BICYCLE ACCOUNT
GUIDELINES
Measuring, tracking and reporting progress
to inspire better biking in your community by the League of American Bicyclists
[B’ Spokes: I thought it might be helpful to pull this out of the report as if Maryland likes to brag it ranked in the top ten bike friendly states then they should be doing all of this,]
1.Bicycle traffic data
| Bicycle traffic data | Data Source |
| Required Data | |
|---|---|
| x Bicycle mode share* | x American Community Survey (United States) |
| x Bicycle counts from (pref. 3 – 5 locations) | x National Household Travel Survey (United States) |
| x Average bicycle trip distance travelled per day | x Statistics Canada (Canada) |
| Desired Data | |
| x Cyclist age, gender, trip purpose, income, profession and home location | x National Household Travel Survey (United States) |
| x Historic development of bicycle trip distance and mode share | x Regional Trip Diary Surveys |
2. Infrastructure
| Infrastructure | Data Source |
| Required Data | |
|---|---|
| x Length of bicycle network, in terms of off street facilities (paved and un-paved), and on street facilities (bicycle lanes, cycle tracks, bicycle boulevards) | x Public Works Department |
| x Public bicycle parking* | x Planning / Bicycle Planning Department |
| x Brief description of planned or current bicycle projects | |
| Desired Data | |
| x Resident poll/survey identifying: | x On-line surveys |
| o Location of the most needed bicycle facility | x Telephone surveys |
| o Location of the most needed bicycle parking | |
| o Best existing bicycle facility | |
| o Best end–of-trip facilities / bike parking | |
| In order to create interest in the result, generating “worst” and “best” lists for bicycle infrastructure is especially useful for readers. |
3. Cycling Quality
| Infrastructure | Data Source |
| Required Data | |
|---|---|
| x Bicycle-motorist collision data* | x NHTSA/NCSA (United States) |
| x Bicycle fatality and injuries* | x Road safety agencies |
| x Collision locations | |
| Desired Data | |
| Residents’ perception of cycling quality, with parameters such as: | x On-line surveys |
| x Perception of amount of off-street facilities* | x Telephone surveys |
| x Perception of amount of on-street facilities* | |
| x Perceived safety when cycling* | |
| x Overall quality of the city to cycle in* | |
| x Quality and availability of bicycle parking* | |
| x Quality of maintenance of on and off-street bicycle facilities* | |
| x Quality of community leadership, dedication, and responsiveness to bicycling community | |
| x Feasibility of combining bicycling and transit trips* | |
| x What could get residents to cycle more / primary deterrents | |
| x Importance of cycling conditions based on gender, age, occupation, and location of home/work/school |
https://www.bikeleague.org/sites/lab.huang.radicaldesigns.org/files/Bicycle_Account_Guidelines.pdf