The document summarizes the results of a 2016 Bike to Work Day survey in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It found that 67.4% of respondents felt bicycling was getting better due to improvements like more bike lanes and trails. However, 16.2% felt it was staying the same or getting worse due to issues like poor driver behavior and lack of infrastructure expansion and connectivity. The survey highlights the importance of continued infrastructure expansion, safety, and getting more women bicycling to increase ridership overall.

1. 2016 BIKE TO
WORK DAY
SURVEY RESULTS
V A L E R I E H E R M A N S O N , A I C P
T R A N S P O R TAT I O N P L A N N E R
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F E B R U A RY 1 3 , 2 0 1 7

2. 2016 BIKE TO WORK DAY
• 779 survey responses
TWO THEMES
• How Bicycle-Friendly is ABQ currently?
• What did we learn from the survey that will make ABQ
more bicycle-friendly?

3. HOW
BICYCLE
FRIENDLY IS
ABQ
CURRENTLY?

4. DO YOU THINK BICYCLING IN THE GREATER
ALBUQUERQUE AREA IS GETTING BETTER,
STAYING THE SAME, OR GETTING WORSE?
67.4%
16.2%
2.7%
19.6%
GETTING BETTER STAYING THE SAME GETTING WORSE NO ANSWER

5. WHY?

6. WHY BICYCLING IS “GETTING BETTER”
TOP 10
1. More bicycle lanes
2. More trails
3. Better infrastructure and improvements to bike
lanes/trails
4. More bicyclists
5. More bike paths
6. More awareness
7. More buffered bike lanes
8. More bike routes
9. Better driver awareness
10. More publicity & advertising campaigns

7. BICYCLING OPPORTUNITIES
72.9%
64.3%
38.0%
33.8%
11.0%
1.8%
Exercise or Recreation
Commute to Work
Errands
Visit a friend or family
Commute to School
Other
BICYCLE TRIP PURPOSES (ONE TO FIVE OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK)

8. WOMEN & BICYCLING
BARRIERS FOR WOMEN
 Lack of safe infrastructure
 Harassment
 More child or elder care responsibilities
Women as an indicator species for safe bicycling
Male,
56.4%
Female,
34.0%
Prefer not
to
respond,
9.6%
Gender – Bike to Work
Day
Male,
70.9%
Female,
29.1%
American Community
Survey (ACS) Bernalillo
County - Bicycle to Work

9. BICYCLING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMMUTERS
74.6%
73.1%
55.1%
71.7%
Women
Men
Women
Men
ExerciseorRecreationCommutetoWork
BICYCLE TRIP PURPOSES ONE TO FIVE OR MORE TIMES PER WEEK (MEN
AND WOMEN ONLY)

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

11. BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE REALLY
IMPORTANT
67.1%
63.2%
52.5%
47.1%
32.9%
30.9%
15.7%
12.2%
10.7%
0.6%
Presence of a bicycle lane
Less vehicle traffic
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
Other
REALLY IMPORTANT FACTORS IN CHOOSING A BICYCLE ROUTE

12. BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE REALLY
IMPORTANT
8.2%
14.3%
12.1%
12.1%
14.4%
17.0%
28.7%
35.8%
31.9%
36.2%
48.3%
48.7%
49.0%
61.1%
61.5%
67.9%
66.1%
72.5%
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Least
hills
Shortes
t
distanc
e
Quicke
st
(shorte
sttime)
Routes
that
use
residen
tial
streets
Routes
that
cross
major
streets
at
traffic
signals
Routes
that
usea
multi-
use
trail
Slower
vehicle
speeds
Less
vehicle
traffic
Presen
ceofa
bicycle
lane
REALLY IMPORTANT FACTORS IN CHOOSING A BICYCLE ROUTE (MEN AND WOMEN ONLY)
Safety over convenience

13. BICYCLING IS “STAYING SAME” AND
“GETTING WORSE”
67.4%
16.2%
2.7%
19.6%
GETTING BETTER STAYING THE SAME GETTING WORSE NO ANSWER

14. WHY?

15. WHY BICYCLING IS “STAYING SAME” AND
“GETTING WORSE”
TOP 10
1. Poor driver behavior (inattentive driving,
aggression toward bicyclists)
2. Lack of maintenance for bike lanes/paths
3. We want protected bicycle lanes
4. Car traffic & volume has become worse/increase
5. Lack of bicycle lane/path expansion
6. My typical riding area seems the same
7. Lack of connectivity among bicycle lanes/paths
8. It’s not safe to bicycle on the west side
9. Lack of enforcement for bad drivers
10.Bicyclists don’t wear helmets or have lights

16. WHAT CAN WE DO?
More women bicycling = more people bicycling
Continue expanding and connecting bicycle infrastructure
Safety over convenience
Informal/formal
bicycling events
& advocacy

17. THANK YOU!
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