Washington Area Bicycle Facts: According to the Commuter Connections 2010 State of the Commute Survey: 17% of all commuters live less than five miles from work The average bike commute is 3.4 miles each way Mean days per week for bicyclists is 3. Rates of men and women who walk/bike as their primary commute mode, 3% and 2% respectively. Bike/walk as primary commute mode based on State of Employment: District of Columbia 4%, Maryland 2%, and Virginia 2%. Nearly a quarter (24%) of respondents in 2010 said their employers offered services for bicyclists and walkers, up from 17% in 2007.

According to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' 2007-2008 Household Travel Survey:

• 1% of work trips in the region are by bicycle, up from 0.7% in 1994.

• The District of Columbia has the highest bike commute share at 3.3%, followed by Alexandria at 2.7%.

• 30% of bike trips in the Washington region are to and from work.

• There are more than 30,000 work-related bike trips in the Washington region everyday.

Bike to Work Day May 2010 Washington Region Event Survey

• The Bike to Work Day event increases bicycle commuting- 17% of survey respondents said they never commuted by bicycle before participating in the annual event.

• The Bike to Work Day event expands the frequency of bicycle commuting- 22% of survey respondents who commuted by bicycle previous to the event, said they started bicycling even more after particpating in the event.

Video Counts May-June 2012, Average Cyclists per Hour

Memorial Bridge 112.9 bicycles; 14th Street Bridge 182.4 bicycles; Key 138.9
(represents avg. of 8 hr. period)