When gas prices soared in 2011, bike ridership citywide reached 2% of all commutes – almost double the usual baseline. The city could be in the midst of another bump in bike ridership, as gas prices rocketed to a peak of $4.69 per gallon in mid-June.
As gas prices rise, bike ridership tends to see a bump. For example, when gas prices soared in 2011, bike ridership citywide reached 2% of all commutes taken by workers over 16 years old – almost double the usual baseline. The city could be in the midst of another bump in bike ridership, as gas prices in Austin rocketed to a peak of $4.69 per gallon in mid-June, according to GasBuddy.
ATD also views e-bikes as an important tool in growing ridership. Hills and heat tend to be the biggest barriers for converting new riders."I think here in Austin [we don't have many] huge, steep climbs, but we have our share of them and that can be very limiting," Dierenfield said."An e-bike will literally flatten that from a range-and-effort and I think even [from a] confidence perspective.
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