Bike Commuting Way Up in NYC

Great News! New Yorkers are getting on bikes in greater numbers. Estimates are that the city's bike commuting population is up 35% from 2007 to 2008.

From the Times:

“This growth is real,” said Wiley Norvell, a spokesman for Transportation Alternatives, the leading advocacy group for cyclists and pedestrians in New York City. “It’s born out by what I see on the streets every day, and we’re reaping the rewards from the city’s investment in bicycling over the last several years. More and better-designed bike lanes are producing more cyclists and more first-time cyclists.”

Since 2007, 140 miles of new bicycle routes have been added to the on-street bicycle network.