Facilities Statistics
This section contains:
What do people want?
If you build it, they will come
Bicycle facilities and safety
Facilities and kids
What do people want? [back to top]
- An engineering firm found that only 7 percent of Ashland, OR residents are comfortable with the city's bicycle infrastructure.
Kittelson & Associates, 2010, in Associated Press, 2010
"Study says Ashland is full of potential bike commuters," OregonLive.com, 9 November 2010
- A study found that bicycling on separated facilities like cycle tracks is safer than riding on streets without bicycle facilities. Cyclists were also 2.5 times more likely to ride on the cycle tracks than on the streets.
Lusk, A., et al., 2010
- A study of cyclists' travel habits found that bike trips were 360 meters longer than the shortest possible route, while car trips were 540 meters longer. Cyclists chose to detour from the shortest possible route to routes with more bicycle facilities, local roads, and off-street paths.
Winters, M., et al., 2011
- A census of cyclists in Calgary, Canada found that 75% of cyclists commuting downtown were male. Women were more likely than men to be possible or occasional cyclists, while men were more likely than women to be regular cyclists. Women were more concerned about safety, being able to carry daily items, and the need to fix their hair.
Twaddle, H., et al., 2011
- Sixty percent of people in England who are able to ride a bike are deterred from cycling because they feel it's unsafe to cycle on roads. More than half said they would start riding or ride more often if there were more cycle paths.
Thornton, A., et al., 2010
Climate Change and Transport Choices, Department of Transport
- A survey of Portland, Oregon cycle track users found that 70% of respondents though the cycle track made cycling safer and easier. Motorists generally thought that the cycle track didn't make driving any less convenient or slower. Only three percent of cyclists didn't use the cycle track, compared to before it was installed, when 12% of riders rode in the street instead of in the bike lane.
Monsere, C., et al., 2011
- In a survey of Bay Area residents, pedestrians, drivers, and bicyclists all named bicycle lanes as the top traffic safety improvement for a major urban corridor.
Sanders Carlton, R., 2011
- FIfty-four percent of New York City voters say that bike lanes are good "because it's greener and healthier for people to ride their bicycles."
Wolfson, H., 2011
Memorandum on Bike Lanes, City of New York, Office of the Mayor, 21 March 2011
- Sixty-six percent of new bike lanes installed in New York City have no effects on parking or on the number of moving lanes.
Wolfson, H., 2011
Memorandum on Bike Lanes, City of New York, Office of the Mayor, 21 March 2011
- Forty-five percent of Americans say their communities lack enough places to bike.
Belden Russonello and Stewart, 2011
- A survey of Toronto residents found that 72% support separated bike lanes.
Rider, D., 2011
"65% of Torontonians say no to road tolls; 72% want bike lanes," Thestar.com, 3 June 2011
- A survey of U.S. mayors found that 60% of mayors believe a lack of funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects is a key issue.
The United States Conference of Mayors, 2011
Metropolitan Transportation Infrastructure Survey
- A survey of Australian adults found that three in five have access to a bike, but many don't ride at all or as much as they want to due to road and safety issues. Respondents said that separated bike paths would encourage them to start riding at all or more often.
Cycling Promotion Fund, 2011
Riding a Bike for Transport: 2011 Survey Findings
- Seventy percent of Americans say that having bike lanes or paths in their community is important to them.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2010
- In New York City, females are twice as likely to use greenway paths than to use on-street bike lanes.
New York City Department of Planning, 2009
- A survey of adult Georgians found that 92% agree that encouraging bicycling is a long-term investment in a higher quality of life for their community, and more than 4 in 5 Georgians say they would ride a bike more frequently if their community had better bike facilities.
University of Georgia, 2011
2011 Statewide Survey on Bicycle Issues
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A survey of New York City bicyclists found:
- The majority of cyclists prefer riding on off-street bike facilities to on-street (76%)
- The most common reasons non-commuting cyclists don't bike commute to work are driver behavior/traffic and lack of safe storage at work
- The most common reasons people bike commute are because it is healthy/good exercise and it is environmentally friendly
- The average bike commute takes 35 minutes
New York City Department of City Planning, 2007
The New York City Bicycle Survey, May 2007
- Homeowners are willing to pay a $9,000 premium to live within 1,000 feet of the Little Miami Scenic Trail.
vom Hofe, R., and Parent, O., in University of Cincinnati, 2011
- An October 2011 survey of NYC residents found that 72% support a bike share system in the city and 58% support the expansion of bike lanes in the city. However, only 46% want bike lanes in their neighborhood (48% do not).
Quinnipiac University, 2011
- Eighty-four percent of Americans who do and 71% who don't participate in outdoor activities say that biking/walking trails in their neighborhood are important to them.
Outdoor Industry Association, 2011
Outdoor Recreation Participation Report 2011
- A survey of users of Portland, Oregon's Intertwine path system found that 22% of bicyclists were using the paths for pleasure or exercise (compared to 97% of pedestrians) and 76% of bicyclists were using it for commuting to work or school (compared to 2% of pedestrians)
Oregon Metro, 2011
- A poll of New York City residents found that 60% support bike lanes, 64% see more New Yorkers biking in the next five years, and 76% want to increase or maintain the number of bike lanes.
Lisberg, A., 2012
"Bike lanes will be old news for new mayor, survey says," City & State, 13 March 2012
- From 2006-2011, bicycling in San Francisco increased 71 percent. From 2010-2011, it increased 7 percent, making up 3.5 % of all trips in the city. The greatest growth in bicycling came on Market Street, which has green, protected bikeways. On Market Street, bicycling increased 115% from 2006, and 43% from 2010.
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, 2012
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A survey of residents near Washington, D.C.'s 16th Street NW cycletrack revealed that:
- 82% agree that Washington, D.C. should be investing in projects that encourage more people to ride bicycles for transportation
- 89% agree that the city should be investing in projects that improve the safety of bicycling
- 82% agree that bicycling is an important part of the Washington transportation system
- Bicycle volumes increased 200% after the facilities were installed
- 90% of users say they feel safer bicycling on Pennsylvania Ave because of the new lanes
- Nearly 3 in 4 residents support the bike lanes and believe them to be a valuable asset to the neighborhood
- They support the 15th Street cycletrack (84%)
- The cycletrack on 15th Street is a valuable asset to the neighborhood (83%)
District Department of Transportation, 2012
District Department of Transportation Bicycle Facility Evaluation
- In a survey of bicycling visitors to North Carolina's northern Outer Banks region, nearly two-thirds indicated that they felt safer riding on bicycling facilities, more than 75% felt that additional bicycle facilities should be built, and nine out of ten strongly agreed that state and/or federal tax dollars should be used to build more bicycle facilities.
North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation, 2004
- Half of 700 New York City office workers living within 10 miles of their job said they would bike to work if provided with safe lanes, secure parking, and wash-up facilities.
Pucher, J. et al., 1999
- Individuals who have not bicycled in the past 30 days are less satisfied with the state of bicycle facilities than those who have.
National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors Report, 2002
- Residents who choose to live in a city because of a supportive bicycling environment are 1.69 times as likely to bicycle than residents who do not.
Xing, Y., et al., 2008
- According to a survey of Portland, OR, residents, the top three most desired next steps for the city include "increase and improve bike lanes" and "increase car-free streets & zones".
City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, 2009
Central Portland Plan Community Survey Results Summary Report
- Bicycle commuters would be willing to increase their commute time by 75%, a value of $6.52 per round-trip, to have an on-street bicycle lane.
Krizek, K., 2006
- Bicyclists travel 67% longer on average to include a trail facility on their route.
Krizek, K., et al., 2007
- Only 15% of bike commuters say their employers provide bike facilities.
Moritz, W., 1997
- In a summer 2008 AARP survey, 15% of older adults said they had ridden a bicycle more frequently since gas prices had risen. Yet only 4 in 10 said they thought their neighborhood had adequate bicycle accommodations.
Skufca, L., 2008
Is the cost of gas leading Americans to use alternative transportaion?, AARP
- According to a government survey, almost half (47%) of Americans 16 and older say they would like to see more bike paths, lanes, and trails in their community.
Royal, D., and D. Miller-Steiger, 2008
- More than 100 transit systems in the US carry passengers' bicycles on buses and trains.
Schneider, R.
in "The Benefits of Complete Streets 5: Complete streets make for a good ride!"
- As of 2004, 86% of local governments had introduced or were considering initiatives linking bicycling, walking, community design, and health.
International City County Management Association, 2004
- In a study of a Toronto neighborhood's stores, patrons said they would prefer a bike lane to widened sidewalks at a ratio of almost four to one.
The Clean Air Partnership, 2009
Bike Lanes, On-Street Parking and Business: A study of Bloor Street in Toronto's Annex Neighbourhood
- Interventions to reduce traffic speed and volume are likely to promote bicycling.
Jacobson, P., et al., 2009
If you build it, they will come [back to top]
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In San Jose, California, bicycling to work increased 200% between 2006 and 2008. A study of the city's bike trail system found that:
- Use has increased by double-digits every year from 2006 to 2008
- More than 50% of trail users are commuting to and from work
- Trail users report a desire to bike more with further trail development
Zsutty, Y., 2010
- After buffered bike lanes were installed on Philadelphia's Spruce and Pine streets, bike traffic increased 95% and the number of bicyclists riding on the sidewalks decreased by up to 75%
Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, 2010
"Bicycle usage up 95% on Spruce and Pine bike lanes," 10 December 2009
- After two streets in Minneapolis were converted to be more bicycle friendly, bike traffic increased 43%, total vehicle crashes decreased, traffic efficiency was maintained, and parking revenues remained consistent.
City of Minneapolis, 2010
Hennepin and 1st avenues two-way conversion leads to fewer crashes, better access
- Fifty-seven percent of Americans say the design of neighborhood streets is very important in helping them get physical activity. Americans over 65, African-Americans, and Hispanics were more likely than most to say their neighborhood street environment is important.
Carlson, S., et al., 2011
- A survey of Portland, Oregon cycle track users found that 70% of respondents though the cycle track made cycling safer and easier. Motorists generally thought that the cycle track didn't make driving any less convenient or slower. Only three percent of cyclists didn't use the cycle track, compared to before it was installed, when 12% of riders rode in the street instead of in the bike lane.
Monsere, C., et al., 2011
- There is little correlation between population density and cycling rate.
Hembrow, D., 2011
- In Washington, DC, the highest rates of bike commuting tend to be correlated with those neighborhoods where the city has invested in bike facilities.
Pitingolo, R., 2011
"DC cycling concentrated in Northwest and Capitol Hill," Greater Greater Washington, 1 March 2011
- Bicycling is growing the fastest in large cities like Chicago, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco, and Portland, OR—at least doubling since 1990. These cities have seen a boom in bicycling because they have consciously worked to grow bicycling. Cities, like Portland, that have implemented a comprehensive range of efforts, including infrastructure, programs, and policies to promote cycling are seeing the best results; in Portland, cycling levels grew six-fold.
Pucher, J., et al., 2011
- In large US cities where bicycling is growing, bicycling growth is highly concentrated in central cities, but it is still very low in most suburbs.
Pucher, J., et al., 2011
- Bicycling in New York City increased 8% between 2010 and 2011, 102% since 2007, and 289% compared to 2001. During the same time, safety increased for all road users.
New York City Department of Transportation, 2011
"NYC DOT Announces Commuter Biking has Doubled in the Last Four Years..."
- In Salt Lake City, bicycling increased 27 percent from 2010 to 2011, thanks in part to a 50-mile bikeway expansion.
Office of the Mayor, Salt Lake City, 2011
"Second Annual Bike Count Shows Big Jump in Cyclists," Office of the Mayor, 1 November 2011
- After the BIXI bike sharing system was implemented in Montreal, individuals who lived within 1km of a station were more likely to cycle for transportation.
Fuller, D., et al., 2011
- Americans with nearby biking routes are more likely to participate in outdoor activities than those who don't have nearby biking routes (58% versus 47%).
Outdoor Industry Association, 2011
Outdoor Recreation Participation Report 2011
- Bicycling in Minneapolis, Minnesota increased 47% from 2007-2011. From 2010-2011, the city expanded its on-street bikeway network by 75%.
City of Minneapolis Public Works Department, 2012
2011 City of Minneapolis Bicycling Account
- Cities with more bike paths and lanes have significantly higher bike commuting rates.
Buehler, R., and J. Pucher, 2012
- From 2006-2011, bicycling in San Francisco increased 71 percent. From 2010-2011, it increased 7 percent, making up 3.5 % of all trips in the city. The greatest growth in bicycling came on Market Street, which has green, protected bikeways. On Market Street, bicycling increased 115% from 2006, and 43% from 2010.
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, 2012
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A report of the four Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program communities found;
- 16 million miles were bicycled or walked that would have otherwise been driven in 2012
- The number of bicyclists increased 49 percent on average between 2007 and 2010
- The share of trips taken by bicycle increased 36 percent. Driving mode share decreased 3 percent.
- Additional biking and walking trips saved the communities $6.9 million by reducing the economic cost of mortility
Federal Highway Administration, 2012
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A survey of residents near Washington, D.C.'s 16th Street NW cycletrack revealed that:
- 82% agree that Washington, D.C. should be investing in projects that encourage more people to ride bicycles for transportation
- 89% agree that the city should be investing in projects that improve the safety of bicycling
- 82% agree that bicycling is an important part of the Washington transportation system
- Bicycle volumes increased 200% after the facilities were installed
- 90% of users say they feel safer bicycling on Pennsylvania Ave because of the new lanes
- Nearly 3 in 4 residents support the bike lanes and believe them to be a valuable asset to the neighborhood
- They support the 15th Street cycletrack (84%)
- The cycletrack on 15th Street is a valuable asset to the neighborhood (83%)
District Department of Transportation, 2012
District Department of Transportation Bicycle Facility Evaluation
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After New York City installed a protected green bike lane on Columbus Avenue,
- Bicycling increased 56% on weekdays
- Crashes decreased 34%
- Speeding decreased
- Sidewalk riding decreased
- Traffic flow remained similar
- Commercial loading hours/space increased 475%
New York City Department of Transportation, 2011
Columbus Avenue parking-protected bicycle path preliminary assessment
- Bicycle facilities are most effective in highly-accessible urban areas where a large number of commute trips can take place across short distances.
Douma and Cleaveland, 2008
- Land use plans that include non-automobile transportation improvements and more comprehensive policies to guide development are positively associated with both transportation- and leisure-related physical activity.
Aytu, S., et al., 2008
- People are more likely to bike commute if they have secure parking and showers at their work.
Sener et al., 2008
An analysis of bicyclists and bicycling characteristics: Who, why, and how much are they bicycling?
- People are less likely to bicycle where pavement quality is poor.
Sener et al., 2008
An analysis of bicyclists and bicycling characteristics: Who, why, and how much are they bicycling?
- After a bike and pedestrian lane was installed on a South Carolina bridge, 67% of users indicated that their activity levels had increased since the opening of the lane.
McCarthy, D., 2009
- Living closer to a rail-trail is positively associated with active transportation.
Troped, P., et al., 2003
- One year after a bike path in Los Angeles was built user traffic increased 38%.
Cohen, D., et al., 2008
Impact of a new bicycle path on physical activity, Preventive Medicine, 46, 80-81
- Two years after bike lines were designated, bike traffic on Toronto streets increased 23% on average.
Pucher, J. et al., 1999
- The provision of traffic free bike routes could produce a 17 to 101% increase in cycling.
Parkin, J., et al., 2008
- Since 2007, 140 miles of new bicycle routes have been added to New York City's on-street bicycle network. In that time, commuter cycling grew 35%.
New York City Department of Transportation, 2008
- Half of 700 New York City office workers living within 10 miles of their job said they would bike to work if provided with safe lanes, secure parking, and wash-up facilities.
Pucher, J. et al., 1999
- Since the 1990s the city of Cambridge, Mass., has installed 37 miles of bike lanes and paths. From 2002-2006, the number of cyclists increased 70%.
City of Cambridge
- Bicycles represent 13% of all vehicles on four of Portland's bicycle-friendly Willamette River bridges.
City of Portland Office of Transportation, 2008
- From 1992-2005 Portland, Ore., increased its bikeway network by 215%, and during that period bicycle commuting doubled.
Birk, M., and R. Geller, 2005
- The University of Colorado has nearly three times as many bike parking spaces (9,433) as car parking spaces (3,200) for students. In early 2009, nearly 75 percent of the bike parking spaces were full.
Asmar, M., 2009
"CU, Community Cycles team up for used bike sale," Daily Camera Online, August 25, 2009
- Only 21 percent of employees work within three miles of a downtown, while 45 percent work more than 10 miles away from a city center. Between 1998 and 2006, nearly all metro areas saw a decrease in the share of jobs located within three miles of downtown, even though the number of jobs in all metros rose during that period.
Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, 2009
“Job Sprawl” Undermines Long-Term Regional, National Prosperity
- A study of trail users in rural West Virginia found that 98% of trail users on two new trails reported that their activity levels had increased since beginning to use the new trails.
Gordon, P., et al., 2004
- People living within a half-mile of a bike path are at least 20% more likely to bicycle at least once a week, compared to people living slightly farther away from the path.
Vernez-Moudon, et al., 2005
in Pucher, J., et al., 2009, "Inrastructure, Programs and Policies to Increase Bicycling"
- Among the 50 largest US metropolitan areas, the five that spend the most on bicycle and pedestrian facilities invested seven times as much per capita ($1.54) as the five lowest-spending metro areas ($0.21).
McCann, B., and S. Handy, 2009
- One study of cities across the US estimated that for every 1% increase in the length of on-street bicycle lanes, there is a 0.31% increase in bicycle commuters.
Dill, J., and T. Carr, 2003
- Multi-use trails have been shown to be particularly beneficial in promoting physical activity among women and people in lower-income areas.
Brownson, R., et al., 2000
- People who live near multi-use trails are 50% more likely to meet physical activity guidelines and 73-80% more likely to bicycle.
Huston et al., Pierce et al., and Moudon et al.
- Areas near new bicycle facilities showed considerably more of an increase in bicycle commuting than areas farther away.
Krizek, K., et al., 2009
- A survey of college students revealed that both non-bicycle commuters and bike commuters say that bicycle lanes, trails, and paths would encourage them to ride a bike (or ride more often) to campus.
Gulash, A., and K. Clifton, 2009
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A study of Portland, OR businesses with nearby bike corrals found that the top five perceived benefits were:
- 86% Help to promote sustainability
- 84% Enhance the street and neighborhood identity
- 77% Increase transportation options for employees and patrons
- 67% Increase foot and bike traffic
- 53% Increase the visibility of businesses from the street
Meisel, D., 2010
Bike Corrals: Local Business Impacts, Benefits, and Attitudes
Bicycle facilities and safety [back to top]
- A study found that separated bike paths have better air quality than traditional bike lanes.
Kendrick, C., et al., 2010 in Maus, J., 2010
- A study found that bicycling on separated facilities like cycle tracks is safer than riding on streets without bicycle facilities. Cyclists were also 2.5 times more likely to ride on the cycle tracks than on the streets.
Lusk, A., et al., 2010
- Sixty percent of people in England who are able to ride a bike are deterred from cycling because they feel it's unsafe to cycle on roads. More than half said they would start riding or ride more often if there were more cycle paths.
Thornton, A., et al., 2010
Climate Change and Transport Choices, Department of Transport
- A review of 23 studies on bicycling injuries found that bike facilities (e.g. off-road paths, on-road marked bike lanes, and on-road bike routes) are where bicyclists are safest.
Reynolds, C., et al., 2009
- When protected bike lanes are installed in New York City, injury crashes for all road users (drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists) typically drop by 40% and by more than 50% in some locations.
Wolfson, H., 2011
Memorandum on Bike Lanes, City of New York, Office of the Mayor, 21 March 2011
- A survey of Australian adults found that three in five have access to a bike, but many don't ride at all or as much as they want to due to road and safety issues. Respondents said that separated bike paths would encourage them to start riding at all or more often.
Cycling Promotion Fund, 2011
Riding a Bike for Transport: 2011 Survey Findings
- Cities with high bicycling rates tend to have lower crash rates for all road users.
Marshall, W., and N. Garrick, 2011
Evidence on why bike-friendly cities are safer for all road users, Environmental Practice, 13, 1
- Bicycling in New York City increased 8% between 2010 and 2011, 102% since 2007, and 289% compared to 2001. During the same time, safety increased for all road users.
New York City Department of Transportation, 2011
"NYC DOT Announces Commuter Biking has Doubled in the Last Four Years..."
- The installation of many miles of new bike lanes in New York City did not lead to an increase in bike crashes, despite the increase in the number of cyclists.
Chen, L., et al., 2011
- Between 2003 and 2007, bike commuting in Minneapolis increased 100%. Since 2000, bike crashes have declined 20% on average every year.
Bike Walk Twin Cities in Bike.Walk.Move.org, 2011
Infographic highlights biking, walking in Twin Cities, November 1, 2011
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A survey of residents near Washington, D.C.'s 16th Street NW cycletrack revealed that:
- 82% agree that Washington, D.C. should be investing in projects that encourage more people to ride bicycles for transportation
- 89% agree that the city should be investing in projects that improve the safety of bicycling
- 82% agree that bicycling is an important part of the Washington transportation system
- Bicycle volumes increased 200% after the facilities were installed
- 90% of users say they feel safer bicycling on Pennsylvania Ave because of the new lanes
- Nearly 3 in 4 residents support the bike lanes and believe them to be a valuable asset to the neighborhood
- They support the 15th Street cycletrack (84%)
- The cycletrack on 15th Street is a valuable asset to the neighborhood (83%)
District Department of Transportation, 2012
District Department of Transportation Bicycle Facility Evaluation
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After New York City installed a protected green bike lane on Columbus Avenue,
- Bicycling increased 56% on weekdays
- Crashes decreased 34%
- Speeding decreased
- Sidewalk riding decreased
- Traffic flow remained similar
- Commercial loading hours/space increased 475%
New York City Department of Transportation, 2011
Columbus Avenue parking-protected bicycle path preliminary assessment
- Major streets without bike facilities are where the most bike crashes happen, followed by minor streets without facilities, bike paths, and then bike lanes.
Moritz, W., 1997
- Bicycle safety improvements attract proportionately more people to bicycling than automobile safety improvements (i.e. a 10% increase in safety results in a greater than 10% increase in the share of people bicycle commuting).
Noland, R., 1995
- In a survey of bicycling visitors to North Carolina's northern Outer Banks region, nearly two-thirds indicated that they felt safer riding on bicycling facilities, more than 75% felt that additional bicycle facilities should be built, and nine out of ten strongly agreed that state and/or federal tax dollars should be used to build more bicycle facilities.
North Carolina Department of Transportation Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation, 2004
- A national survey found that bike lanes were available for less than 5% of bike trips.
National Complete Streets Coalition
"The Benefits of Complete Streets 6: Complete streets fight climate change!"
- A review of 23 studies on transportation infrastructure and bicyclist safety concluded that bicycle-specific facilities reduce crashes and injuries among cyclists.
Reynolds, C., et al., 2009
- There is a direct correlation between feelings of personal safety and the number and percentage of weekly trips taken by bike.
Inavero Institute for Service Research, 2009
- A study of Portland, Oregon's "bike boxes" found that the markings increased perceived safety for cyclists. More than half of motorists and 75% of cyclists thought the bike boxes made intersections safer.
Dill, J., and C. Monsere, 2009
in "Green box biking and safety: it's all in our heads," TreeHugger, 6 January, 2010
- When the city of Seattle removed car lanes and added bike lanes to its Stone Way North street, the volume of cyclists increased 25%, motor traffic on adjacent streets declined 12-34%, speeding decreased 80%, and collisions dropped 14%.
City of Seattle Department of Transportation
Stone Way N Rechannelization: Before and After Study
Facilities and kids [back to top]
- Young teens who live in neighborhoods where they can safely bike and walk to school and other destinations are significantly less likely to be obese.
Priedt, R., 2010
"Neighborhood planning could help more kids avoid obesity," HealthDay News, 3 June 2010
- Over the width of one traffic lane, cycling and walking can move five to ten times more people than driving.
Ekoster, J., et al., 1999
in "Implementing Complete Streets I: Costs of complete streets"
- In England, a bicycle is stolen every 71 seconds.
BBC, 2007
"Bicycle stolen every 71 seconds," BBC News online, April 27, 2007
- In a California study, children who passed by completed Safe Routes to School projects were more likely to show increases in active travel to school compared to children who didn't pass projects (15% vs 4%).
Boarnet, M, et al., 2005
- Kids who bike or walk to recreation sites (parks, playgrounds, etc.) use them more often. The safer it is to bike or walk to play sites, the more likely it is that kids will bike or walk there.
Grow, H., et al., 2008
- An evaluation of California's Safe Routes to School projects found that five of 10 selected projects were successful at increasing perceived safety, safety-related behaviors, and the number of children bicycling and walking to school.
Boarnet, M, et al., 2005
- Children are less likely to bike or walk to school when there is a busy road barrier en route to school, or when parents believe that there are no lights or crossings for their child to use.
Timperio, A., et al., 2006
- High school girls who have numerous parks, schools, and other physical activity facilities in their neighborhood are significantly more likely to report getting vigorous physical activity than those who don't have any.
Pate, R., et al., 2008
- Pre-adolescent girls who live near multi-use trails get 5% more physical activity and have 1.4% lower body mass indexes than those who don't live near a trail.
Evenson, K., 2007
- In 2009, 88 percent of U.S. children's bike-related deaths occurred in the street, up from 38 percent in 1990 and 47 percent in 2005.
Mehan, T., et al., 2009
- Children are more likely to bike or walk to school when there are recreational facilities and bike paths nearby.
Ziviani, P., et al., 2009
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