Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Publication No. FHWA-HRT-05-088 Bicycling and Walking in the United States Today (This picture shows bicyclists not wearing helmets. FHWA strongly recommends that all bicyclists wear helmets.) Lesson 2 Cambridge, MA
Publication No. FHWA-HRT-05-088. Bicycling and Walking in the United States Today. Cambridge, MA. (This picture shows bicyclists not wearing helmets. FHWA strongly recommends that all bicyclists wear helmets.). Lesson 2. Lesson Outline. How much biking and walking people actually do. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Federal Highway Administration University Course on Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
Publication No. FHWA-HRT-05-088
Bicycling and Walkingin the United States Today
(This picture shows bicyclists not wearing helmets. FHWA strongly recommends that all bicyclists wear helmets.)
Lesson 2
Cambridge, MA
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Lesson Outline• How much biking and walking people
actually do.• Factors that influence walking or biking
decisions. • Strategies that can be used to
encourage bicycling and walking.
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2001 National Household Transportation Survey Data
Personal vehicle, multiple occupant,
48.9%
Personal vehicle, single occupant,
37.6%
Walk, 8.6%
Other, 1.7%
School bus, 1.5%
Transit, 1.5%
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Regional Variations in Mode Choice
Source: Pucher, J., and J.L. Renne, “Socioeconomics of Urban Travel: Evidence from the 2001 NHTS,” Transportation Quarterly, vol. 57, no. 3, summer 2003.
Values in table are the % of trips by mode indicated.
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