In December 2024 the League of American Bicyclists released its 2024 Bicycle Friendly State ranking. Bicycle Friendly State rankings are based on self-reported survey data from state Departments of Transportation and publicly available data or information, which include state bicycle and pedestrian plans and complete streets policies. The League periodically reviews these sources to inform… The post Updates to State Planning Resources in the Benchmarking Report appeared first on Benchmarkin...| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists
[this was originally posted on the League of American Bicyclists blog during National Public Health Week, April 1-7, 2024] It’s National Public Health Week and the League of American Bicyclists is proud to celebrate with a new resource, “Setting Speed Limits for Health and Safety.“ Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health… The post New Resource: Setting Speed Limits for Health and Safety appeared first on Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicycl...| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists
A recent article by Outside magazine highlighted the different data and competing narratives in recent coverage about how much biking is happening. Data from the Census Bureau was typically covered negatively, whether it was Bloomberg lamenting that “Biking to Work Isn’t Gaining Any Ground in the US” or Jalopnik writing “Turns Out A Lot Of… The post New data and competing narratives: A look at Census and Streetlight data appeared first on Benchmarking Report By the League of America...| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists
Earlier this month the Census Bureau released its 2022 1-year estimates for the American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS is the only annual nationwide dataset that includes estimates of how many people are biking and walking. It provides estimates for only one type of trip and only counts one mode per person, so its estimates… The post Census Data shows Biking and Walking to Work Bouncing Back appeared first on Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists.| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists
Shared Micromobility has grown and changed significantly in the last decade. According to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, fewer than 80 cities in the United States had a shared micromobility system in 2015 and all systems included docked bikes. Now, their recently released data shows more than 200 cities with a shared micromobility… The post New Data On Shared Micromobility Shows Growth Of E-Scooters, Success Of Large Cities appeared first on Benchmarking Report By the Le...| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists
In June 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Standing General Order (SGO) requiring identified manufacturers and operators of Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to report certain crashes involving vehicles equipped with those systems. With two years of reporting, 31 incidents with non-motorists have been reported and… The post Preliminary Data On Automated Driving Systems Shows Majority Of Incidents With Non-Mot...| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists
In 2021 the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) created a new rule for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), the largest dedicated source of safety funding in the United States. The new rule – called the Vulnerable Road User Special Rule (VRU rule) – requires states where 15% or more of traffic deaths are deaths of… The post Uneven Start For Safety Funding appeared first on Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists.| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists
This is bonus part four in a series on new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data. Parts one, two, and three looked at driver-related, vehicle-related, and speed limit-related data elements. Roadway ownership data is not new in the NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST), but it is worthy of being featured. Roadway… The post NHTSA Data Bonus – Roadway Ownership Data Shows State Owned Roads Have Increasing Share Of Traffic Deaths appeared first on Bench...| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists
This is part three in a series on new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data. Parts one and two looked at driver-related and vehicle-related data elements. In total, 17 data elements were added to the query fields available in the Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST). This post looks at two data elements… The post New NHTSA Data – Speed Data Shows Lethal Legal Speed Limits Involved In Most Pedestrian And Bicyclist Deaths appeared first on Benchmarking Rep...| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists
This is part two in a series on new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data. Part one looked at driver-related data elements. In total, 17 data elements were added to the query fields available in the Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST). This post looks at five data elements that provided data on… The post New NHTSA Data – Vehicle Data Shows Popular Pickup Trucks Are Most Common Vehicles In Pedestrian And Bicyclist Deaths appeared first on Benchmarking Re...| Benchmarking Report By the League of American Bicyclists