Comments on: Let’s do the numbers #GHCC http://blog.cascade.org/2011/05/lets-do-the-numbers-ghcc/ Creating a better community through bicycling, throughout Seattle, King County and Washington state. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Gary http://blog.cascade.org/2011/05/lets-do-the-numbers-ghcc/comment-page-1/#comment-20655 Gary Sun, 22 May 2011 17:11:03 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=6120#comment-20655 Well last year's bike to work day was cold and threatening to rain. And there were plenty of other days prior which had been warm and sunny. This year it was if not the first, near the first decent day to ride at all. I talked to a number of folks who rode in just because they had planned on riding in the sunny day, not knowing about bike to work day. What's more telling is that the commute challenge mileage numbers are up 7% over last year. You can't tell the number of active riders from last year but if you compare the daily mileage being reported year/year the total is up. That's a great sign even more so than a daily surge in riders Well last year’s bike to work day was cold and threatening to rain. And there were plenty of other days prior which had been warm and sunny. This year it was if not the first, near the first decent day to ride at all. I talked to a number of folks who rode in just because they had planned on riding in the sunny day, not knowing about bike to work day.

What’s more telling is that the commute challenge mileage numbers are up 7% over last year. You can’t tell the number of active riders from last year but if you compare the daily mileage being reported year/year the total is up. That’s a great sign even more so than a daily surge in riders

]]> By: Mare http://blog.cascade.org/2011/05/lets-do-the-numbers-ghcc/comment-page-1/#comment-20568 Mare Sat, 21 May 2011 00:54:34 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=6120#comment-20568 Well, I'm thinking a good portion of any "increase" could be attributable to the weather this year. It was so absolutely perfect (compared to last year's nasty mess) that it was hard NOT to get on a bike today. It would be interesting to go back to the most recent year in which Bike-to-Work Day was great weather... Mind you, I am not complaining! Well, I’m thinking a good portion of any “increase” could be attributable to the weather this year. It was so absolutely perfect (compared to last year’s nasty mess) that it was hard NOT to get on a bike today. It would be interesting to go back to the most recent year in which Bike-to-Work Day was great weather…

Mind you, I am not complaining!

]]> By: Happy Bike to Work Day, Seattle! – UPDATED | Seattle Bike Blog http://blog.cascade.org/2011/05/lets-do-the-numbers-ghcc/comment-page-1/#comment-20567 Happy Bike to Work Day, Seattle! – UPDATED | Seattle Bike Blog Sat, 21 May 2011 00:30:58 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=6120#comment-20567 [...] From Cascade: Our Bike to Work Day Commute Stations are reporting a preliminary total of 19,404 people (a 43% increase over the 13,568 counted in 2010), and Bike to School estimate is 3,300. That’s an estimated grand total of 22,704! [...] [...] From Cascade: Our Bike to Work Day Commute Stations are reporting a preliminary total of 19,404 people (a 43% increase over the 13,568 counted in 2010), and Bike to School estimate is 3,300. That’s an estimated grand total of 22,704! [...]

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