San Francisco State of Cycling

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency released its 2008 State of Cycling report this week. Some tidbits from this report:

• From 2006 to 2008, the number of cyclists counted increased by 43% in San Francisco.
• The number of female cyclists increased slightly from 25% to 27% from 2006 to 2008 after a slight dip in 2007.
• Six percent of all trips in San Francisco are made by bicycle.
• In San Francisco, over 60% of bike trips are for utilitarian purposes rather than leisure or fitness rides. Nationally, this figure is only 5%.

The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and East Bay Bicycle Coalition all report record numbers of cyclists during yesterday’s Bike To Work Day. A record 200,000 people rode their bikes to work in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday. On San Francisco’s Market Street, bikes outnumbered cars two to one.

More –>

• San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
• Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
• San Francisco Streetsblog.

See also:

1. More bike riders in San Francisco in 2007
2. Velo Girls Named USA Cycling Club of the Year!
3. Silicon Valley Bicycle Safety Town Hall
4. jwz on cycling in San Francisco