Just a slight correction. Study published July 24, 2019. Data from a 2017 analysis. This same group has been doing accessibility analyses by various modes since 2013, but 2017 was the first time they did biking because that's when the People For Bikes bike network analysis came out.
Robbie Webber Transportation geek All opinions are my own, and not necessarily those of any group or organization with which I am affiliated. Founding member, Madison Bikes <http://www.madisonbikes.org/> *...where anyone can ride a bicycle conveniently and comfortably to any place year round.* MadisonBikes.org <http://www.madisonbikes.org/> Follow Madison Bikes on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/MBIIC/> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 3:30 PM Andy Bach via Bikies < [email protected]> wrote: > Biking to work is a rare choice among commuters—just 0.6% of people > heading to work do so on two wheels. But that low number is the result > of significant growth in recent decades, as the population of bike > commuters have grown by 60% since 2000. Part of that has been driven > by reports showing that riding a bike to work is a healthier option, > avoids traffic jams and cuts down on commute times, as well as being > cheaper than most, if not all, other options. > > But the rise in biking is also thanks to changing city infrastructure, > and evolving local government priorities meant to shift commuters from > cars to greener options. > > A new report from the Accessibility Observatory at the University of > Minnesota shows just how meaningful cities’ investments in > infrastructure can be. Researchers looked at the largest 50 metro > areas in the U.S., and ranked them based on how traffic stress and > cycling comfort affect access to job destinations. The authors argued > that investing in cycling infrastructure is the best way to improve > access to jobs, rather than policies favoring cars. > > https://www.routefifty.com/infrastructure/2019/08/biking-job-accessibility/158971/ > > Study is from 2017 > http://access.umn.edu/research/america/biking/2017/ > > > -- > > a > > Andy Bach, > [email protected] > 608 658-1890 cell > 608 261-5738 wk > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >
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