(Infographic) Bike Commuting Growing Faster in Bicycle Friendly Communities

The latest release of data from the American Community Survey proves what we already know: more people ride in communities that make strategic investments in bicycling.

So it’s no surprise that League-designated Bicycle Friendly Communities are leading the pack when it comes to biking to work.

And the difference is dramatic. Since 2000, bicycle commuting rates in large BFCs increased 80 percent — far above the national average of 47 percent and more than double the rate in non-BFCs (32 percent).

Click here to download the full data set for bicycle commuters from 1990-2011 for the 70 largest US cities. (Infographic by Nicole Reinertson.)

Because of variance in the sampling techniques, it can be more instructive to look at trends over time than year to year changes. Click here for additional caveats and considerations for interpreting the ACS bike commuter statistics.

 

Darren Flusche
League Policy Director

Flusche joined the League in April 2009 and has a B.A. in history from Syracuse University and a Masters of Public Administration with a concentration in public policy analysis from New York University.

This entry was posted on Friday, October 12th, 2012 at 8:30 am and is filed under Bicycle Friendly Communities. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

8 Responses to “(Infographic) Bike Commuting Growing Faster in Bicycle Friendly Communities”

1. Today’s Headlines | Streetsblog Capitol Hill Says:
   October 12th, 2012 at 8:58 am

   [...] Bike League Looks at Growth of Cycling Since 2000 [...]

2. The Bike Pittsburgh Blog Archives » Week’s Links: 10.12.12 Says:
   October 12th, 2012 at 10:40 am

   [...] League Certified Bike-Friendly communities showing the biggest gains in bike commuting [...]

3. Bike Commuting Growing Faster in Bicycle Friendly Communities | BaikBike.com Says:
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   [...] Source: BikeLeague [...]

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   October 17th, 2012 at 2:24 pm

   [...] Overall, there’s been a 47 percent increase in bike commuting since 2000. [...]

5. Bikeleague.org Blog » Blog Archive » New Bicycle Friendly Communities Announced! Says:
   October 18th, 2012 at 9:01 am

   [...] their efforts pay off. As we highlighted on the blog last week (check out the cool infographic!), bicycle commuting rates in the largest BFCs has increased 80 [...]

6. Bike Commuting Growing Faster in Bicycle Friendly Communities | TODnews.com Says:
   October 18th, 2012 at 4:16 pm

   [...] above the national average of 47 percent and more than double the rate in non-BFCs (32 percent). {…} This entry was posted in Headlines and tagged bike, communities, Commuting by TODnews. [...]

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8. The OC Wins Bronze! « Orange County Bicycle Coalition : Bicycle Advocacy : OCBC Says:
   October 19th, 2012 at 5:48 pm

   [...] to the people that hand out the awards, cycle-commuting in BFCs tends to increase faster than non-BFC’s, thus reducing pollution, decreasing congestion, and generally providing a [...]