Figure 1.1.1 - Percent of All Trips by Walking or Biking

After several surveys showing increases in walking trips as a percentage of all trips in the United States, the 2022 National Household Travel Survey appears to show a significant decline in walking. Biking trips as a percentage of all trips did not seem to be similarly affected.

After several surveys showing increases in walking trips as a percentage of all trips in the United States, the 2022 National Household Travel Survey appears to show a significant decline in walking. Biking trips as a percentage of all trips did not seem to be similarly affected.
Methodology changes may explain some or all of the decline in walking trips as travel diaries were not used in 2022 and walking trips tend to be short and perhaps easier to not record.
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