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We have written frequently about the benefits of biking to work (for example, see here and here). But the ease and availability of convenient biking can vary among communities.

The U.S. Center of Disease Control and Prevention has teamed with the Alliance for Biking & Walking to create the “Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2016 Benchmarking Report.” One key objective: “Make the connection between active transportation and healthy communities.” The full report can be found here.

According to the CDC: “The broad trend is clear: Walking and biking are on the rise across the United States. Active transportation has broken through into the mainstream conversation and been embraced by powerful stakeholders. But the real story is far more complex than a single trend line or a simple narrative.”

“Our transportation choices are significantly impacted by a wealth of different factors—from gender to income to available infrastructure—and a new report from the Alliance for Biking & Walking illuminates these often overlooked indicators that shape American mobility.”

The report can easily be used by corporate wellness managers to encourage biking and walking either as forms of commuting or as midday exercise routines for employees. As the Alliance for Biking & Walking creates the report to “collect and analyze data on bicycling and walking in all 50 states, the 52 largest U.S. cities, and a select number of midsized cities. The Report combines original research with over 20 government data sources to compile data on bicycling and walking levels and demographics, safety, funding, policies, infrastructure, education, public health indicators, and economic impacts.”

Companies can also see how their cities compare to other metropolitan centers.