tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post1801159774966236002..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Fresh Statistics from BritainDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-60832147818367751802009-02-09T04:31:00.000+01:002009-02-09T04:31:00.000+01:00"...the number of vehicle miles traveled per perso..."...the number of vehicle miles traveled per person in Portland in 2007 was about the same as in 1992." <BR/><BR/>I'm curious about how many of those vehicle miles were on bicycles and if the percentage has changed. For example, if 5% of the vehicle miles were on bicycles in 1992 and that has grown to 7%, that would be a positive trend. Is that information available?Kevin Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13186428862833389619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-28734875373322402042009-02-06T08:30:00.000+01:002009-02-06T08:30:00.000+01:00PM: The press'll have a field day with me about th...PM: <I>The press'll have a field day with me about this. Do we have any statistics on it that I can throw at them to show that we really are doing everything we can?</I><BR/><BR/>Sir Humphrey: <I>Prime Minister, we are the government; it's our job to collect unbiased statistics. What would you like them to say?</I><BR/><BR/>The issue of combining bicycle & motorbikes in the statistics has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-27335898387434346012009-02-06T00:18:00.000+01:002009-02-06T00:18:00.000+01:00One thing I can appreciate about Portland, is that...One thing I can appreciate about Portland, is that, while the national average of vehicle miles traveled per person has been on a steady increase for the last decade and a half, the number of vehicle miles traveled per person in Portland in 2007 was about the same as in 1992. It went up for a couple of years, but has dropped down again.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, though the roads themselves are Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.com