2007 Benchmarking Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking
2007 Benchmarking Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking
2007 Benchmarking Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Bicycle & Pedestrian Staff Levels in Major Cities<br />
number of FTE bicycle and pedestrian staff<br />
18<br />
16<br />
14<br />
12<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
8.5<br />
Nashville<br />
8<br />
Portland<br />
6<br />
Seattle<br />
5<br />
Long Beach<br />
5<br />
Albuquerque<br />
7<br />
San Francisco<br />
3.5<br />
3.2<br />
Oakland<br />
Miami<br />
3<br />
Minneapolis<br />
13.5<br />
Chicago<br />
2<br />
Cleveland<br />
2<br />
New Orleans<br />
2.5<br />
Washington<br />
3<br />
Columbus<br />
MAJOR U.S. CITIES AVERAGE 2.8 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN STAFF PER one million<br />
residents. Chicago has the most bicycle and pedestrian staff of any city surveyed<br />
with 13.5 full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff. Nashville’s highest in per capita bicycle and<br />
pedestrian staffing, with an equivalent of 16.3 full-time-equivalent staff <strong>for</strong> every one<br />
million residents. Cities reporting no dedicated bicycle and pedestrian staff are Indianapolis,<br />
Boston, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Fresno, Kansas City, Mesa, and Amarillo.<br />
2<br />
Charlotte<br />
1<br />
Honolulu<br />
1<br />
Tulsa<br />
number of full-time-equivalent (FTE) city staff dedicated to bicycle and pedestrian projects<br />
number of FTE city bicycle and pedestrian staff per one million people(1)<br />
1<br />
Virginia Beach<br />
8<br />
Los Angeles<br />
4<br />
Houston<br />
0.75<br />
Omaha<br />
1<br />
Tucson<br />
1<br />
Las Vegas<br />
cities<br />
Source: City Surveys<br />
(1) For cities where the population is less than one million, standardized values will be larger than the actual number of staff.<br />
Note: Data are unavailable <strong>for</strong> San Antonio, Dallas, Detroit, Austin, El Paso, Louisville, Sacramento and Arlington.<br />
1<br />
Denver<br />
1<br />
Milwaukee<br />
1<br />
Baltimore<br />
1<br />
Memphis<br />
0.5<br />
Colorado Springs<br />
1<br />
Jacksonville<br />
1<br />
San Jose<br />
8<br />
New York<br />
1<br />
San Diego<br />
1<br />
Phoenix<br />
0.25<br />
Fort Worth<br />
0<br />
Philadelphia<br />
0<br />
Indianapolis<br />
0<br />
Boston<br />
0<br />
Oklahoma City<br />
0<br />
Atlanta<br />
0<br />
Fresno<br />
0<br />
Kansas City (MO)<br />
Nashville and Portland<br />
rank highest <strong>for</strong> level<br />
of bicycle and<br />
pedestrian staffing.<br />
0<br />
Mesa<br />
0<br />
Amarillo (TX)<br />
BICYCLING & WALKING POLICIES & PROVISIONS<br />
57<br />
Bicycling & <strong>Walking</strong> in the U.S./ Thunderhead <strong>Alliance</strong> <strong>2007</strong>
Change language