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Key Highlights. ACCS 2011 BikeArlington Study. October 2011. Key Highlights – 2011 BikeArlington Table of Contents. Demographic Profile. 1. Most respondents bike at least a couple times a week and frequently bike on multi-use trails. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Southeastern Institute of Research
ACCS 2011 BikeArlington Study
October 2011
Key Highlights
Southeastern Institute of Research
Key Highlights – 2011 BikeArlingtonTable of Contents
Finding Page
1. Biking Behavior 1
2. Motivations 7
3. Commute Biking 10
4. Employer Assistance 14
5. Biking and the Metro 18
6. Safety Concerns 21
7. Sharrows and Biking 26
8. BikeArlington Awareness and Use 29
9. Satisfaction with BikeArlington and Services
33
10.Behavior Changes 38
2
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Demographic Profile
Demographic Total
Arlington resident 63%
Employed full-time 88%
Work in Arlington 35%
Primary mode of transportation to work
Drive alone 25%
Bike 46%
Mean Age 43
Caucasian 80%
Mean income $108K
Gender
Male 64%
Female 32%3
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Most respondents bike at least a couple times a week and frequently bike on multi-
use trails.
1
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More Than Eight in Ten Respondents Bike at Least a Couple of Times a
Week
Less than once a month
At least once a month, but not weekly
Once a week
A couple of times a week
Daily
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
3%
7%
6%
41%
42%
83%
5
Q2. How often do you bike for any purpose?
n = 868
Males are significantly more likely
than females to bike daily.
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Nearly Three-Fourths Say They Bike on Multi-use Trails Most Often
Other
Pentagon/Pentagon City
South Arlington
Crystal City/National Airport
East Falls Church
Court House
Rosslyn
Mutli-use trails
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
13%
8%
13%
7%
10%
15%
28%
24%
40%
10%
26%
37%
47%
27%
72%
9%
16%
16%
18%
20%
23%
24%
26%
27%
29%
42%
49%
49%
53%
73%
Arlington Residents
6
Q6. In what Arlington area(s) or location(s) do you bike most often?
Note: Values do not add to
100%. Respondents were able to choose more
than one response.
Arlington = 564Non-Arlington =
304
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Motivations for biking vary, but exercise and recreation make up a
large number of biking trips. Millennials tend to bike to save
money and as an efficient means of transportation.
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Exercise Is the Main Motivation for Biking
Other
No access to other transportation
Faster than driving
Save money
Help the environment
Health
Enjoyment/Recreation
Exercise
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
9%
4%
39%
55%
64%
80%
89%
94%
8
Note: Values do not add to
100%. Respondents were able to choose more
than one response.
Q5. For those trips that you choose to bike, what is your motivation to bike?n = 868
Younger and lower income respondents
are significantly
more likely to say saving
money is their motivation for
biking.
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Millennials Are More Likely to Bike to Save Money, Get to Their Destination Faster and
Because They Have No Access to Other Transportation
Other
No access to other transportation
Faster than driving
Save money
Help the environment
Health
Enjoyment/Recreation
Exercise
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
4%
0%
21%
36%
54%
71%
93%
96%
8%
3%
31%
50%
66%
81%
90%
96%
10%
3%
43%
57%
64%
82%
88%
93%
8%
11%
49%
70%
64%
77%
91%
93%
MillennialsGeneration XBaby BoomersSilent/GI
9
Note: Values do not add to
100%. Respondents were able to choose more
than one response.
Q5. For those trips that you choose to bike, what is your motivation to bike?Millennials = 120
Gen X = 396Baby Boomers =
297Silent/GI = 28
Millennials 1983 or later
Generation X 1965-1982
Baby Boomers1945 – 1964
Silent/GI1944 or earlier
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Three-quarters of respondents report biking to work at least some of the time. Mean travel time is 39 minutes and mean
travel distance is eight miles.
3
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More Than Two-Thirds of Employed Respondents Bike to Work at Least
Once a Week
Never
Less than once a month
At least once a month, but not weekly
Once a week
A couple times a week
Daily
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
17%
7%
8%
6%
27%
35%
11
68%
Q10. How often do you bike to work?n = 803
Note: Question was only
asked of those who are currently
employed.
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Over Half of Respondents Bike Seven or More Miles One Way to Work
The Mean Distance for Biking to Work Is Eight Miles
10 or more miles
7 to 9 miles
4 to 6 miles
1 to 3 miles
Less than 1 mile
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
28%
23%
28%
20%
1%
51%
12
Q11. How long is your typical one way bike to for from work?n = 665
Baby Boomers and
Respondents Who Make
Over $120,000 a Year Are
More Likely to Bike More
Than 10 Miles to Work
Respondents do not vary the distance they travel
based on their motivation for
biking.
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Half of Respondents Travel Between 21 and 45 Minutes by Bike to Get to
WorkThe Mean Travel Time Is 39 Minutes
Over an hour
46-60 minutes
31-45 minutes
21-30 minutes
11-20 minutes
Less than 10 minutes
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
10%
14%
29%
21%
17%
8%
50%
13
Q12. How much time does the biking part of your entire commute take?n = 668
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Nearly three-quarters of respondents report that their employer offers assistance, information or facilities to encourage biking to work.
4
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Employers Most Often Provide Assistance to Bikers in the Form of Showers and Protected Bike Racks
Personal storage lockers for overnight
Enclosed bike lockers
Connection to bike trails
Unsheltered bike racks
Connection to bike lanes
Bike racks protected from the weather
Showers for use after biking to work
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
30%
30%
37%
40%
54%
66%
70%
50%
15
Q17. Following is a list of biking facilities that might be available at your workplace. In the first column, check all the facilities that are available. For those that are not available, please indicate if you would like to have the facility.
n = 663
Note: Graph represents
the percentage
of respondents who say this
service is currently
provided by their
employer.
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Of Respondents Who Do Not Have These Services at Work Currently, 87% Say They Would Like Showers and 83% Would Like
Connections to Bike Lanes
Unsheltered bike racks
Enclosed bike lockers
Personal storage lockers for overnight
Bike racks protected from the weather
Connection to bike trails
Connection to bike lanes
Showers for use after biking to work
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
15%
56%
60%
71%
74%
83%
87%
16n = varies
Note: Graph represents
the percentage
of respondents who would like to have
the facility at their
workplace among those
who currently do not have it.
Q17. Following is a list of biking facilities that might be available at your workplace. In the first column, check all the facilities that are available. For those that are not available, please indicate if you would like to have the facility.
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Showers Have Influenced More Than Half of Those Who Currently Bike to
Work to Make That Decision
None of the above
Unsheltered bike racks
Personal storage lockers for overnight
Enclosed bike lockers
Connection to bike trails
Connection to bike lanes
Bike racks protected from the weather
Showers for use after biking to work
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
22%
3%
14%
18%
21%
28%
34%
56%
17
Q18. Which of these facilities influenced your decision to bike to work?
n = 632
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About half of respondents would consider biking to a Metro Station
and taking the Metro to work. Respondents would be most likely to use bike trail/lane connections and bike racks protected from the
weather.
5
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About Half of Respondents Would Consider Biking to a Metro Station
and Taking the Metro to Work
47%
46%
7%
YesNoDon't know
19
Q19. Would you consider riding your bike to a metro station, parking your bike, and riding the Metro to work?
n = 666
Note: Distance away from the Metro did not
affect respondent interest in
biking to the Metro station
and then taking the
Metro to work.
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Respondents Would Be Most Likely to Use Bike Trail and Bike Lane Connections at a
Metro Station
Personal storage lockers for overnight use
Showers for use after biking to work
Unsheltered bike racks
Enclosed bike lockers
Bike racks protected from the weather
Connection to bike lanes
Connection to bike trails
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
13%
12%
17%
19%
16%
16%
15%
17%
20%
22%
27%
58%
67%
72%
30%
32%
39%
46%
74%
83%
87%
5 -Definitely would use
Column1
20Q20. Which of the following facilities would you use at a Metro station?
n = 517
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The largest safety concern for cyclists is sharing the way with vehicles, both day and night.
Women are more likely than men to feel unsafe at all times of day and from all types of dangerous
situations.
6
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Respondents Generally Feel Safe Biking in the Day
The Most Concern About Safety in the Day Is Sharing the Way with Vehicles
Series1
-100% -80% -60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
91%
70%
50%
3%
15%
39%
Safe
Unsafe
Navigating hazards
Crime
22
Q7. How safe you feel in regards to each of the following when you bike during the day?n = 868
Sharing the way with vehicles
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Women are Significantly More Likely to Feel Unsafe than Men
Crime
Navigating Hazards
Sharing the way with vehicles
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
5%
12%
33%
2%
21%
47%
Women Men
23
Q7. How safe you feel in regards to each of the following when you bike during the day?n = 868
Note: Percentages
indicate those
reporting they feel unsafe.
Crime
Navigating Hazards
Sharing the way with vehicles
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
9%
28%
47%
29%
46%
60%
During the Day At Night
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Concerns About Safety Intensify Slightly When Biking at Night
Series1
-100% -80% -60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
64%
43%
30%
17%
36%
56%
Safe
Unsafe
Sharing the way with vehicles
Navigating hazards
Crime
24
Q8. How safe do you feel in regard to each of the following when you bike during the evening or at night?
n = 868
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More than Half Say Encounters with Aggressive or Inattentive Drivers are
a Safety Issue when Biking
Nothing in particular
Other
Car doors
Buses or cars in bike lanes
Traffic/bad intersections
Limited bike lanes
Road/trail conditions
Pedestrians and other trail users
Aggressive or inattentive drivers
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
3%
10%
9%
10%
12%
12%
27%
30%
55%
25
Note: Values do not add to
100%. Respondents were able to choose more
than one response.
Q9. What safety issues, if any, do you encounter when biking?n = 751
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Three-fourths of bikers have noticed sharrows, but fewer are
certain of an increase in safety for bikers due to the sharrows.
7
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About Three-Fourths Have Noticed the Sharrows in Arlington
76%
18%
6%
YesNoDon't know
27
Q31. Have you noticed any sharrows in Arlington? n = 868
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Four in Ten Say Sharrows Make Streets Safer for Bicyclists
1-Not at all
2
3
4
5-Very much
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
7%
22%
30%
31%
10%
41%
28
Q32. To what extent are sharrows making the streets safer for bicyclists? n = 663
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More than three-quarters are aware of BikeArlington and
slightly more than a third of those consider themselves familiar with
it.
8
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More Than Three-Quarters Are Aware of BikeArlington
E-blast
E-Newsletter
BikeArlington Twitter Feed
Washington Area Bike Forum
BikeArlington
Capital BikeShare
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
12%
25%
26%
53%
77%
91%
30
Q23. Following is a list of transportation organizations and services available in Arlington. n = 868
Note: Graph represents
the percentage
of respondents who “have
used” services and who “have not used
services, but are aware”
to demonstrate awareness.
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And of Those Who Are Aware of BikeArlington, More Than One-Third
Are Familiar with It
1-Not at all famil-iar
2
3
4
5-Very familiar
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
9%
26%
30%
24%
13%37%
31Q24. How familiar are you with BikeArlington?
n = 671
Note: Data represents the level of familiarity
among those who are aware of
BikeArlington.
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Seven in Ten of Those Who have Heard of BikeArlington, have Used its
Services
TeleworkVA!
Capital BikeShare
Arlington's Car Free Diet
BikeArlington Twitter Feed
WalkArlington
Commuter Connections
Arlington Transit (ART)
The Commuter Store
BikeArlington
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
7%9%
21%24%25%
28%29%29%
34%35%36%
43%45%46%48%
52%70%
89%
32Q23. Following is a list of transportation organizations and services available in Arlington. n = 868
Note: Graph represents
the percentage
of respondents
who have used
services among those
who have heard of the
services.
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Overall satisfaction with BikeArlington is high.
Respondents are likely to use and recommend BikeArlington
services.
9
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Nearly Eight in Ten are Satisfied with BikeArlington Services
Don't know
1-Not at all satified
2
3
4
5-Very satisfied
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
5%
0%
1%
15%
48%
31%
34
79%
Q34. How satisfied have you been overall with the services that you have used from BikeArlington?
n = 463
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Respondents Are Most Satisfied with Bike to Work Day, Bike Maps, and Bike Lanes
and Trails
Wayfindings signs
Public bike racks
Safe Bicycling in the Washington Area booklet
BikeArlington.com website
Bike DC, Washington and Arlington Community Bike Ride
Capital Bikeshare
Confident City Cycling classes
Bike lanes and trails
Bike Maps
Bike to work day
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
41%
37%
46%
42%
32%
31%
33%
45%
40%
27%
19%
24%
23%
28%
43%
48%
47%
36%
46%
61%
60%
61%
69%
70%
75%
79%
80%
81%
86%
88%
5-Very Satisfied
Column1
35
Q30. Based on your experience, how satisfied are you with each of the following BikeArlington services and resources?
n = varies by service
Note: Respondents
were only asked to rate the services they have
used.
Note: Services and resources
with an “n” less than 30 are excluded due to small sample size.
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Nearly Eight in Ten of Those Who Have Used BikeArlington are Likely to Continue to Use its
ServicesAbout Half of those who Have Not Used BikeArlington Services Are Likely to Start
Don't know
1-Not at all likely
2
3
4
5-Very likely
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
15%
2%
11%
25%
24%
23%
4%
0%
1%
16%
33%
46%
Have used BikeAr-lingtonHave NOT used BikeArlington
36
79%
Q35. How likely are you to use the services of BikeArlington?
n = 666
Note: Data represents the likelihood to
use BikeArlington
services among those
who are aware of
BikeArlington.
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More Than Half of Those Who Use BikeArlington Have Already
Recommended BikeArlington Services to Someone
Don't know
No
Yes
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
9%
64%
27%
6%
40%
54%
Have Used BikeAr-lingtonHave NOT Used BikeArlington
37
Q37. Have you ever recommended BikeArlington services to someone? n = 666
Note: This question was asked only of those who are
aware of BikeArlington.
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Nearly half of those who use BikeArlington services
report making a change in their biking behavior since beginning to use BikeArlington services.
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Nearly Half Made a Change to Their Biking Behavior Since Using BikeArlington Services
No, I did not make any of these changes
I have not used BikeArlington services
Don't know
Started riding my bike for at least some portion of trip to work
Started riding my bike for non-work trips
Ride my bike more often for at least some portion of trip to work
Ride my bike more often for non-work trips
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
44%
2%
7%
14%
16%
24%
25%
39
47% of respondents
report making at
least one of these
changes to their biking behavior.
Q38. Since you first started using BikeArlington services, have you made any of the following changes in your biking behavior? n = 463
Note: This question was asked only of
those who have used
BikeArlington services.