Benchmarking Bicycling and Walking Changes in the U.S.

1. Benchmarking Bicycling and Walking Changes in the U.S. Prepared for the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ 2006 Annual Meeting Sue Knaup, Executive Director Thunderhead Alliance

2. National coalition of state and local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations • 125 organizations in 48 states • Trainings, executive coaching, on-call support • National Complete the Streets Campaign • Benchmarking Project www.thunderheadalliance.org

3. The Benchmarking Gap • Bicycling and walking data is collected haphazardly • Bicycling and walking provisions vary wildly from state to state • Organizations and agencies require bicycling and walking data systems in order to improve conditions

4. Thunderhead’s Benchmarking Project • All 50 states and at least the largest 50 cities • Only government endorsed data sets • Bike/ped mode share • Crashes, funding, facilities • Obesity & diabetes • Age, income, immigrants

5. Partners for Full Report 50/50 • Institute of Transportation Engineers: traffic engineer peer review • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: health data and health practitioners peer review • Bicycle industry: bicycle sales and bike shops

6. A total picture of the built environment

7. Reveal and implement needed improvements

8. Bicycling Mode Share Miles Traveled Miles of Facilities Fatalities and Crashes Complete Streets Policies Bike staff and police Enhancements Funding CMAQ Funding 402 Safety Funding Thunderhead Organizations Staffing levels Income from membership Income from events or rides Income from government contracts Members per capita First Report on 15 States and 15 Cities

9. Estimated Bicycling Mode Share (Year 2000)

10. Per capita bicycle miles traveled

11. Miles of Existing Facilities

12. Miles of Planned Bike Facilities

13. Statewide Bicycling Fatalities per 10,000,000 trips

14. Annual Crash Rate per Bicyclist Mode Share

15. Bicycle Funding: Transportation Enhancements

16. Regional Bicycle Funding: CMAQ

17. Statewide Bicycle Funding: CMAQ

18. Members Per 10,000 Residents

19. Data Sources First Report • Year 2000 Census: http://factfinder.census.gov • National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) : http://nhts.ornl.gov • The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) : http://www.bts.gov/ • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) : http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ • National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse (NTEC) : http://www.enhancements.org/ • Federal Highway Administration CMAQ Annual Reports: http://wwwcf.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cmaqpgs/

20. Next Steps • Work with partners for pedestrian, health and underserved populations data sets • Secure new funding • Full Report 50/50 • Biennial Reports

21. Sue Knaup, Executive Director 928-541-9841 sue@thunderheadalliance.org www.thunderheadalliance.org