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· Kids bike and walk more frequently to recreation areas when they are safer. Additionally, kids that bike or walk to parks, playgrounds, and other recreation areas use those sites more often.
Grow, H., et al., 2008
· When showers and secure parking are available at work, the likelihood of people bicycle commuting goes up.
Sener et al., 2008
An analysis of bicyclists and bicycling characteristics: Who, why, and how much are they bicycling?
· There is a positive correlation with both transportation and leisure related physical activity to land use planning that incorporates non-automobile transportation improvements and more comprehensive policies to direct development.
Aytu, S., et al., 2008
· This study found that of the 700 NY City office workers living in a 10 mile radius of work, one half of those surveyed said they would bike to work if they had safe lanes, secure parking, and facilities for washing up on site.
Pucher, J., et al., 1999
· There are roughly three times the number of bicycle parking spaces (9,433) than car parking spaces (3,200) for student use at the University of Colorado. During the early parts of 2009, roughly 75% of the bicycle spaces were occupied.
Asmar, M., 2009
"CU, Community Cycles team up for used bike sale," Daily Camera Online, August 25, 2009
· An average Bicycle Friendly Community had three times more bike commuters in 2008 than the national average. Bike commuting in Bicycle Friendly Communities grew 60% greater than the national average.
Flusche, D., 2009
American Community Survey Bicycle Community Trends, 2000 to 2008, League of American Bicyclists
· Greater increases in government spending on bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects is positively correlated with greater increases in bike commuter numbers.
Flusche, D., 2009
American Community Survey Bicycle Community Trends, 2000 to 2008, League of American Bicyclists
· At almost 20 times the national average, 10% of the residents in Boulder, CO typically bike to their workplace. In Boulder, the number of residents only driving to work dropped from 61% to 54%, while the nationwide drive-alone work commute share went up by 5.1%.
City of Boulder Transportation Staff, 2009
Journey to Work in the City of Boulder: Travel Data Update: October 2009
· Out of the 50 biggest US metropolitan areas, the five spending most on bicycle and pedestrian improvements spent seven times as much per capita as the five lowest spending areas ($1.54 vs $0.21).
McCann, B., and S. Handy, 2009
· There is more increases in bike commuting in areas near new facilities than in those farther away from new bicycle facilities.
Krizek, K., et al., 2009
· The top three most desired steps for the city of Portland, OR, based on a survey of residents, includes “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
· An AARP survey from 2008 found that 15% of older adults stated they rode a bicycle more frequently during the times since gas prices had risen. However, only 4 in 10 thought that adequate bicycle accommodations were provided in their neighborhood.
Skufca, L., 2008
Is the cost of gas leading Americans to use alternative transportaion?, AARP
· Bicycles can be carried on buses and trains on more than 100 transit systems in the US.
Schneider, R.
in "The Benefits of Complete Streets 5: Complete streets make for a good ride!"
· Improvement initiatives related to biking, walking, community design, and health had been created or considered by 86% of local governments, as of 2004.
International City County Management Association, 2004
· Through a review of 139 studies, it is found that measurable increases in bicycling require the combination of numerous interventions, including bike specific infrastructure and pro-bicycle initiatives, and supportive land use planning and automobile use restrictions.
Pucher, J., et al., 2009
