4 things U.S. college towns could teach planners about biking
It’s time for urban planners to stop ignoring how well college towns work and start learning from them.
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Census: Portland biking stalls for fifth year while other cities climb
Source: Census American Community Survey. Image by BikePortland. Portland’s hard-won status as “America’s bike capital” hasn’t looked less secure since it claimed the title in 2005. The number of Portlanders who get to work primarily by bike was statistically unchanged in 2012, ticking from 6.3 percent to 6.1 percent of the city’s working population. Across … Read more
Low-car households account for 60% of Portland’s growth since 2005
There’s a very simple reason why Portland’s real estate market is shifting fast: Over the last eight years, households whose members get around without cars account for about three-fifths of Portland’s growth.
What caused Portland’s biking boom?
Before 2002, this was just another outdoorsy city on the West Coast; after 2008, it’s been just one more mid-size metro area with an increasingly lively central city. But something strange and wonderful happened in between.
U.S. Census: 6.3% of Portlanders bike to work
Source: U.S. Census 2011 American Community Survey.(Graphic: BikePortland)
Census: Portland and Oregon lead nation in biking to work
(Photo © J. Maus) New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows that the state of Oregon is a national leader in the number of people who ride a bicycle to work. According to the new “Journey to Work” numbers, 6 percent of people in the city of Portland use a … Read more
Beyond ‘bikes vs cars’: Four secrets buried in the new Census stats
This guest post is by Michael Andersen of Portland Afoot, a new “10-minute newsmagazine” and wiki about low-car life in Portland. Photos © J. Maus) The official U.S. Census numbers for 2009 came out Tuesday, and as BikePortland reported, they held the latest evidence that the phenomenal growth of local biking has been leveling off.
2009 U.S. Census: 5.81% of Portlanders commute (primarily) by bike
Bike traffic in Portland.(Photo © J. Maus) The U.S. Census Bureau released results of its annual American Community Survey (ACS) today. The survey found that 5.81% of Portlanders used a bicycle as their primary mode of transportation to work in 2009. According to an analysis of the data by the League of American Bicyclists, that … Read more
Census data: In Northwest, bike commuters outnumber farmers
There are all types of fun ways to play with the recently released American Community Survey data put out by the US Census Bureau. The Sightline Institute, a Pacific Northwest sustainability think tank, delved into the numbers and found that in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, bike commuters outnumber farmers. Check out this graph published on … Read more
U.S. Census: Portland has record jump in bike commuting
Portland bike traffic is growing.(Photo © J. Maus) The City of Portland Office of Transportation just released a statement that includes results from the Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey. The annual survey found that Portland’s bike commute mode share has risen to 6.4%, that’s a jump from 4.2% in the 2007 survey — and … Read more
Updated: U.S. Census says 4.2% of Portlanders bike to work
The most recent data collected by the U.S. Census’s American Community Survey (ACS) shows that the number of Portlanders who commute to work by bicycle has dropped from 4.4% in 2006 to 4.2% in 2007. The survey asked, “How did you usually get to work last week?”, and 10,987 people (out of just over 280,000) … Read more
Census Bureau: Portland bike commute mode split doubles in five years
PDOT has just sent me results from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. According to the numbers, Portland’s bike commute mode split has grown 96% from 2000 to 2005, nearly doubling from 1.79% to 3.51% (mode split is just a wonky way to refer to the % of usage of various transportation modes). Check … Read more