Alliance releases 2010 Benchmarking Report
Through funding from Bikes Belong, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Planet Bike, a new Benchmarking Report was released January 28, 2010 by the Alliance for Biking & Walking. The report explores the success of bicycle advocacy groups in securing federal funding for bicycling projects and driving spending of that funding on the local level.
The Benchmarking Project is also an on-going effort to collect and analyze data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states and the 51 largest U.S. cities.
This second biennial report reveals that in almost every state and
major U.S. city, bicyclists and pedestrians are at a disproportionate
risk of being killed, and receive less than their fair share of
transportation dollars. While 10% of trips in the U.S. are by bike or
foot, 13% of traffic fatalities are bicyclists and pedestrians. Biking
and walking receive less than 2% of federal transportation dollars.
The report also highlights that states with the lowest levels of biking
and walking have, on average, the highest rates of obesity, diabetes,
and high blood pressure. In contrast, states with the highest levels of
biking and walking have, on average, the lowest rates of obesity,
diabetes, and high blood pressure.
Additionall, the report ranks states and the largest U.S. cities in biking
and walking levels, safety, funding, advocacy, and policies.
Learn more and read the full report.
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