Streetfilms-NYC Bicycling is UP - 66% in 2009!

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On the heels of 2008's unprecedented growth of 35% in commuter cycling, this year the New York City Department of Transportation measured an additional gain of 26%, putting the total 2007 to 2009 increase at a whopping 66%!

Of course much of that can be attributed to NYC installing 200 miles of bike routes in the past three years, including innovative amenities such as the 8th and 9th Avenue cycletracks that separate car traffic from bikers. Safer streets encourage more people to ride, more riders encourage more people to ride, more riders on the road means cyclists are more visible. It's a cycling mathematical equation that I'm sure "Cycling Al" Einstein would have approved of.

In fact, the numbers of cyclists on the roads have tripled since the year 2000. So we thought it would be good to get a reality check from riders out there and overwhelmingly folks we interviewed said it is getting quite crowded out there on our streets and bridges.

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[geforceY]

great video

[jhcfight]

Thank you for showing me that NYC is on the right track! One for bikes, that is...

[theraptorfan100]

They need more bike lanes south of 14th street!

[krizvasa]

It´s great. Well done! Let´s continue! Less cars, more people cycling!