| Re: Davis,CA bicycle ridership down 5% over ten years
This is taken from the cited article: "According to 1990 census
information, 22 percent of all trips made in the city were done via a
bicycle. Ten years later, that number dropped to 17 percent." That is a
drop of 5 PERCENTAGE POINTS, but actually a 23% reduction. Since these
figures come from census data, rather than actual traffic counts, I suspect
the figures may have a large subjective content. You must also consider
that Davis is a university town--bicycle ridership among students/faculty is
undoubtedly much higher than in the general population. What has happened
to the permanent population vs. student population in that decade?
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