2016 BIKE TO WORK DAY

SURVEY RESULTSV A L E R I E H E R M A N S O N , A I C P

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F E B R U A RY 1 3 , 2 0 1 7

2016 BIKE TO WORK DAY • 779 survey responses

TWO THEMES

• How Bicycle-Friendly is ABQ currently?

• What did we learn from the survey that will make ABQ

more bicycle-friendly?

H O W B I C Y C L E

F R I E N D LY I S A B Q

C U R R E N T LY ?

DO YOU THINK BICYCLING IN THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE AREA IS GETTING BETTER, STAYING THE SAME, OR GETTING WORSE?

67

.4

%

16

.2

%

2.7%

19

.6

%

GETTING BETTER STAYING THE SAME GETTING WORSE NO ANSWER

W H Y ?

WHY BICYCLING IS “GETTING BETTER”TOP 10

1. More bicycle lanes

2. More trails

3. Better infrastructure and improvements to bike

lanes/trails

4. More bicyclists

5. More bike paths

6. More awareness

7. More buffered bike lanes

8. More bike routes

9. Better driver awareness

10. More publicity & advertising campaigns

BICYCLING OPPORTUNITIES

72.9%

64.3%

38.0%

33.8%

11.0%

1.8%

Exercise or Recreation

Commute to Work

Errands

Visit a friend or family

Commute to School

Other

BICYCLE TRIP PURPOSES (ONE TO FIVE OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK)

WOMEN & BICYCLING

BARRIERS FOR WOMEN

Lack of safe infrastructure

Harassment

More child or elder care responsibilities

Women as an indicator species for safe bicycling

Male,

56.4%

Female,

34.0%

Prefer not

to

respond,

9.6%

Gender – Bike to Work

Day

Male,

70.9%

Female,

29.1%

American Community

Survey (ACS) Bernalillo

County - Bicycle to Work

BICYCLING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUTERS

74.6%

73.1%

55.1%

71.7%

Women

Men

Women

Men

Exercise or Recreation

Com

mute to W

ork

BICYCLE TRIP PURPOSES ONE TO FIVE OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK (MEN

AND WOMEN ONLY)

WHAT DID WE LEARN TO MAKE

ABQ MORE BICYCLE

FRIENDLY?

BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE REALLY IMPORTANT

67.1%

63.2%

52.5%

47.1%

32.9%

30.9%

15.7%

12.2%

10.7%

0.6%

Presence of a bicycle lane

Less vehicle traffic

Slower vehicle speeds

Routes that use a multi-use trail

Routes that cross major streets at traffic signals

Routes that use residential streets

Quickest (shortest time)

Shortest distance

Least hills

Other

REALLY IMPORTANT FACTORS IN CHOOSING A BICYCLE ROUTE

BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE REALLY IMPORTANT

8.2%

14.3%

12.1%

12.1%

14.4%

17.0%

28.7%

35.8%

31.9%

36.2%

48.3%

48.7%

49.0%

61.1%

61.5%

67.9%

66.1%

72.5%

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Leas

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hill

s

Short

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t

dis

tanc

e

Quic

ke

st

(short

e

st t

ime)

Route

s

that

use

resi

den

tial

stre

ets

Route

s

that

cross

maj

or

stre

ets

at

traf

fic

sign

als

Route

s

that

use

a

multi-

use

trai

l

Slow

er

vehic

le

speeds

Less

vehic

le

traf

fic

Pre

sen

ce o

f a

bic

ycle

lane

REALLY IMPORTANT FACTORS IN CHOOSING A BICYCLE ROUTE (MEN AND WOMEN ONLY)

Safety over convenience

BICYCLING IS “STAYING SAME” AND “GETTING WORSE”

67

.4

%

16

.2

%

2.7

%

19

.6

%

GETTING BETTER STAYING THE SAME GETTING WORSE NO ANSWER

W H Y ?

WHY BICYCLING IS “STAYING SAME” AND “GETTING WORSE”TOP 10

1. Poor driver behavior (inattentive driving,

aggression toward bicyclists)

2. Lack of maintenance for bike lanes/paths

3. We want protected bicycle lanes

4. Car traffic & volume has become worse/increase

5. Lack of bicycle lane/path expansion

6. My typical riding area seems the same

7. Lack of connectivity among bicycle lanes/paths

8. It’s not safe to bicycle on the west side

9. Lack of enforcement for bad drivers

10.Bicyclists don’t wear helmets or have lights

WHAT CAN WE DO?

More women bicycling = more people bicycling

Continue expanding and connecting bicycle infrastructure

Safety over convenience

Informal/formal

bicycling events

& advocacy

T H A N K Y O U !

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