Bicycle Commuting Rose By 26 Percent Last Year In New York City

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Bicycle commuters make their way across the Brooklyn Bridge November 10, 2009 in New York City. New York City is increasingly becoming a bike friendly city with dozens of new bicycle stores and miles of new bike paths that circle the city. As a result bicycle use is up 26 percent according to figures released yesterday by the City Department of Transportation. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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