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The Humphrey School of Public Affairs is the University of Minnesota's school of policy and planning.


State and Local Policy Program

Bicycle Surveys

Surveys

  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors, 2002. The 2002 National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors was jointly sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and administered by The Gallup Organization. The goals of the survey were to ascertain the scope and magnitude of bicycle and pedestrian activity and the public's behavior and attitudes regarding bicycling and walking.
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, State Trail Use: Summary of Summer Trail Use and User Surveys Conducted in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, 2000. Survey of use of nine state trails in Minnesota from 1996 to 1998. The nine surveys were conducted in the summer. The surveys provide a meaningful statewide perspective of summer trail use, as well as a summary of the characteristics and opinions of users.
  • Moritz, William E. (1998). Adult Bicyclists in the United States: Characteristics and Riding Experience in 1996. Transportation Research Record, 1636: 1-7. In December of 1996, 20% (4,712) of the League of American Bicyclist members were surveyed about their cycling experiences during CY 1996. The 33 questions included: bicycle type and equipment, distribution of bicycle trips by purpose (e.g. work, on-road recreation), total distance cycled, commuting habits, accidents, and demographic data.
  • U.S. Department of Transportation, The National Bicycling and Walking Study: Transportation Choice for a Changing America. PD-94-023. U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., 1994.
  • U.S. Department of Transportation, Bicycle and Pedestrian Data: Sources, Needs, & Gaps. BTS00-02. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Washington, D.C., 2000. Assessment of bicycle and pedestrian data needs. Provides an inventory of existing sources of data, identifies areas of needs and recommends opportunities for improving the quality of data.