connectivity. Pockets with high cycling accessibility are more interspersed in the north portion of the study area.
The moderate category represents areas likely to have sidewalks and bike lanes and higher network connectivity but has few services within 1 mile. The low category represents areas that have low network connectivity or no sidewalks/bike lanes, is possibly near a barrier, and is not likely to have services within 1 mile. Most of Balm and a large portion of Wimauma is represented in the low category. Areas with no cycling accessibility have no bike lanes and sidewalk, are dominated by a barrier, and have no services within 1 mile. Given the similarity in criteria, the results of this analysis are similar to those of the Walking Accessibility Index. The addition of bike lanes does little to change the overall pattern. Some cells with high cycling accessibility are scattered throughout the study area, Fishhawk and Sun City Center have the largest contiguous areas. Most of the study area has low to moderate cycling potential. This is likely because of a lack of bike lanes in many locations and/or an absence of any services that connect to those bikelanes and sidewalks. The addition of local roads for cycling improves accessibility in areas such as Ruskin and Apollo Beach. Sun City Center has the highest potential because of its high network density, sidewalks, and services within a mile of these areas.
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