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2011 Bicycle Count Report City of San Francisco (USA)
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) 2011 Bicycle Count Report was released in February 2012. The bicycle counts inform bicycle planning efforts in the city, provide the data needed to evaluate the efficacy of the bicycle network, and help identify locations where additional infrastructure improvements may be needed.
Key Findings in San Francisco Bicycling for 2011
- Since 2006 when 4,862 riders were counted, counts have increased an impressive 71% to 8,314 riders (August) and are up 7% since 2010
- A sample of 10,139 riders (September) were manually counted in the peak 90 minutes; approximately 75,000 bike trips occur each day out of 2.2 million total trips across all modes
- SFMTA survey data in 2011 indicate that 3.5% 3 of all trips in San Francisco are made by bicycle, a 75% increase in mode share since 2000 when bicycling was 2% of daily trips
- Late September has 18% more riders than early August
- 94% of riders use bicycle facilities as designed
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