State of the Bike Walk Union: Here Are the Statistics, Graphs, and Charts | Momentum Mag

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Every other year, the Alliance for Biking and Walking releases the Benchmarking Report to collect and analyze data on bicycling and walking across all 50 states. The report is the result of original research and statistics from 20 government sources, combining to create a comprehensive data set on bicycling and walking that examines demographics, safety, funding, policies, infrastructure, education, public health indicators, and economic impacts.

The nearly 200-page report, funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and authored by researchers and professionals from a variety of fields, aims to make the connection between biking and walking and healthy communities. The report is exhaustive; it not only covers statistics, but draws attentions to activists and organizations working working in the field, draws attention to the social complexity of biking and walking projects, highlights important case studies, offers analysis of the impacts of biking and walking on communities at the town, city, and state level, and provides an invaluable toolkit for anyone working in public health, city planning, or bike/ walk advocacy.

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State of the Bike Walk Union: Here Are the Statistics, Graphs, and Charts | Momentum Mag

MoBikeFed comment: Momentum Mag has a really excellent summary of this report, with many graphics and charts showing the direction of bicycling, walking, health, equity, and more across the country.