New York City has transformed its cycling infrastructure from minimal to extensive, implementing a 450-mile bikeway network between 2007 and 2014 and achieving a 106% increase in bike counts. The introduction of the Citibike public bike system has facilitated over 15 million trips since May 2013, showing strong public support for cycling initiatives. The strategies employed have not resulted in increased injuries, indicating a successful adaptation of urban transportation policies.

1. From Big City to Bike City
NYC's cycling transformation

4. Taking cycling from 0 to 100: basic recipe
• Extensive cycling network
• Traffic calming/safe streets for cycling
• Large scale public bike system

5. A new mode of transportation
• 450 new bikeway miles (725km) 2007-2014
• DOT bike counts increase by 106% 2007-2013
• CitiBike: Over 15 million trips since May 2013

6. A new mode of transportation
• No increase in annual injury crashes
• Bike parking legislation & zoning
• New Yorkers support bike lanes, CitiBike by 2 to 1

7. Leadership & goal setting

8. 21st Century Streets

11. Changes in Real Time

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Network strategy

14. 2013
Network strategy

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Key metrics include connectivity

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Zoning & Legislation

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Bike Lanes in New York
Good Idea: 66%
NY Times Poll
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Bike share: rides/bike/day, August 2013

38. Proximity of CitiBike stations to protected bike lanes

39. Vision Zero & NYC cycling policy after Bloomberg

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From Big City to Bike City