BCC team member Mike Rushford has sent in an article near and dear to our hearts.
Seems the League of American Bicyclists found that regular bike commuting in the 70 largest U.S. cities increased 35 percent between 2005 and 2009.
- Kansas City saw the biggest increase, climbing an astonishing 1,095 percent.
- Indianapolis followed with a jump of 392 percent.
- New Orleans rounded out the top three with an increase of 155 percent.
These numbers don't include cyclists who bike once or twice a week. So imagine how many more trips by bike have occurred since 2005 thanks to people like us who make the effort to commute by bike when possible.
Here's a sentence from the article that will remind you of us: "Any way you look at it, bike commuting is growing more popular due in part to grassroots activism and a growing commitment from cities to embrace cycling as a viable means of getting around."
For the full article, here's the link:
