LADOT Fumbles Bikeway Mileage Stats, Called Out by L.A. Eco-Village
It's all in the numbers, but sometimes the numbers fail to be factual. L.A. Eco-Village blogged a lengthy post today that corrects bikeway mileage numbers reported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). L.A. Eco-Village's numbers total lower than those of LADOT. Oh, snap.
Listed at the top of the post are three quick summaries of the numerical discrepancies.
1. LADOT reported that it installed 54.86 miles of bike lane since July 2005, but their total is wrong. According to my review, the actual total is 34.93 miles (5.8 miles of bike lane per year on average over the past 6 years.)2. LADOT also reported that it installed 28.51 miles of bikeway in Fiscal Year 2010-2011 (July 1st 2010 through June 30th 2011), but their total is wrong. According to my review, the actual total is 22.36 miles.
3. LADOT reported that it installed 17.58 miles of bike lane in FY2010-11, but their total is wrong. According to my review, the actual total is 13.50 miles.
If the nitty-gritty deets are of interest to you, keep scrolling down in the post. You will be greeted with links, image files of bike lane projects spreadsheets plus evidence and explanations of statistical exaggerations.
