2007 Benchmarking Report - Alliance for Biking & Walking

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Bicycling & Walking in the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007 90 FACTORS INFLUENCING CYCLING, WALKING, AND SAFETY percent of trips to work by bicycle Bike to Work Modeshare Bicycle to Work Mode Share vs. Cycling Fatality Rates in States Relationship Between Bicycle Fatalities and Mode Share 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 Bicyclists are safer in numbers. cycling fatalities per cyclist percent of trips Bike to Trips work to by Work bicycle Rate of Cycling Fatalities Colorado Montana Oregon Idaho Vermont South Dakota Utah Washington Minnesota Nebraska Rhode Island Wyoming Massachusetts Connecticut Wisconsin Iowa Alaska Maine New Mexico North Dakota Illinois Indiana California Ohio Kansas Arkansas Pennsylvania Arizona Missouri New Jersey Hawaii New York Oklahoma New Hampshire Virginia Delaware Maryland Michigan Texas Nevada Louisianna Georgia North Carolina Florida Tennessee Kentucky South Carolina Mississippi West Virginia Alabama states Source: ACS (2005), FARS (2003-2005) r = -0.55 (1) Cycling fatalities per cyclist = 3 yr. average number of cyclist fatalities /number of people who commute by bike. MANY STUDIES NOW SHOW THAT BICYCLING SAFETY INCREASES GREATLY AS cycling levels rise (Jacobsen, 2003). For this illustration, bike to work mode share from the ACS 2005 was compared to FARS bicycle fatality data. To figure the fatality rate, the project team divided the threeyear average number of bicycle fatalities by the number of people who bike to work. The result is a negative correlation (r=-0.55) that suggests greater cycling levels may mean increased safety for cyclists. cycling Rate fatalities of Cycling per Fatalities cyclist (1)
percent of trips to work by foot % of all trips to work by foot Relationship Between Pedestrian Fatalities and Mode Share 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% pedestrian fatalities per pedestrian Bike trips to work percent of Rate trips of to pedestrian work by foot fatalities Vermont Nebraska Alaska Maine Montana Iowa Wyoming North Dakota Idaho Minnesota Wisconsin New York Kansas New Hampshire Massachusetts South Dakota Pennsylvania Washington Oregon Colorado Rhode Island Connecticut Ohio Utah Illinois New Jersey Indiana West Virginia Virginia Hawaii Oklahoma Missouri Kentucky California Michigan Maryland Arkansas Delaware Tennessee Nevada Arizona New Mexico Georgia Texas North Carolina Alabama Louisianna South Carolina Mississippi Florida states Source: ACS (2005), FARS (2003-2005) r = -0.70 (1) Pedestrian fatalities per pedestrian = 3 yr. average number of pedestrian fatalities/ number of people who commute by foot. STATES WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF WALKING HAVE LOWER RATES OF pedestrian fatalities. For this illustration, pedestrian worker mode share from the ACS was compared to FARS data on pedestrian fatalities. To figure the fatality rate, the three-year average number of pedestrian fatalities was divided by the number of people who walk to work. The result is a negative correlation (r=-0.70) that suggests higher levels of walking may increase safety. 0.005 0.0045 0.004 0.0035 0.003 0.0025 0.002 0.0015 0.001 0.0005 0 pedestrian rate fatalities of pedestrian per pedestrian fatalities (1) Higher levels of walking contribute to pedestrian safety. FACTORS INFLUENCING CYCLING, WALKING, AND SAFETY 91 Bicycling & Walking in the U.S./ Thunderhead Alliance 2007
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Acknowledgements This report has de
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Contents PHOTO COURTESY OF SEAN DRE
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Executive Summary Government offici
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to bicycle and pedestrian programs.
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1: Introduction Benchmarking Bicycl
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Denver, CO receives Bicycle-Friendl
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all and included recommendations fo
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2: Data Collection The Benchmarking
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3: Current Status of Bicycling How
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PHOTO COURTESY OF AMY KELLOGG Bicyc
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% work trips by bike Percent of Tri
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State % of work trips Trips to work
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City Trips to work by bike % of wor
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PHOTO COURTESY OF TRANSPORTATION AL
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Number of People per Bike Shop in M
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anks lowest here with only 4.0% wal
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7% Pedestrian Percent of Trips to W
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100% Distribution of those who walk
Page 41 and 42: State % of trips by foot Trips to w
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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
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
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Page 87 and 88: average temperature (degrees farhen
Page 89 and 90: Demographic Influences Income Incom
Page 91: miles of bicycle facilities per squ
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
Page 109 and 110: State Thunderhead Organization AK N
Page 111 and 112: Nebraska Bikeable Communities: Omah
Page 113 and 114: City Census 2000 % bike to work Cen
Page 115 and 116: States Bike fatalities WISQARS Bike
Page 117 and 118: Bibliography: Chapter 1 - Introduct
Page 120: $24.95 Made possible in part by: MA
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