2008 Modal share data released - Cyclists in Baltimore have doubled!

Baltimore city, Maryland
S0801. Commuting Characteristics by Sex
Data Set: 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

Subject

Total

Margin of Error

Male

Margin of Error

Female

Margin of Error

Workers 16 years and over

280224

+/-6,158

128690

+/-4,654

151534

+/-3,957

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK

Car, truck, or van

69.70%

+/-1.5

69.20%

+/-2.3

70.10%

+/-1.8

Drove alone

57.90%

+/-1.6

56.50%

+/-2.6

59.20%

+/-2.0

Carpooled

11.80%

+/-1.3

12.70%

+/-1.8

11.00%

+/-1.5

In 2-person carpool

9.60%

+/-1.1

9.90%

+/-1.5

9.30%

+/-1.4

In 3-person carpool

1.60%

+/-0.5

2.10%

+/-1.0

1.00%

+/-0.4

In 4-or-more person carpool

0.60%

+/-0.3

0.70%

+/-0.5

0.60%

+/-0.3

Workers per car, truck, or van

1.58

+/-0.04

1.61

+/-0.06

1.56

+/-0.04

Public transportation (excluding taxicab)

19.50%

+/-1.3

19.40%

+/-2.0

19.60%

+/-1.5

Walked

6.00%

+/-0.8

5.70%

+/-1.1

6.30%

+/-1.0

Bicycle

0.60%

+/-0.2

0.90%

+/-0.4

0.30%

+/-0.2

Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means

1.40%

+/-0.4

1.40%

+/-0.6

1.40%

+/-0.5

Worked at home

2.80%

+/-0.6

3.40%

+/-1.0

2.40%

+/-0.7
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by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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looks like we need to get more women cycling. cycling is safer than walking on the sidewalk, and faster, yet most women choose to walk rather than ride a bike. men outnumber women 3-1 in their choice to bike.
I'd be interested in seeing non-working walking/cycling rates. This survey lists baltimore at ~16% with no access to car, but that's workers. The real number is more like 33%, which is the highest in the country, save post-Katrina New Orleans and NYC. Those people have to be getting around somehow.