"It's a cold hard fact: Even in the city's historic deep freeze, New Yorkers are getting around by bicycle. New York City's recent snowstorm and subsequent cold snap has let snow stick around like a bad houseguest, but has not zeroed out bike activity in the Big Apple, according to the city's bike counts and publicly available Citi Bike data."
"Department of Transportation automatic bike counters picked up plenty of two-wheeled action in the more than two weeks since snow and cold slammed the five boroughs 168,441 cyclists passed by DOT's 18 bike counters between Sunday, Jan. 25, the day of the snowstorm, and Monday, Feb. 9 - representing just a fraction of the total bike trips in the city."
""This shows New Yorkers are a hardy folk, who love biking year round, and that biking is mainstream way of getting around the city," Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Ben Furnas told Streetsblog. "It shows what kind of pent up demand there is for cycling, and what an opportunity there is for Mayor Mamdani to make our streets the envy of the world.""
A recent snowstorm and cold snap left snow lingering but did not eliminate bicycle activity across New York City. DOT automatic bike counters recorded 168,441 cyclists at 18 locations between Jan. 25 and Feb. 9. More than 70,000 trips occurred over the four East River bridges. On Jan. 25, counters registered 2,094 cyclists; during a weekend with 50 mph gusts and sub-zero wind chills, 988 cyclists crossed the Williamsburg Bridge. Citi Bike reported roughly 50,000 weekday rides and over 20,000 weekend rides despite snowed-in docks. Transportation Alternatives’ executive highlighted year-round biking demand and opportunity for street improvements.
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