Saturday, September 29, 2012

Sharp rise in number of cyclists in Tel Aviv


Fourteen percent said their main transportation to school or work was by bicycle, compared to nine percent in the last survey from 2010.

A new survey reveals a dramatic rise in bicycle riders in Tel Aviv – 54 percent since 2010. According to estimates, 18,000 residents use bicycles to get to work or school, compared to 12,000 two years ago. Thirty-nine percent of households use at least one bicycle. The survey, which polled 1,500 adult Tel Aviv residents, was conducted by Heker for the Tel Aviv municipality economic and social research center.