Add It Up: Look around, yo, cyclists are everywhere

National percentage increase in people who commute via bicycle since 2000: 43

Percentage of Atlanta commuters who bike or walk to work: 5

Cyclists counted by the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition this year in 15 locations around the city: 1,886

Miles of bike trails the Atlanta PATH Foundation is working on building for its Atlanta-DeKalb trail project: 124

Safe passing zone for cyclists, in feet, as mandated by proposed Georgia House Bill 988: 3

Number of cyclists who rode to the Capitol in March to campaign for a failed bill to make streets safer for biking: 1,200

Approximate number of Metro-area mayors and city council members who participated in the March ride: 30

Metro Atlanta’s ranking, out of 47 metro areas, in terms of danger to bicycle commuters: 2

Cyclists killed in traffic accidents nationally in 2005: 784

Sources: AJC, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, Bicycle Universe, PATH Foundation