"Active transportation mode data, specifically cycling and walking activity, have historically been hard to come by, which is why we are excited to be releasing this report," said Laura Schewel, StreetLight CEO and VP of Transportation Software at Jacobs. Post thisNational TrendsActive transportation (walking plus biking trips) accounted for 10% of trips in 2022, down from 14% in 2019. However, bicycle activity is increasing as a share of all trips, while pedestrian is decreasing as a share of all trips.Annual average daily walking trips in the U.S. declined by 36% nationally between 2019-2022, according to StreetLight, even as pedestrian fatalities trended up over the same period, based on the Governors Highway Safety Association Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State report.Walking is starting to stabilize nationally since 2021, with several metro areas seeing an increase in 2022. The increase is driven by the most dense, downtown areas of the country.The decline is sharper in places with more inclement weather. This may indicate that the reduction in overall pedestrian activity is largely a reduction in "utility trips" (e.g., walking to get lunch downtown during a workday), and less due to reduction in "recreational" trips such as going for a walk with friends.State TrendsEvery state saw walking activity decline between 2019-2022

"Changes in bicycling patterns have drawn increasing attention from transportation planners and citizens since the beginning of the pandemic, we are gratified to deliver important and intriguing findings in this eBook," said Laura Schewel, StreetLight CEO and VP of Transportation Software at Jacobs Tweet thisNational TrendsNationally, annual average daily bicycle trips per year grew a considerable 37% between 2019 through 2022. The biggest year-over-year (YoY) uptick was in 2020.Biking activity in dense urban regions increasingly drove national trends. The top 100 metros increased their share of national bike activity, from 72% in 2019 to 77% in 2022.State TrendsAll of the top 10 U.S. states by population saw at least a 25% increase in biking activity between 2019 and 2022.More than half of states saw average daily bicycle trips per year increase by at least 25% between 2019–2022.The East Coast states of New York , New Jersey , and Delaware were the only states where bicycling activity grew by over 50%. North Carolina and Illinois ranked fourth and fifth for growth, respectively.Major Metro (City) TrendsThe top 100 metros grew annual average bicycle trips 46% with big cities showing outsized gains.The New York City metro region was the growth leader. After a slow start during the early pandemic, New York City nearly doubled average daily bike volume in 2022 from 2019.metro region was the growth leader