Bike Commuters on the rise in NYC

According to a city count the number of bicycle commuters has increased by 75% in the past seven years in NYC. Several people interviewed for this LA Times article reported a growing motorist awareness of bicyclists as a result. However, there are still plenty of difficulties to overcome as an urban bike commuter...getting doored by taxi cabs, anarchic traffic patterns, angry motorists, and lack of proper police enforcement in vehicle/cyclist collisions...

Despite the increase in bicyclists, Copenhagen this city is not. According to Transportation Alternatives, the number of riders is still estimated to be less than 1% of the metropolitan population. In contrast, 40% of Copenhagen's population commutes by bike...even through the harsh winter. NYC has implemented various programs to encourage bike commuting, and apparently hopes to double the number of riders by 2015.

-lauren