1	Bicycling in 2003 Ten Critical Numbers Andy Clarke League of American Bicyclists
2	Number One: $416 million
3	Funding Downside
4	An Intermodal Decade Good News $2.2 bn in bike/ped spending 40,000 transit buses with racks Bike commuting, transit ridership up Funding all kinds of improvements Bad News Less than 1 percent of Federal transport spending Federal funding only one-fifth of all transport spending 75% of funding from enhancements
5	Number Two: 57 Million 57 million adults ride bikes (BTS/NHTSA) 490,000 daily commuters, 0.44% (2000 Census) 33 million adults rode in last 30 days (BTS Omnibus Survey) .9% of all trips (2001 NHTS)
6	International Comparison Compare US cities with Copenhagen Amsterdam Tokyo Munich Beijing Victoria, BC
7	Number Three: 18% 27% of urban trips are one mile or less, 40% two miles or less, 50% three miles or less and 63% less than 5 miles 69% of trips 1 mile or less currently made by car 18% of all trips car trips one mile or less Average bike trip is about 2 miles, longer for commutes
8	Number Four: 13.4%
9	2001 Bicycle Crashes 728 bicyclists killed 45,000 injured Deaths = 2 percent of all traffic fatalities 91% of fatals are male, 79% of injured Fatals are typically urban, major road, non-intersection, summer, early evening Four states account for 43% of fatals (CA, FL, NY, TX)
10	Number Five: $6 billion Bicycle industry is $5.89bn industry 6,000 shops, 2000 companies Bicycle rides/tourism huge economic impact
11	A Love Affair With the Car? $120 billion for highways $14.5 billion for car adverts 42,000 killed $230 billion cost of crashes
12	National Bicycling and Walking Study Adopted April 22 1994 Twin goals: Double percent of trips made by bike/walk Reduce crashes by 10 percent Federal Action Plan identified 60-plus items
13	Recent USDOT Actions Created Ped/Bike Information Center 1999: FHWA releases Program Guidance 2000: FHWA releases Design Guidance
14	National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety Motorists Share the Road Bicyclists Ride Safely Bicyclists Wear Helmets Law Supports Bicycling Roads & Paths Safely Accommodate Bicyclists
15	Technical Knowledge Available National guidelines and manuals Professional associations developing materials Training courses and trainers available Federal and State Research PBIC: www.bicyclinginfo.org www.walkinginfo.org
16	Support for Bicycling State Policy of Routine Accommodation State bike plans, targets State DOT and Gubernatorial leadership AASHTO Technical guide Task force for bike/ped coordinators
17	Support for Bicycling Regional and Local Plans (e.g. PSRC, Portland, Chicago, SFO) Funding (e.g. Metro) Projects (e.g. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia) Leadership (e.g. Chicago Mayor Daley) Promotion (e.g. MWCOG) Policy (e.g. AMPO)
18	Number Six: 143% Portland, OR since 1990 Expanded network to 220 miles Focused on major bridges ($12 million) Increased use (143%) Improved safety (no increase in crashes)
19	What About the Future? Compelling case statement Broad constituency Powerful friends Effective grassroots Target and focus Technical knowledge
20	Compelling Case Statement Safety Transportation, recreation benefits Quality of Life, Smart Growth Homeland Security Public Health
21	Number Seven: 64% 64% adults obese or overweight 300,000 premature deaths 9.4% of health care expenditures Increases health care costs by 36%, medication by 77%
22	Broad Constituency Bicycle & pedestrian groups Transportation, recreation, health professionals Schools, teachers Enforcement Tourism
23	Powerful Friends Oberstar, Blumenauer Bike caucus Mayors Bike industry
24	Effective Grassroots WABA WalkBoston Thunderhead Alliance America Walks LAB, IMBA, RTC
25	Target and Focus Bicycle-friendly communities Congress State DOTs State Legislatures City Councils TEA-3
26	Numbers 7-9: Equity for Bicycling and Walking 13.4% fatals 7-9% of trips <1% of federal funding
27	Number Ten: Three 1. Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 2. Transportation Equity Act for the Twenty-first Century 3. TEA-3, SAFETEA, GreenTEA…