50+ Cycling Survey

Year 5 Survey Report

The Year 5 Survey Report will be out in the fall. This year’s report is organized differently from Years 3 and 4. It begins with a discussion of key issued raised in survey responses, with a summary of data from the response in the second half of the report. We’ve made this change to be true to the purpose of the survey: to learn what is important for older adults as they cycle and how to help them continue to cycle.

The Mineta Transportation Institute is providing support for data analysis and editing of the report. MTI will also publish the report, as it has done for Year 3 and Year 4.

Year 5 Online Journals: Article on What Works and What Doesn’t Work

A first look at information from 300 online journals completed as part of the Year 5 Survey offers insights into what works and what doesn’t work for older cyclists. The article, Cycling for All – Addressing Gender and Age-Specific Needs in Urban Mobility, was written with Sreten Jevremovic from the published in the Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, and published in the Journal of Road and Traffic Engineering. A link to the article will be available later in April.

CalBike Blog Post

Thank you to CalBike for publishing a blog article on ways older adults are remaining physically active through cycling. The article draws on responses to the 50+ Cycling Survey, Years 4 and 5. Take a look at the article and share it with an older adult you know who is considering starting or giving up cycling.

Communities for All Ages

Executive Director, Carol Kachadoorian, talked with Steve Wright as part of his research for an article, Communities for All Ages, published in the National Association of Realtors’ Common Ground magazine. The article closes with Carol’s work on active mobility warning that “ “If we don’t design the right way, the person will be less inclined to be physically active,” said Kachadoorian, who leads a survey of people 50 and older that cycle. “The fundamental thing is to create infrastructure that keeps older adults physically active. The result is better mobility, independence and dignity.”

Now available: 50+ Cycling Survey Report, Year 4

Results of the 50+ Cycling Survey, Year 4 are now available from the Mineta Transportation Institute website. The Year 4 survey incudes nearly 5,000 responses from older cyclists in the U.S. and Canada, an expanded visual preference section, information on the type of cycling and bicycles used, and comparisons with Year 3 survey responses. The report also details the life course of older cyclists from learning to cycle to considering a time when they would not. Topics identified for future research include cycling risks for older cyclists of color and the impact of caregiving on cycling rates.