Commuting By Bicycle Statistics

The following map shows the prevalence of biking to work for more than 400 cities.

Commuting by bicycle statistics. For bicyclists of all stripes there s nothing like bike to work day btwd an annual celebration of active transportation. Federal funding for bike lanes. Alabama georgia louisiana florida hawaii alaska texas arkansas missouri nebraska kansas colorado new mexico arizona. 1200 new jersey avenue se.

Find out if there are showers at work. Los angeles 9 50. Here s a look at who s riding where. The state of bike commuting since 2000 record numbers of americans have climbed on their bikes and taken to the streets.

New york 27. Drive a variation of different bike routes to and from work a few times to get an idea. From 2000 to 2013 bicycle commuting rates in large bfcs increased 105 far above the national average of 62 and more than double the rate in non bfcs 31. Thanks in part to encouragement efforts like btwd the number of bike commuters is on the rise as well especially in bicycle friendly communities bfc.

If i d gone cheap on the bike this figure could be. Analysis of bicycle commuting in american cities bicycle commuting growth by state decrease increase 0 39 increase 40 69 increase 70 100 increase 100 virginia washington dc n. All right so figuring in the cost of the bike average maintenance and equipment i ve had to spend about 1112 to get through the year. You should be able to get a new or used bike suitable for basic commuting for less than 500.

Consider using google maps to look at alternate routes. An estimated 16 6 percent of davis calif workers bike to their jobs more than any other city in the country. I ll need an expensive bike.