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THE LEAGUE CONTINUES
ALLIANCE'S BENCHMARKING
PROJECT
KEN MCLEOD

T

he League of American Bicyclists
will produce the next edition of "Bicycling and Walking in the United
States: The Benchmarking Report." In
June, the League signed a contract with
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC),
which has been a major funder of the
Benchmarking Project since 2010, to
produce the next edition which will be
released in late 2018 or early 2019. This
contract will allow the League and the
CDC to continue the collection and dissemination of data which began in 2007
and has occurred biennially since 2010.
The next edition of the Benchmarking
Report will be the sixth edition and will
build upon the longitudinally comparative data compiled from federal data
sources and primary surveys of state and
local agencies.
Earlier this year, the League began to
take responsibility for the Benchmarking Project as part of a larger effort to
continue the work of the Alliance for
Biking & Walking. In April, the League
of American Bicyclists, the American
Public Health Association  (APHA)
and the  Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE), launched an interactive website based on The Bicycling
and Walking in the United States: 2016
Benchmarking Report. In July, we began
the roll-out of the Bike League Hub, a forum for advocacy organizations, League
Cycling Instructors, bicycle clubs and
participants in Bicycle Friendly America
programs. This forum is invitation-only,
and all member organizations of the AlFALL 2017

liance for Biking & Walking are invited
to join. We are excited by the opportunities that this new tool will give us to
connect with people using our programs
and improve our ability to provide advocacy and resources that support these
constituent groups.
Three primary objectives guide the
Benchmarking Project:
1. Promote data collection and availability;
2. Measure progress and evaluate results; and
3. Support efforts to increase bicycling and walking.
It is exciting to me to take on this
project and continue the work of the Alliance for Biking & Walking, which has
done so much to make a connection be-

tween active transportation and health
communities and build a strong network
of state and local organizations invested
in the objectives of the Benchmarking
Project.
The Bicycle Friendly America program has similar objectives to the Benchmarking Project. Since 2012, the Bicycle
Friendly State program has shared a survey with the Benchmarking Project. This
partnership is a model for how the Bicycle Friendly America program can be
aligned with the Benchmarking Project.
With both programs now under the same
organization, our incredible network of
over 400 communities, more than 1000
businesses and over 150 universities
can be leveraged in support of creating
benchmarks that help lead to action.
Ken McLeod is the League's Policy Director.

2016 Benchmarking Project available at bikeleague.org/benchmarking
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