The survey of over 800 participants in the 2017 Bike to Work Day in Albuquerque found that most felt biking was getting better due to improved infrastructure like bike lanes and trails, but many still felt unsafe due to issues like speeding drivers, lack of safe routes, and poor maintenance. Key factors for riders in choosing routes included less vehicle traffic, bike lanes, and slower speeds. While 69% felt biking was improving, others felt it was staying the same or getting worse due to lack of infrastructure, driver behavior, and lack of maintenance. The full report provides more details on barriers to biking, infrastructure priorities, and comparisons to the 2016 survey.

1. 2017 BIKE TO WORK
DAY SURVEY RESULTS
Valerie Hermanson, AICP
Transportation Planner
Mid-Region Council of Governments

2. 2017 BIKE TO WORK DAY
■ 822 survey responses
TWO THEMES
■ How Bicycle-Friendly is ABQ currently?
■ What can we do better?
R E A D T H E F U L L R E P O R T
H E R E :
https://www.mrcog-nm.gov/latest-
news/1511-2017-bike-to-work-day-
survey-results
Cycle Stop Map
^ CycleStop
Multi-UseTrail
BicycleLane
BicycleBoulevard
BicycleRoute
2 0 1 7 B I K E T O W O R K D A Y S T O P S

3. HOW BICYCLE
FRIENDLY IS ABQ
CURRENTLY?

4. DO YOU THINK BICYLING IN THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE AREA IS
GETTING BETTER, STAYING THE SAME, OR GETTING WORSE?
69.2%
14.8%
12.2%
3.8%
0.0%
67.4%
16.2%
0.0%
2.7%
19.6%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
Getting Better Staying the Same I don't know Getting Worse No Answer
2017 2016
Chi-square test of independence – differences
between years NOT statistically significant

5. Why bicycling is “getting better”
TOP 10
1. Better and more bicycle infrastructure improvements
(buffered bicycle lanes, wayfinding signage, green “paint,”
delineator posts, cycle track, and roundabouts)
2. More bicycle lanes
3. More trails/paths
4. More awareness of bicyclists on the road
5. More people are riding
6. Better maintenance of existing bicycling facilities
7. Notches that go under roadways (Example: Diversion
Channel Trail)
8. More bicycle routes
9. Drivers more aware of bicyclists
10. It’s getting better, but drivers are still a concern
Dedicated bikeways and
trails

6. 63.3%
61.7%
30.7%
28.2%
9.5%
1.8%
72.9%
64.3%
38.0%
33.8%
11.0%
1.8%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%
Exercise or
Recreation
Commute to
Work
Errands
Visit a friend or
family
Commute to
School
Other
BICYCLE TRIP PURPOSE (ONE TO FIVE OR MORE TIMES PER
WEEK)
2017 2016
Chi-square test of independence – no significant
difference in how people responded overall for
bicycling trip purpose between two years of data

7. Women & Bicycling BARRIERS FOR WOMEN
 Lack of safe infrastructure
 Harassment
 More child or elder care responsibilities
Women serve as an indicator species for safe
bicycling. One measure to gauge bicycle
friendliness is gender parity.
31.0%
60.7%
8.0%
0.2%
34.0%
56.4%
9.6%
0.0%
29.1%
70.9%
0.0% 0.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
Female Male Prefer Not to Respond Non-binary/Third Gender
GENDER - BIKE TO WORK DAY 2016 & 2017
2017 2016 ACS (2011-2015)*
*Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Chi-square test of
independence – no
significant difference
between the two years of
participation for women

8. 74.6%
73.1%
57.3%
65.7%
55.1%
71.7%
48.6%
68.9%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%
Female
Male
Female
Male
20162017
BICYCLE TRIP PURPOSE (ONE TO FIVE OR MORE
TIMES PER WEEK) MEN & WOMEN ONLY
Commute to Work Exercise or Recreation
Difference of proportion
test– difference of women
participation not significant

9. WHAT DID WE
LEARN TO MAKE
ABQ MORE BICYCLE
FRIENDLY?

10. Level of comfort really important
59.5%
53.8%
35.8%
34.8%
17.9%
16.7%
10.7%
6.7%
6.0%
3.6%
63.2%
67.1%
52.5%
47.1%
30.9%
32.9%
15.7%
10.7%
12.2%
0.6%
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0%
Less vehicle traffic
Presence of a bicycle lane
Slower vehicle speeds
Routes that use a multi-use trail
Routes that use residential streets
Routes that cross major streets at…
Quickest (shortest time)
Least hills
Shortest distance
Other
MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN CHOOSING A BICYCLE ROUTE
2017 2016

11. 63.5%
58.0%
40.8%
29.4%
21.2%
20.4%
10.2%
8.2%
7.8%
57.3%
52.3%
32.7%
37.5%
14.6%
16.8%
10.8%
4.2%
5.6%
67.9%
72.5%
61.1%
48.7%
36.2%
35.8%
17.0%
12.1%
14.3%
61.5%
66.1%
49.0%
48.3%
31.9%
28.7%
14.4%
12.1%
8.2%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%
Less vehicle traffic
Presence of a bicycle lane
Slower vehicle speeds
Routes that use a multi-use trail
Routes that cross major streets at traffic signals
Routes that use residential streets
Quickest (shortest time)
Shortest distance
Least hills
MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS IN CHOOSING A BICYCLE ROUTE
(MEN & WOMEN ONLY)
2017 Female 2017 Male 2016 Female 2016 Male

12. Bicycling is “staying same” or “getting worse”
69.2%
14.8%
12.2%
3.8%
0.0%
67.4%
16.2%
0.0%
2.7%
19.6%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
Getting Better Staying the Same I don't know Getting Worse No Answer
2017 2016

13. Why bicycling is “staying same” and “getting
worse”
TOP 10
1. Poor driver behavior (speeding, harassment, red light running,
inattentive driving)
2. Lack of enough safe infrastructure
3. Lack of maintenance for bike facilities (lanes/paths/trails)
4. Some cyclists don’t follow the rules of the road and create hazards for others that do
5. No new bicycle paths
6. Traffic
7. There’s no change in bicycling
8. Generally, don’t feel safe bicycling in ABQ
9. It’s good as it is
10. We need protected bicycle lanes

14. READ THE FULL
REPORT:
http://www.mrcog-nm.gov/latest-news/1511-2017-
bike-to-work-day-survey-results