State Data
The League of American Bicyclists and the Safe Routes Partnership partnered to review each state’s Transportation Alternatives process. Each state is responsible for administering Transportation Alternatives funding through a competitive process and reporting on the outcomes of that process to the Federal Highway Administration. These Fact Sheets are meant to provide an overview of the…
Read More →State Fact Sheets provide a snapshot of biking and walking data in each state. Each Fact Sheet highlights key data on rates of active commuting, public health, road safety, and other topics explored in-depth on data.bikeleague.org. These Fact Sheets are meant to provide an entry point to the data available on data.bikeleague.org and serve as…
Read More →There is no national reporting system for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. States rarely report on the extent of their bicycle and pedestrian networks, but sometimes do so as part of a bicycle, pedestrian, or active transportation planning process. Relative to other transportation infrastructure, more bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure may exist under Departments of Natural Resources,…
Read More →Data on federal transportation funding is available from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) based upon reporting from the Fiscal Management Information System (FMIS) and program-specific reporting, which is sometimes required by Congress. Data users are cautioned against comparing states based on FHWA data. However, since no other national source of transportation funding use exists, FHWA…
Read More →This section – States: Traffic Laws & Training for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety – looks at state laws and driving training that is related to bicycle and pedestrian safety. Over the course of the Benchmarking project there have been several notable developments in bicycle-related laws, including the proliferation of safe passing laws and the development…
Read More →This section – States: Plans and Policies – looks at public policies created by states and published through a formal process. These plans and policies provide a basis for coordination between state agencies, local agencies, and other entities so that all stakeholders involved in transportation decision making have a common understanding of the goals of…
Read More →The United States ranks worse than almost all similarly wealthy nations in traffic safety. In 2019, the population-based death rate in the United States was the highest among the 29 high-income countries and was 2.3 times the average rate of the 28 other high-income countries. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2022,…
Read More →Public health data shows rates of physical activity, and chronic disease related to physical inactivity such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma. Bicycling and walking, particularly when practiced on a regular basis as part of everyday transportation, can help people meet physical activity guidelines, reduce the likelihood of chronic diseases, and improve health…
Read More →The Benchmarking Report began looking at over- or under-representation of people of color and low-income commuters among those who walk to work or take transit to work in 2016. The Benchmarking Report has not typically reported demographics on bicycling to work because demographic data on who rides a bicycle to work is not available in…
Read More →Between 2007 and 2016, there were widespread increases in rates of bicycling and taking transit to work, with increases in 38 and 31 states, respectively. Overall, there was an average 20% increase in the rate of bicycling to work and an average 6% increase in the rate of taking transit to work. More recently, changes…
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