This article was originally published by BikeArlington.
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Residents in Arlington County, Va., overwhelmingly support biking and prioritizing separated bike lanes, according to a survey released recently by Mobility Lab and BikeArlington.
Eighty-nine percent of respondents said they would like to bike more often, and 62 percent reported that more separated bikes lanes would help them get there.
We found that people in different neighborhoods throughout the county had similar opinions. Residents agree that new infrastructure would help them bike more often.
Respondents were asked what type of rider they are, what type of trips they make, how comfortable they feel on different types of bike lanes and trails and what ways the county could encourage them to choose to bike more often.
The survey is part of Arlington County’s outreach process for updating the Bike Element of its 2008 Master Transportation Plan. Over the past decade, North American design standards have evolved in response to federal safety regulations and new guidelines advancing designing for all ages and abilities from industry experts, such as NACTO.
Conducted in August and September 2017, the survey helped educate and inform residents about the update, while at the same time giving them an opportunity to offer feedback to county officials.
The survey was administered at a series of pop-up events, large community events like the Arlington County Fair and Nauck Civic and Community Pride Day. It was also promoted online by Arlington County and various local stakeholders.
More than 1,200 community members took the survey – 94 percent of whom reported living in the county. Notably, 56 percent of respondents had never attended an Arlington County public meeting.
Photo by Sam Kittner/Mobility Lab.