Mode Share

Seattle

Looking for Concrete Goals in Seattle's Pedestrian Master Plan Update

With the plan update process for Seattle's Pedestrian Master Plan underway, one writer wonders why the plan is setting firmer goals for increased mode share.

December 24, 2016 - The Urbanist

Chicago Commute

Commuting in America 2015

Is commuting Deplorable? Can we Make Commuting Great Again? It is sometimes necessary to resort to hyperbole to draw attention to real data.

September 28, 2016 - Steven Polzin

Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Mystery

A blog post exploring why Los Angeles is more car-dependent than some less dense cities.

August 16, 2016 - Michael Lewyn

Vancouver Protected Bike Lane

Study: More Bike Infrastructure Leads to More Bike Riders

File under "build it and they will come."

July 19, 2016 - Fast Co.Exist

Seattle Apartments

Seattle May Follow San Francisco in Tossing Conventional Level of Service Standards

Mayor Ed Murray released a 20-year growth plan, Seattle 2035, that retains LOS, but rather than measuring vehicle congestion, measures mode share, consistent with his vision for a green and sustainable city, but rattling The Seattle Times.

May 30, 2016 - The Seattle Times

New York Bike Lane

Open Data Practices Still Catching Up With Bike Metrics in New York

A new report released by the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) shows a steady increase in the number of bikers in the city. A lack of data, however, continues to be a problem for accurate assessment of the trend.

May 7, 2016 - StreetsBlog NYC

Bikes Could Be More Common Than Cars in London by 2019

A new report from Transport for London details the drastic growth of bike travel in one of the world's most famous and powerful cities.

March 29, 2016 - road.cc

Rainy Biker

Report Ranks the Cities With the Most Active Commuters

A benchmarking report by the Alliance for Biking and Walking reveals Boston as the nation's leader in active commutes.

March 9, 2016 - Fast Co.Exist

International Bike Count: Spain's Ridership Growing Fastest

Between 2014 and 2015, Spain led 16 other countries by increasing its bicycle mode share the most—8 percent.

March 2, 2016 - Next City

Breaking Down D.C.'s Bike Commuter Map

A map of bike commuters also maps the political conflicts in a changing Washington, D.C.

February 10, 2016 - Greater Greater Washington

How to Make Bikeshare More Popular

While bikeshare is popular with planners and local officials all over the country, in some cities it still hasn't proven popular with people. One author has some thoughts on how bikeshare can begin to attract larger numbers.

February 9, 2016 - The Urban Edge

New Evidence of the Superiority of Bike Lanes Over Sharrows

A study presented last week to the Transportation Research Board shows that the quality of the bike infrastructure has a significant effect for commuting rates and safety.

January 20, 2016 - Streetsblog USA

Study: Resurgent in the U.S., Bike Ownership Stagnates Worldwide

Of the 7.3 billion people living on the planet, one in every 12 owns a bike. Despite appearances, however, that number has not increased much in recent years.

December 6, 2015 - Fusion

Bike Commuter

U.S. Still Lags Behind in Bike Commuting

Triple Pundit takes a step back to gather some perspective, asking why the U.S. commuters are still so resistant to getting on bikes.

November 24, 2015 - Triple Pundit

Estimated Cost Savings of 10 Percent of People Riding Bikes: $24 Trillion

The mode share for bikes in urban environments around the world currently sits around 6 percent. A new report out of a university located in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country quantifies the benefits of 10 percent mode share.

November 19, 2015 - Climate Central

Seattle skyline

Downtown Seattle Works to Curb Driving as it Grows

With the highest levels of construction in over a decade, the city is working to reduce traffic congestion.

August 5, 2015 - Next City

Caltrans Sets Ambitious Targets for Alternative Transportation

Following a string of developments in 2014 pushing the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) toward more multi-modal planning, a new Strategic Management Plan lays out ambitious goals for the increased use of alternative modes.

April 17, 2015 - Streetsblog California

Downtown Seattle's Workforce Abandoning Solo Car Commutes

Downtown Seattle is doing something right to get drivers out of cars: a recent survey reveals that fewer and fewer commuters are driving alone, and the fastest growing modes for commuters are of the non-motorized variety.

February 26, 2015 - The Urbanist

Website Opens Bay Area Transportation Data to the Masses

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission—the Bay Area's regional transportation planning agency—recently did fans of data and mapping a huge favor and launched a website called Vital Signs.

February 7, 2015 - LA.Streetsblog

Einstein's Bike Shop

Ten Provocative Ideas for Bicycling Architecture

Arch Daily presents the ten major ideas to emerge from a "design provocation" for big ideas to push trip share of bike in New York City closer to, and even beyond, the levels of Copenhagen.

December 11, 2014 - Arch Daily

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