HIKE AND BIKE SYSTEM MASTER PLAN
Existing Bicycle Demand The following table summarizes estimated existing daily bicycle trips in Arlington . The table indicates that over 28,000 trips are potentially made on a daily basis . The model also shows that non-commuting trips comprise the vast majority of existing bicycle demand . The Plan was not built around this number of estimated trips , but it is a useful tool to illustrate potential existing demand .
Table 2.3 : Aggregate Estimate of Existing |
Daily Bicycling Activity in Arlington |
Variable |
Figure |
Calculations |
Employed Adults , 16 Years and Older a . Study Area Population ( 1 )
|
356,764 |
|
b . Employed Persons ( 2 )
|
175,525 |
|
c . Bicycle Commute Percentage ( 2 )
|
0.2 % |
|
d . Bicycle Commuters |
292 |
( b * c ) |
School Children |
e . Population , ages 6-14 ( 3 )
|
54,021 |
|
f . Estimated School Bicycle Commute Share ( 4 )
|
2 % |
|
g . School Bicycle Commuters |
1,080 |
( e * f ) |
College Students |
h . Full-Time College Students ( 5 )
|
24,810 |
|
i . Bicycle Commute Percentage ( 6 )
|
10 % |
|
j . College Bicycle Commuters |
2,481 |
( h * i ) |
Work and School Commute Trips Sub-Total |
|
|
k . Daily Commuters Sub-Total |
3,853 |
( d + g + j ) |
l . Daily Commute Trips Sub-Total |
7,706 |
( k * 2 ) |
Other Utilitarian and Discretionary Trips |
|
|
m . Ratio of “ Other ” Trips in Relation to Commute Trips ( 7 )
|
2.73 |
ratio |
n . Estimated Non-Commute Trips |
21,037 |
( l * m ) |
Total Estimated Bicycle Trips 28,743 ( l + n )
Notes :
Above : Bicycles parked outside Arlington ’ s Dunn
Elementary School
Census data collected from 2005-2007 U . S . Census American
Community Survey ( ACS ) for Arlington . ( 1 ) 2005-2007 ACS ( 2 ) 2005-2007 ACS ( 3 ) 2005-2007 ACS ( 4 ) Estimated share of school children who commute by bicycle , as of 2000 ( source : National Safe Routes to School Surveys , 2003 ). ( 5 ) Source : Wikipedia for UT-Arlington . ( 6 ) Review of bicycle commute share in 7 university communities ( source : National Bicycling & Walking Study , FHWA , Case Study # 1 , 1995 ).
( 7 ) 27 % of all trips are commute trips ( source : National Household Transportation Survey , 2001 ).
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