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by: Alliance for Biking and Walking
Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.: 2010 Benchmarking Report is an effort by the Alliance for Biking and Walking to collect and analyze data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states and the 51 largest U.S. cities and promote human powered transportation as an important alternative choice. This second biennial report reveals data including: bicycling and walking levels and demographics; bicycle and pedestrian safety; bicycle and pedestrian policies and provisions; funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects; bicycle and pedestrian staffing levels; written policies on bicycling and walking; bicycle infrastructure including bike lanes, paths, signed bike routes, and bicycle parking; bike-transit integration including presence of bike racks on buses, bike parking at transit stops; bicycling and walking education and encouragement activities; and public health indicators including levels of obesity, physical activity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
The report concludes that where bicycling and walking levels are higher, obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes levels are lower. Higher levels of bicycling and walking also coincide with increased bicycle and pedestrian safety and higher levels of physical activity. Increasing physical activity through transportation can help improve health and reduce obesity. Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.: 2010 Benchmarking Report also includes numerous measures local and state governments can implement to make their communities friendlier to walkers and bikers. International efforts are also studied to show what programs have worked overseas and potential ways to copy those successes in the United States.
Alliance for Biking & Walking (formerly known as the Thunderhead Alliance) is the North American coalition of grassroots bicycling and walking advocacy organizations. Bicycling and Walking in the U.S.: 2010 Benchmarking Report was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and made possible through the additional support of Bikes Belong and Planet Bike.
Resource(s): http://peoplepoweredmovement.org/site/images/uploads/2010%20lBenchmarking%20FINAL%201.25.09-Web.pdf
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