Examining urban and rural bicycling in the United States: Early findings from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey

Bicycling has personal and population health benefits. While bicycle research has focused primarily on the urban context, the rural context is equally important. There are documented disparities in health behaviors and health outcomes in rural areas compared to urban areas. It is unknown whether bicycling is one of these health behavior disparities. This study addresses two questions: 1) what is the prevalence of bicycling behaviors by...