active transportation

This report from the U.S. Census Bureau discusses the results of a 2012 American Community Survey travel questionnaire, which found that while they still command a small share of commuting travel modes in the United States, bicycling and walking have been gaining significant ground in recent years. For instance, the number of U.S. workers who traveled to work by bicycle increased from about 488,000 in 2000 to about 786,000 in 2008–2012. This marks a larger percentage increase than that of any other commuting mode. Bicycle commuters were twice as likely to be male, and were largely either the most or least educated workers. For the pedestrian mode, the commutes tended to be shorter, by the youngest cohort, and in urban or university town contexts.