undercounting bike and walk
Streetsblog California
From Minneapolis, Evidence That the Census Undercounts Walking and Biking
The U.S. Census is the most widely cited source of data about how Americans get around. It's updated regularly and it covers the whole country, but it comes up short in a number of ways. The Census only asks about commute trips, and commuting only accounts for about 16 percent of total household travel [PDF]. What happens when you measure the other 84 percent?
May 15, 2015