Cycle Maryland survey results shared at Bike Maryland forum

About 75 percent of the 2,300 Maryland bicyclists who responded to the online Cycle Maryland survey last year said they use paper maps and those who use the Maryland Bicycle Map find it useful. At the same time, 85 percent said they use online maps and 80 percent print those maps. The bicyclists also said getting outdoors, enjoying nature and traveling to restaurants, shopping and tourist attractions were their most popular biking activities.

Those were some of the findings that Rebecca Dougherty Goldman, research and performance metrics manager at the Maryland Office of Tourism, shared during her presentation at the 15th annual Maryland Bike Symposium, Feb. 22 at the Miller Senate Building in Annapolis.

The tourism office conducted the survey with the State Highway Administration primarily to evaluate the existing state bicycle map during Gov. Martin O'Malley's Cycle Maryland campaign – a six-month period that highlighted bicycle events and an awareness of biking in Maryland.

Bike Maryland – a nonprofit advocacy group – hosted the free, all-day symposium, which this year featured 15 expert presenters. Topics of discussion included: Bike Maryland's legislative agenda, Maryland Bikeshare Program, Bike Friendly Maryland Program, Bike-Minded Program, bicycle tourism and the new Maryland Bikeways Program.

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