In the 2012 Benchmarking Report by the Alliance for Biking and Walking, Washington ranked second in the country when it comes to the number of commuters who bike or walk. The study was based on data from all 50 states and the 51 largest US cities.
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By Jeannine Stein, Tribune Newspapers "Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report," released Monday by the Alliance for Biking & Walking, provides a look at commuting by cycling and walking in the US, how safe those commutes ...
Alliance for Biking & Walking Releases 2012 Benchmarking Report
by Renata Silberblatt This week, the Alliance for Biking and Walking released its 2012 Benchmarking Report, and the timing is impeccable. As Streetsblog points out, the release coincides with the soon-to-appear national surface transportation bill, ...
DC ranks as America's second best city for biking and walking
By John Hendel (Twitter @TBDOnFoot) The Alliance for Biking and Walking has released a new report that ranks American cities and states by their "biking and walking levels" (how friendly they are to cyclists and pedestrians) and by the number of biking ...
US states and cities ranked for biking, walking habits
The Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report, released by the Alliance for Biking & Walking, provides a look at commuting by cycling and walking in the US, how safe those commutes are, and where transportation funding is ...
Will I get a better workout by walking, running or biking to work?
Will I get a better workout by walking, running or biking my 5K commute to work? Most commuters strive to be as efficient as possible. To get the best workout (specifically, to burn the most calories), you're better off being inefficient. ...
Alliance for Biking and Walking publish 2012 report
These are the findings from the Bicycling and Walking in the US: 2012 Benchmarking Report, which was released in January by the Alliance for Biking & Walking. The ongoing benchmarking effort collects and analyzes data on bicycling and walking in all 50 ...
Biking or walking to work reduces risk of future wrist fractures in women
The study, published in Osteoporosis International, defines active commuting as regularly biking or walking to work, and found that while the risk of present-day wrist fractures is higher among active commuters than passive commuters, ...
$16M slated for better biking and walking in the Twin Cities
The net result in Minneapolis will nearly double--from 43 to 80--the number of miles of bike routes and paths. It's wise to look both ways when crossing the ...
Walking, biking good for you and the planet: Study
By Margaret Munro, Canwest News ServiceNovember 25, 2009 7:22 AM Pedestrians and cyclists should be made king of the urban jungle, according to an ...
Study: Younger kids walking and biking to school
The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre says biking and walking should be encouraged, because it's an easy way to get children to be more physically active. You must be logged in to rate this story. Login or register.