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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 |
| 2007* |
19,900 |
27,000 |
| 2008* |
22,700 |
30,100 |
*Counts taken in the spring, summer and fall, this is the average.
Detailed screenline results with data since 2000 is available here pdf.
2008 Highlights
- Commuter cycling grew 35% between 2008 and 2007.
- Cycling levels doubled in the last six years.
- The Williamsburg Bridge carries approximately 4,000 cyclists on a typical day, quadruple the volume in 2000.
- The 2008 18-hour (6am-12am) screenline count of 31,162 cyclists includes 8,478 (27% of the total) cyclists riding outside the previous 12 hour screenline window (7am-7pm).
12-hour & 18-hour Bicycle Screenline Count Results*
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Facility
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12-hour
|
18-hour
|
18-Hour as % of Grand Total
|
| First Ave |
334 |
520 |
2% |
| Second Ave |
657 |
992 |
3% |
| Third Ave |
903 |
1,137 |
4% |
| Lexington Ave |
655 |
873 |
3% |
| Park Ave |
944 |
1,399 |
4% |
| Madison Ave |
686 |
910 |
3% |
| Fifth Ave |
1,146 |
1,391 |
4% |
| Sixth Ave |
959 |
1,335 |
4% |
| Seventh Ave |
586 |
916 |
3% |
| Broadway |
557 |
738 |
2% |
| Eighth Ave |
780 |
1,079 |
3% |
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| Ninth Ave |
1,018 |
1,592 |
5% |
|
| Tenth Ave |
484 |
750 |
2% |
| Eleventh Ave |
316 |
424 |
1% |
| Twelfth Ave |
74 |
96 |
0% |
| Hudson River Greenway |
3,521 |
4,780 |
15% |
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Subtotal
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13,621
|
18,933
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61%
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| Brooklyn Bridge |
1,800 |
2,484 |
8% |
| Queensboro Bridge |
1,738 |
2,173 |
7% |
| Williamsburg Bridge |
3,001 |
3,979 |
13% |
| Manhattan Bridge |
2,232 |
3,230 |
10% |
| Staten Island Ferry |
291 |
364 |
1% |
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Subtotal
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9,063
|
12,229
|
39%
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| Grand Total |
22,684 |
31,162 |
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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