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2009 Commuter Cycling Indicator
The 2009 Commuter Cycling Indicator is now available.
Basics
- Counts at all bicycle entries to central Manhattan
(East River Bridges, Staten Island Ferry, and crossings at 50th Street)
- Began in 1980 and conducted annually since 1984
- Historically performed during July or August; count
moved to September in 2006;
- Triennial counts began in 2007
- Midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday)
- 12-hour counts: 7 am - 7 pm
- 18-hour (6 am - 12 midnight) counts began in 2007
- Bicycle data incorporated into NYMTC's annual
Hub-Bound Travel Report
- Trends in cycling levels are estimated using the Commuter Cycling Indicator which consists of the 12-hour counts at the four East River Bridges, the Hudson River Greenway, and the Staten Island Ferry.
Screenline History
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Year
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Number of Cyclists Counted Rounded to Nearest Hundreds
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12-hour |
18-hour |
| 1980 |
6,600 |
N/A |
| 1990 |
10,900 |
N/A |
| 2000 |
12,800 |
N/A |
| 2005 |
16,300 |
N/A |
| 2006 |
22,300 |
N/A |
| 2007* |
19,900 |
27,000 |
| 2008* |
22,700 |
30,100 |
| 2009* |
28,300 |
38,400 |
*Counts taken in the spring, summer and fall, this is the average.
Detailed screenline results with (2000-2008) is available here pdf.
2009 Highlights
- Commuter cycling grew 26% from 2008 to 2009.
- Commuter cycling levels have more than doubled since
2002.
- The Williamsburg Bridge carries approximately 5,200 cyclists on a typical day, quadruple the volume in 2000.
2009 12-hour & 18-hour Bicycle Screenline Count Results*
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Facility |
12-hour |
18-hour |
18-Hour as % of Grand Total |
| First Ave |
608 |
873 |
2% |
| Second Ave |
981 |
1,439 |
4% |
| Third Ave |
1,068 |
1,480 |
4% |
| Lexington Ave |
767 |
1,068 |
3% |
| Park Ave |
884 |
1,404 |
4% |
| Madison Ave |
840 |
1,092 |
3% |
| Fifth Ave |
1,164 |
1,420 |
4% |
| Sixth Ave |
1,192 |
1,715 |
4% |
| Seventh Ave |
787 |
1,182 |
3% |
| Broadway |
796 |
1,067 |
3% |
| Eighth Ave |
1,145 |
1,647 |
4% |
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| Ninth Ave |
1,236 |
2,034 |
5% |
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| Tenth Ave |
572 |
907 |
2% |
| Eleventh Ave |
451 |
584 |
2% |
| Twelfth Ave |
90 |
118 |
0% |
| Hudson River Greenway |
4,749 |
5,940 |
15% |
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Subtotal |
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| Brooklyn Bridge |
2,131 |
2,625 |
7% |
| Queensboro Bridge |
2,218 |
2,926 |
8% |
| Williamsburg Bridge |
3,906 |
5,219 |
14% |
| Manhattan Bridge |
2,478 |
3,323 |
9% |
| Staten Island Ferry |
261 |
355 |
1% |
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Subtotal |
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| Grand Total |
28,323 |
38,418 |
100.0% |
* Average of May, August, and September counts (see screenline tables for further details)
NYMTC also collects data on cycling in the five boroughs and suburbs through the NYMTC Bicycle Data Collection Program.
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