 76: Thunderhead Alliance Bicycle & Pede
Page 77 and 78: Budgets of Thunderhead Organization
Page 79 and 80: evenue in dollars $2,500,000 $2,000
Page 81 and 82: State Total populationserved by org
Page 83 and 84: City Population served larger than
Page 85 and 86: City-Based Advocacy Organizations M
Page 87 and 88: average temperature (degrees farhen
Page 89 and 90: Demographic Influences Income Incom
Page 91 and 92: miles of bicycle facilities per squ
Page 93 and 94: percent of trips to work by foot %
Page 95 and 96: 8: Impacts of Bicycling and 40% 35%
Page 97 and 98: percent of trips to work by bicycle
Page 99 and 100: 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% Alaska Montana
Page 101 and 102: 9: Conclusions Safety in Numbers Da
Page 103 and 104: Levels, Safety, and Funding 25% per
Page 105 and 106: 10: Recommendations How You Can Use
Page 107 and 108: 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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