Ken Mcleod

Updated NHTSA Data On People Killed While Walking Shows 40 Year High

By Ken Mcleod | April 25, 2023
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has updated its Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST) with 2021 allowing detailed analysis of traffic fatalities for the years 2007-2021. Looking back further involves compiling data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), but all of the data…

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New Fatality Data Shows Increase In Bicyclist Deaths, Divergence In States With Most Bicyclist Deaths

By Ken Mcleod | April 7, 2023
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released a detailed overview on the deadliness of our roadways in 2021, the most recent year for which complete statistics are now available. The report shows that in 2021 bicyclist fatalities continued their decade-long climb. From a low of 623 bicyclist deaths in 2010, eleven years later fatalities climbed to…

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Highlights From The 50th Edition Of National Transportation Statistics

By Ken Mcleod | March 8, 2023
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The National Transportation Statistics (NTS) is a collection of transportation data first published in November 1971. This year is its 50th publication and commemorative editions are available from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The NTS is a unique collection of transportation statistics going beyond surface transportation and including all sorts of topics, including air travel,…

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New State Transportation Alternatives Funding Fact Sheets

By Ken Mcleod | January 26, 2023
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The League of American Bicyclists and the Safe Routes Partnership partnered to review each state’s Transportation Alternatives process and create fact sheets with important data on each state’s process. Please check out our new fact sheets and other resources about accessing federal funds for active transportation. The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) provides roughly $1.3 Billion each year for safety…

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First Federal Data On Pandemic-Era Bike Commuting

By Ken Mcleod | September 15, 2022
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The story of commuting to work during the Covid-19 pandemic is one of disruption. As we socially distanced, shifted to remote work, and followed public health guidance, many people found new ways to work – most often from home. With the release of 1-year estimates on how people commuted to work in 2021 from the…

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Traffic Fatalities Per Person In The United States And Other Countries

By Ken Mcleod | September 12, 2022
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Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released new traffic fatality data estimating that 9,560 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the first quarter of 2022. If this estimate is accurate, that would be an increase of about 7% from the same quarter in 2021 and the highest number of first-quarter…

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Data On Data.Bikeleague.Org Easier To Use Than Ever

By Ken Mcleod | August 11, 2022
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There is a lot of data on data.bikeleague.org. If you’re looking for a quick overview of bicycling and walking in your city or state, our fact sheets are a great place to start. They are available for all 50 states, and 76 cities that represent the 50 most populous cities in the United States, the…

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Fast Facts: New Fact Sheets Help Highlight Health Data

By Ken Mcleod | June 3, 2022
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In order to understand how your city or state can get more people safely and easily biking, walking and rolling to everyday destinations, and therefore get more people physically active, it is important to know what biking and walking data exists for your city or state. Today, the League is publishing fact sheets on biking…

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Highway Safety Improvement Program: What To Know

By Ken Mcleod | May 27, 2022
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The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a major component of federal funding for transportation. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) adopted in 2021 increased funding to HSIP by nearly 30%, providing nearly $3 Billion to states for fiscal year 2022. One of the most exciting policy changes from the BIL for biking and walking safety…

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Physical Inactivity And Public Health

By Ken Mcleod | March 8, 2022
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Being active offers immediate benefits like feeling better and sleeping better. It also offers long-term benefits in the form of disease prevention, with research suggesting that meeting federal physical activity guidelines could prevent 1 in 15 cases of heart disease. Physical activity guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity each week and at least two days of…

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