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Active commuting on this page means bicycling, walking, and taking public transit to work as reported by the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Numerous studies have found that people who take public transit walk more than people who drive, with one review finding that transit use was associated with 8 to 33 additional minutes of…
Read More →It may be several years before we understand the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on rates of biking, walking, and taking transit to work. For instance, non-federal data sources point towards some places experiencing more biking even if it is not reflected in federal data on commuting. Changes to supply chains, consumer demand, and other…
Read More →This topic looks at what we know about the prevalence of biking and walking based on public data. Major data sources include the annual American Community Survey by the Census Bureau and the periodic National Household Travel Survey by the US Department of Transportation. Data on this page: Trends in Prevalence of Biking & Walking…
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