In recent years, there’s been a huge increase in the number of bicyclists using East River bridges. Here’s a visual representation of the trend.
Crews with the Department of Transportation yesterday installed a bike counter alongside the pathway leading to the Manhattan Bridge. The counter displays daily and yearly counts.
A recent report showed that bike traffic on the Manhattan Bridge increased 25% between 2012 and 2017.
The sun is shining on the newly installed & activated #bikenyc counter at the base of the #ManhattanBridge As of earlier this afternoon today’s total was 2,200+ cyclists & the yearly total 602,000+!
[Note: All the displays are functioning, just a bit camera shy] pic.twitter.com/BvVyupAyZs
— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) July 2, 2018
