Table 3.
Results of HEAT analysis assuming that 50% of short trips are completed by bicycle.
| MSA | No. of trips by bicycle (millions) | No. of trips/day (millions) | Average distance (km) | Maximum annual benefit (millions of $)a | Savings/individual cyclist/year ($) | Savings per trip ($) | Mean annual benefit (millions of $) | No. of people to benefit | Lives saved | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suburban | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 280.77 | 0.77 | 3.65 | 972 | 2,298 | 10.19 | 724 | 211,566 | 131 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 53.15 | 0.15 | 3.55 | 179 | 2,235 | 9.91 | 133 | 40,047 | 24 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 93.02 | 0.26 | 3.55 | 313 | 2,235 | 9.91 | 233 | 70,083 | 42 | |||||||||
| Columbus | 51.19 | 0.14 | 3.55 | 172 | 2,235 | 9.91 | 128 | 38,567 | 23 | |||||||||
| Dayton | 33.09 | 0.09 | 3.55 | 111 | 2,235 | 9.91 | 83 | 24,935 | 15 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 197.11 | 0.54 | 3.55 | 664 | 2,235 | 9.91 | 495 | 148,506 | 90 | |||||||||
| Grand Rapids | 35.14 | 0.10 | 3.98 | 133 | 2,506 | 11.11 | 99 | 26,474 | 18 | |||||||||
| Indianapolis | 57.46 | 0.16 | 3.98 | 217 | 2,506 | 11.11 | 162 | 43,294 | 29 | |||||||||
| Madison | 25.23 | 0.07 | 3.64 | 87 | 2,291 | 10.16 | 65 | 19,010 | 12 | |||||||||
| Milwaukee | 50.85 | 0.14 | 3.64 | 176 | 2,291 | 10.16 | 131 | 38,314 | 24 | |||||||||
| Twin Cities | 109.30 | 0.30 | 3.58 | 371 | 2,253 | 10 | 277 | 82,346 | 50 | |||||||||
| Total suburban | 986.31 | 2.70 | 3.66 | 3,396 | 2,302 | 10.21 | 2,530 | 743,142 | 459 | |||||||||
| Urban | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 197.16 | 0.54 | 3.43 | 652 | 2,160 | 9.58 | 4,859 | 151,022 | 88 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 29.03 | 0.08 | 3.34 | 92 | 2,103 | 9.33 | 685 | 21,870 | 12 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 49.56 | 0.14 | 3.34 | 157 | 2,103 | 9.33 | 1,170 | 37,338 | 21 | |||||||||
| Columbus | 33.45 | 0.09 | 3.34 | 106 | 2,103 | 9.33 | 790 | 25,205 | 14 | |||||||||
| Dayton | 10.08 | 0.03 | 3.34 | 34 | 2,103 | 9.33 | 252 | 7,597 | 5 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 62.70 | 0.17 | 3.54 | 211 | 2,228 | 9.89 | 1,569 | 47,238 | 28 | |||||||||
| Grand Rapids | 10.64 | 0.03 | 3.54 | 36 | 2,228 | 9.89 | 266 | 8,013 | 5 | |||||||||
| Indianapolis | 21.21 | 0.06 | 4.47 | 90 | 2,815 | 12.48 | 670 | 15,982 | 12 | |||||||||
| Madison | NA | NA | 3.79 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
| Milwaukee | 30.80 | 0.08 | 3.79 | 111 | 2,386 | 10.58 | 83 | 23,208 | 15 | |||||||||
| Twin Cities | 58.97 | 0.16 | 3.5 | 196 | 2,203 | 9.77 | 146 | 44,430 | 26 | |||||||||
| Total urban | 503.60 | 1.38 | 3.58 | 1,684 | 2,039 | 9.05 | 1,255 | 381,902 | 228 | |||||||||
| Grand total | 1489.92 | 4.08 | 3.62 | 5,080 | 2,171 | 9.63 | 3,784 | 112,5045 | 687 | |||||||||
| NA, not applicable. aThe maximum annual benefit is the total value of reduced mortality based on the level of cycling entered by the user. | ||||||||||||||||||