Bicycling & Environmentally-Sustainable Development
(Sources available upon request)
  · Bicycling is the second most popular outdoor activity in America, averaging 62 outings per bicyclists in 2008.
  · The number of Americans who ride bicycles is greater than all those who ski, golf, and play tennis combined.
  · The majority of bicycle trips are less than 30 minutes in length.
  · Nearly 40% of all bike trips are 1 mile or less.
  · Only 0.42% of American workers (650,000+) use a bike as their main vehicle for commuting.
  · 54% of bicycle commuters commute by bike year-round.
  · The average bicycle commute is 7.5 miles each way and takes 30.7 minutes.
  · 71% of Americans say they would like to bicycle more than they do now.
  · The #1 reason given for not bicycling is a lack of access to a bicycle.
  · Less than half (46%) of Americans age 16 and older have regular access to a bicycle.
  · As of 2008, in some Portland, OR neighborhoods nearly 1/3 of residents use a bicycle as their primary or secondary mode to get to work.
  · A 2008 AARP survey found that 15% of older adults said they had ridden a bicycle more frequently since gas prices had risen, yet only 40% said they thought their neighborhood had adequate bicycle accommodations.
  ·  Communities with more parks have significantly higher levels of bicycling and walking for transportation.
  ·  Workers whose commutes are shortest and go through the most connected streets are the most likely to bike or walk to work.