Equity of Access to Bicycle Infrastructure

The benefits of transportation investments are not distributed equally among communities, as some social groups have not reaped the rewards of developed transportation infrastructure. This report uses GIS software, U.S. Census data, and the Bicycle Equity Index to spatially identify populations in relation to the provision of bicycle infrastructure, in order to investigate the city of Chicago’s level of accessible, equitable biking. This analysis is used to create several maps that indicate areas in need of priority investment.