Bicyclists

Network and Statistics

Ridership Statistics
Safety Indicator

DOT's goal is to accelerate the growth of safe cycling by providing a system of bicycle routes that traverse and connect all five boroughs, while also creating a dense, fine-grained network of bike lanes in communities where cycling is already a popular mode of transportation.
Learn about current bicycle projects
Learn about past bicycle projects since July 2006
Download a list of bicycle projects by borough and type, from July 2006–June 2011 (pdf)

Ridership Statistics

In 2009, DOT's strategic plan laid out the accelerated goal of doubling bicycle commuting between 2007 and 2012 and tripling it by 2017. The City reached the goal of doubling bicycle commuting in 2011, a year early.

DOT conducts regular bicycle counts on all roadways crossing 50th Street in Manhattan, plus the Hudson River Greenways, the Staten Island Ferry at Whitehall, and the Queensboro, Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. The counts began in 1980 and have been conducted annually since 1984. Using this data the DOT has developed the Commuter Cycling Indicator (pdf). The 2011 indicator shows an 8% increase over 2010 levels and that commuter cycling more than doubled from 2007 to 2011, in just 4 years.
Learn more about the Commuter Cycling Indicator and screenline counts
DOT has collected some useful background facts on ridership statistics in New York City

Safety Indicator

The NYC Cycling Safety Indicator describes changes in cyclist safety over the past decade while accounting for the increase in bicycle use in New York City. The decrease in the Cycling Safety Indicator from 397 in 2000 to 113 in 2010 represents a 72% decrease in the average risk of a serious injury experienced by commuter cyclists in New York City.
Learn more about the Cycling Safety Indicator (pdf)