New website tracks data on bicycling, walking in U.S.
Since 2003, the Alliance for Biking and Walking has produced the Benchmarking Report that tracks data across the U.S. to promote data collection and availability, measure progress and evaluate results, and support efforts to increase bicycling and walking. This year, partners from across various sectors worked together to build a website out of the Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2016 Benchmarking Report to bring a comprehensive exploration of the intersections between transportation, health, economics, equity, government funding and advocacy efforts online. The website provides easy-to-use tools for analyzing collected data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states, the 52 largest U.S. cities and a select number of mid-sized cities. With these toolsets, users can explore benchmarks such as mode share, public health and traffic safety. Check out the Benchmarking Report website.
Practitioners, advocates, planners and public health professionals have already tapped into the valuable report for such efforts as research, gathering facts for bicycling/pedestrian plans or reports, and supporting advocacy. A recent webinar educated viewers on how to use the new Benchmarking Report website and how to apply its information in order to advocate for bicycling and walking in communities around the nation.