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Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2010 Benchmarking Report

Quick Facts Sheet Bicycling and Walking Levels

• 9.6% of all trips are by bicycle (0.9%) or foot (8.7%). • 3.3% of commuters nationwide are bicyclists (0.5%) or pedestrians (2.8%). • Residents of the largest U.S. cities are 1.8 times more likely to walk or bicycle to work than the national average. • From 2000 to 2007, the number of commuters who bicycle to work increased by 42%.

Levels of Bicycling and Walking, Bike/Ped

Levels of Bicycling and Walking, Bike/Ped Fatalities, and Bike/Ped Funding in the U.S. Fatalities, and Bike/Ped Funding in the U.S. 14% 13.1%

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety

12% 10%

9.6%

8% 6% 4% 2%

1.2%

• 13.1% of all traffic fatalities in the U.S. 0% are bicyclists (1.8%) or pedestrians % of trips % of traffic % of federal (11.3%). fatalities transportation • In the 51 largest U.S. cities, 4.8% of trips funding are by foot and 0.8% are by bicycle, yet 26.5% of traffic fatalities are pedestrians and 3.0% are bicyclists. • Seniors are the most vulnerable age group comprising 9% of walking trips and 4% of bicycling trips, yet accounting for 19% of pedestrian fatalities and 9% of bicyclist fatalities.

Funding for Bicycling and Walking

• States spend just 1.2% of their federal transportation dollars on bicycling and walking. This amounts to just $1.29 per capita.

Public Health and Bicycling and Walking

• While bicycling and walking levels fell 67% between 1960 and 2000, obesity levels increased by 241%. • Between 1966 and 2001, the number of children who bicycled or walked to school fell 68%, while the percentage of obese children rose 367%. • In general, states with the highest levels of bicycling and walking have the lowest levels of obesity, hypertension (high blood pressure), and diabetes and have the greatest percentage of adults who meet the recommended 30-plus minutes a day of physical activity.

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Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2010 Benchmarking Report

Quick Facts Sheet - Page 2 Disparities in Biking and Walking Levels, Safety, and Funding States State

Largest U.S. Cities

% of traffic % of trips fatalities % of federal by bike or that are transportation foot bicyclists or $ to bike/ped pedestrians

City

% of traffic % of trips fatalities % of federal by bike or that are transportation foot bicyclists or $ to bike/ped pedestrians

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma

6% 9% 11% 6% 12% 10% 12% 5% 8% 6% 8% 7% 11% 6% 8% 6% 6% 8% 11% 11% 11% 8% 9% 5% 7% 11% 8% 10% 8% 12% 6% 19% 6% 5% (1) 8% 8%

7% 14% 16% 6% 20% 11% 13% 15% 20% 10% 24% 5% 14% 9% 7% 6% 6% 13% 7% 18% 17% 14% 9% 7% 8% 6% 4% 16% 8% 23% 14% 25% 12% 6% 9% 8%

1.3% 1.4% 2.5% 0.9% 1.5% 1.2% 0.8% 2.3% 1.2% 1.2% 2.9% 1.2% 1.0% 1.3% 2.2% 1.3% 1.1% 0.7% 1.3% 0.7% 1.0% 1.3% 2.0% 0.4% 1.4% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 3.1% 0.6% 1.8% 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% 1.2% 0.4%

Albuquerque Arlington, TX Atlanta Austin Baltimore Boston Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Colorado Springs Columbus Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fort Worth Fresno Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City, MO Las Vegas Long Beach Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Mesa Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York Oakland Oklahoma City

3% (1) 2% (1) 6% 8% 12% 11% 8% 12% 8% 3% (1) 9% 7% 10% 10% 2% (1) 7% 3% (1) 8% (1) 5% 6% 7% 6% 10% 12% 12% 6% 7% 11% 8% 11% 9% 9% 9% 20% 12% 10%

35% 21% 17% 32% 38% 35% 20% 32% 23% 13% 22% 25% 37% 31% 23% 25% 33% 53% 26% 17% 22% 1% 25% 29% 36% 19% 14% 24% 39% 37% 23% 18% 26% 55% 28% 18%

6.4% 3.1% 1.0% 0.2% 0.9% 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.9% 0.9% 0.7% 0.05% 0.7% 1.3% (2) 0.8% 1.9% 1.0% 3.8% 0.2% 0.5% 1.2% 0.8% 1.1% 0.3% 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 3.3% 0.3% (2) 3.3% 0.6%

Oregon

11%

13%

1.3%

Omaha

2% (1)

9%

1.0%

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

12% 8% 5% 7% 6% 6% 10% 7% (1) 9% 10% 8% 9% 8%

11% 19% 12% 6% 7% 13% 12% 4% 10% 13% 6% 8% 3%

1.7% 2.8% 0.4% 0.5% 2.2% 0.8% 1.3% 3.0% 0.4% 2.2% 0.2% 1.2% 1.1%

Philadelphia 13% 34% 1.7% Phoenix 11% 28% 1.0% Portland, OR 11% 35% 8.2% Raleigh 4% (1) 29% 3.2% Sacramento 12% 33% 1.6% San Antonio 5% 24% 1.7% San Diego 11% 25% 1.8% San Francisco 12% 51% 0.5% San Jose 12% 36% 3.3% Seattle 11% 24% 2.5% Tucson 6% (1) 29% 3.2% Tulsa 3% (1) 30% 0.2% Virginia Beach 9% 22% 0.4% Washington, DC 12% 43% 2.1% Notes: (1) Represents percentage of commuters who bike or walk; data on all trips were unavailable. (2) Data unavailable.

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