State of the Commute 2025

[Anonymous]

Given how it kept coming up in other threads, I'm somewhat surprised that no one has mentioned that the MWCOG has updated their commuting survey for 2025, and this time they provided a dashboard to play with. https://state-of-the-commute-mwcog.hub.arcgis.com/pages/804d952097b341a7a589a86e2d6720d9

This version reflects the dramatic drop in TW and return to pre-pandemic commuting patterns, most controversially showing Bike commuting rebounding to 4% after a trough of 2% in 2022. It seems that all that CABI data was a good leading indicator after all.

Most interestingly, is that when you filter down to just DC itself, you can see why bike lanes are being built. More than 28,000 district residents commute primarily by bike/scooter, compared to 76,000 who drive alone. Bicycle commuting is booming among district residents, the very people who pay for and vote on these matters.

Obviously the split in allocated space and funding will move to reflect the wants and needs of district residents. I can see a day when more district residents commute by bike than drive alone. The change could happen quick with the right infrastructure expenditures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given how it kept coming up in other threads, I'm somewhat surprised that no one has mentioned that the MWCOG has updated their commuting survey for 2025, and this time they provided a dashboard to play with. https://state-of-the-commute-mwcog.hub.arcgis.com/pages/804d952097b341a7a589a86e2d6720d9

This version reflects the dramatic drop in TW and return to pre-pandemic commuting patterns, most controversially showing Bike commuting rebounding to 4% after a trough of 2% in 2022. It seems that all that CABI data was a good leading indicator after all.

Most interestingly, is that when you filter down to just DC itself, you can see why bike lanes are being built. More than 28,000 district residents commute primarily by bike/scooter, compared to 76,000 who drive alone. Bicycle commuting is booming among district residents, the very people who pay for and vote on these matters.

Obviously the split in allocated space and funding will move to reflect the wants and needs of district residents. I can see a day when more district residents commute by bike than drive alone. The change could happen quick with the right infrastructure expenditures.

Er, well, it's only four percent if you round up and ignore the fact that number includes all the people who walk. It's actually just 1.7 percent for bikes/scooters/e-bikes. Not exactly setting the world on fire. In fact, one of the least popular modes of transportation in the city. Though we knew that from all the empty bike lanes we see every day.

[Anonymous]

The 76,000 drivers figure seems a little suspect given that the city hands out 3.3 million traffic tickets each year, and 20 percent of them go to DC residents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 76,000 drivers figure seems a little suspect given that the city hands out 3.3 million traffic tickets each year, and 20 percent of them go to DC residents.

Commuters aren’t the only drivers though. Also, don’t be surprised that there are some serious repeat offenders in that number.