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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics for 5664 census tracts in 24 study cities

From: Bike Score®: Associations between urban bikeability and cycling behavior in 24 cities

City, State/Province

Number of Census Tracts

Cycling Mode Sharea (%) (mean, (SD))

Bike Score®b (mean, (SD))

Bike Lane Score (mean, (SD))

Hill Score (mean, (SD))

Destinations and Connectivity Score (mean, (SD))

Ann Arbor, Michigan

33

3.6 (2.7)

76.4 (13.9)

79.9 (18.2)

91.2 (9.0)

55.6 (26.9)

Austin, Texas

164

1.8 (2.8)

48.3 (17.4)

26.3 (24.5)

85.8 (17.5)

55.3 (27.2)

Boston, Massachusetts

179

1.6 (2.4)

73.4 (19.1)

57.7 (32.0)

88.6 (14.5)

90.4 (17.2)

Calgary, Alberta

221

1.2 (1.8)

74.4 (13.0)

84.0 (19.7)

88.3 (13.3)

42.0 (26.0)

Chicago, Illinois

768

1.2 (2.0)

60.5 (13.6)

25.9 (24.6)

100.0 (0.4)

90.9 (15.0)

Eugene, Oregon

31

10.6 (7.2)

77.9 (18.4)

83.4 (18.4)

82.2 (29.5)

63.6 (24.6)

Fort Collins, Colorado

33

7.8 (6.0)

83.6 (10.7)

93.4 (10.5)

97.8 (5.9)

50.7 (23.8)

Halifax, Nova Scotia

25

3.9 (3.9)

67.4 (14.6)

60.9 (22.2)

71.5 (14.4)

76.9 (22.0)

Madison, Wisconsin

53

5.9 (5.0)

67.4 (19.8)

58.5 (27.5)

91.2 (8.3)

62.0 (26.6)

Minneapolis, Minnesota

115

3.9 (3.3)

77.6 (15.2)

65.8 (27.0)

96.4 (6.3)

82.8 (18.4)

Moncton, New Brunswick

15

0.4 (0.8)

49.3 (15.3)

29.1 (25.6)

94.2 (3.8)

45.5 (30.9)

Montréal, Québec

320

4.8 (4.6)

78.8 (17.7)

64.4 (33.3)

97.8 (9.3)

89.2 (21.9)

New York, New York

2164

0.7 (1.4)

64.8 (18.3)

36.4 (35.7)

95.4 (11.4)

91.6 (19.2)

Portland, Oregon

137

6.3 (5.6)

69.5 (20.3)

58.7 (25.9)

80.5 (26.7)

80.8 (23.1)

San Francisco, California

196

3.1 (3.4)

77.8 (17.3)

84.3 (24.4)

53.8 (32.5)

89.8 (21.1)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

45

2.2 (2.4)

78.7 (13.1)

84.5 (20.0)

98.4 (3.3)

48.2 (27.9)

Seattle, Washington

132

3.3 (2.6)

60.9 (19.4)

51.2 (31.8)

65.0 (16.9)

77.1 (25.4)

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

26

0.0 (0.0)

44.8 (16.7)

30.9 (24.9)

62.2 (23.0)

55.9 (33.3)

Tempe, Arizona

37

4.1 (4.4)

76.2 (12.4)

70.1 (22.8)

99.2 (3.4)

66.2 (15.3)

Toronto, Ontario

544

2.0 (3.8)

66.9 (16.4)

45.7 (30.9)

96.8 (6.4)

80.2 (19.9)

Tucson, Arizona

115

2.6 (3.8)

74.4 (19.2)

72.3 (26.6)

98.8 (5.5)

55.0 (26.7)

Vancouver, British Columbia

115

4.1 (3.7)

78.0 (14.8)

71.2 (27.4)

79.3 (15.2)

91.1 (13.6)

Victoria, British Columbia

17

11.5 (4.3)

74.3 (17.1)

54.2 (32.4)

95.6 (6.2)

93.8 (5.7)

Washington, DC

179

2.5 (3.0)

66.5 (20.9)

52.2 (33.6)

79.5 (19.0)

82.8 (20.0)

Total

5664

1.9 (3.3)

67.0 (18.5)

46.5 (35.7)

91.9 (16.6)

83.6 (24.3)

  1. aCensus tract level Journey to work Bicycle Mode Share (% commute by bike for workers aged 16 years and older) -American Community Survey, 5-year estimates (2012 5-year estimates), U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey; CA data is 2011 National Household Survey, Census tract level Journey to work Bicycle Mode Share for population aged 15 years and older with a usual place of work
  2. bBike Score spatial data provided from Walk Score (May 2012 release); analysis here includes 3 components (Bike Lane Score, Hill Score, Destinations and Connectivity Score); spatial data aggregated to the census tract in ArcGIS 10.2