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BIKE TO WORK
2007 SURVEY RESULTS

Thanks to the 1,436 cyclists who participated in the survey.

The results are listed below:

A. DEMOGRAPHICS
Who Took the Pledge?
Gender Participation
Age Ranges
Miles Commuted
Top 20 Participating Employers
Top 10 Cities - Commuting From
Top 10 Cities - Commuting To


B. SURVEY QUESTIONS
1. Are you a 1st time commuter?
2. How do you usually get to work?
3. What kind of bicycling do you do?
4. Do you attend organized bike rides?
5. How often do you ride a bicycle?
6. Would bike lanes or trails in your community encourage you to make more short trips?
7. Where would you like to see bicycle racks installed?
8. What is your primary concern when deciding where to ride?
9. What affects your primary decision to ride?(check one)
10. Do you plan to use the MTA bus bike racks?
11. What are the bicycling conditions in your community?
12. Where would you like to see new or improved bike trails/lanes?
13. If a "Share the Road" custom license plate were available in Iowa, would you purchase one?
14. Which sources of funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements would you support?
15. What is the most important message you would like to relay to the Bike To Work Week Coordinators?
16. Club/Team Affiliation

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Section A - DEMOGRAPHICS




Who Took the Pledge?

  • 1,436 cyclists took the 2006 Bike To Work Week Survey
  • 1,415 pledged to Bike To Work at least once
  • 21 chose not to Bike To Work, but still wanted to participate in the survey





Gender Participation

  • Female - 480
  • Male - 956






Age Ranges

Age Brackets

Participants

%

< 16

7

.5%

16-24

102

7.1%

25-34

362

25.2%

35-44

424

29.5%

45-54

384

26.8%

55-64

144

10.0%

> 65

13

.9%

Total

1436

100.0%





Miles Commuted

  • 1,415 Iowa commuters Biked To Work at least one day during Bike To Work Week
  • 448 1st time Commuters registered for Bike To Work Week!
  • The average round trip commute was 8.4 miles equating to over 11 ,932 gas-free, pollution-free miles!
  • Gas prices during the week hovered around $3.09 per gallon thus saving 663 gallons of gasoline (avg 18 mpg).
  • Over $2,048 was not spent on fuel during Bike To Work Week. 
  • What if YOU commuted at least twice or three times a week?






Top 20 Participating Employers

   
1. Wells Fargo (102) 11. Pioneer Hi-Bred (17)
2. RDG Planning & Design (67) 12. self-employed (16)
3. Principal Financial Group (60) 13. City of Des Moines (14)
4. State of Iowa (39) 14. Johnston High School (14)
5. Allied/Nationwide Insurance (25) 15. Meredith Corporation (14)
6. Bike World (27) 16. FBL Financial Group (13)
7. Curwood (26) 17. Iowa Department of Transportation (13)
8. University of Iowa (25) 18. State of Iowa (13)
9. Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines (18) 19. Grinnell College (12)
10. Iowa State University (17) 20. John Deere Credit (12)
   






Top 10 Cities


Commuting From
Commuting To

  • Des Moines (429)
  • West Des Moines (139)
  • Ankeny (87)
  • Ames (85) 
  • Urbandale (68)
  • Centerville (48)
  • Iowa City (47) 
  • Johnston (43)
  • Cedar Rapids (42) 
  • Clive (36)
  • Des Moines (614)
  • West Des Moines (153
  • Ames (92)
  • Iowa City (66)
  • Johnston (64)
  • Cedar Rapids (53) 
  • Centerville (46)
  • Urbandale (41)
  • Clive (20)
  • Ankeny (18)




Section B - Survey Questions



1. Are you a 1st time commuter?

 

Participants

%

YES

448

31%

NO

988

69%




2. How do you usually get to work?

 

Participants

%

Personal Car

1,101

76.7%

Bicycle

209

14.6%

Car pool

38

2.6%

Bus

38

2.6%

Walk/Run/Jog

30

2.1%

Ride Share Program

5

.3%

Telecommuter

2

0.1%




3. What kind of bicycling do you do?

 

Participants

%

for Recreation

1258

27%

for General Fitness

1197

26%

To Work

672

14%

for Training/Competition

475

10%

for Errands/Shopping

389

8%

To visit friends or family

314

7%

for Restaurant/Entertainment

228

5%

To school

93

2%

To the bus stop

16

0%
(multi-select question)






4. Do you attend organized bike rides?

 

Participants

%

YES

849

59%

NO

587

41%






5. How often do you ride a bicycle?

 

Participants

%

3-5 time per week

639

44.5%

Once or twice a week

384

26.7%

Once every 2-3 weeks

151

10.5%

Daily

151

10.5%

2-3 times a year

73

5.1%

I don't usually ride a bicycle

38

2.6%






6. Would bike lanes or trails in your community encourage you to make more short trips via the bicycle?

 

Participants

%

YES

1359

95%

NO

77

5%






7. Where would you like to see bicycle racks installed?

 

Votes

%

Grocery Stores

989

16%

Retail Stores/Malls

799

13%

Workplace

791

13%

Parks

791

13%

Restaurants

725

12%

Municipal buildings

593

10%

Mounted on public buses

531

9%

Parking Ramps

526

9%

Public bus stops

301

5%

Other

54

1%
(multi-select question)

OTHER COMMENTS
all around town, bars, churches, schools, everywhere, Gray's Lake, every corner downtown, Health Clubs, Jordan Creek Mall, all malls, Gas Stations/convenience stores, all schools, Theaters, Trailheads, Valley Junction WDM, Wellmark, NOT by where the smokers are






8. What is your primary concern when deciding where to ride?

 

Participants

%

Comfort/personal safety in traffic

882

61.4%

Pleasant route/scenic value

151

10.5%

Good Training route

145

10.1%

Safe/convenient bicycle parking

96

6.7%

Shortest route to destination

62

4.3%

Convenience - close to home or work

60

4.2%

Other

40

2.8%

OTHER COMMENTS
Safety, biking with friends, lack of showers at work, least amount of hills, fear of drivers, least automobile traffic, rough road conditions, time constraints, weather






9. What affects your primary decision to ride?

 

Participants

%

Weather/time of day

497

34.6%

Presence of bike trails, lanes or shoulders

370

25.8%

Amount of traffic on the road

256

17.8%

Health & Well Being

180

12.5%

Showers & Change areas at destinations

59

4.1%

Speed of traffic

34

2.4%

Number of major intersections

26

1.8%

Bicycle parking at destinations

14

1.0%







10. Do you plan to use the MTA bus bike racks?

 

Participants

%

YES

73

5.1%

NO

833

58%

N/A

530

36.9%






11. What are the bicycling conditions in your community?

 

Participants

%

Excellent

131

9.1%

Fair

466

32.5%

Good

757

52.7%

Poor

82

5.7%






12. Where would you like to see new or improved bike trails/lanes?

Over 820 comments were made - View ALL Comments






13. If a "Share the Road" custom license plate were available in Iowa would you purchase one?

 

Participants

%

YES

747

52%

NO

689

48%






14. Which sources of funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements would you support?

 

Votes

%

State transportation funds

1063

17.6%

Local transportation funds

918

15.2%

Federal enhancement funds

884

14.6%

State general funds

667

11.0%

Local general funds

617

10.2%

Developers (new developments only)

571

9.4%

Area businesses

506

8.4%

Project Destiny

453

7.5%

New taxes

311

5.1%

Other ideas?

54

.9%
(multi-select question)



Over 85 comments were made - View ALL Comments




15. What is the most important message you would like to relay to the Bike To Work Week Coordinators?

Over 595 comments were made -View ALL Comments




16. Top 20 Participating Clubs/Teams

   
1. Des Moines Cycle Club (DMCC)/DMOS (60) 11. ACME (10)
2. Krewebeadwhore (48) 12. Johnston High School (10)
3. All9yards.com (26) 13. team skin (10)
4. Lake Country Cyclists (24) 14. Skunks (8)
5. TRI (Triathlon Racers of Iowa) (23) 15. Pella Cycling Club (8)
6. Hawkeye Bicycle Association (19) 16. Bow Wow Hot (7)
7. Bike Burlington (15) 17. Talldogs (7)
8. Central Iowa Trail Association (15) 18. Tall Dogs (4)
9. Barfly (13) 19. Team Dragon (7)
10. Bicyclists of Iowa City (13)

20. Quad Cities Bicycle Club  (6)
   
(optional question)




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