14. According to the 2008 American Community Survey Philadelphia has the most bike commuters per capita among the nations ten largest cities.  

13. Between 1998 (Before Bike Lanes) and 2009 (after bike lanes) bicycle traffic on Spring Garden Street increased by 330%

12. As of 2006, 35% of the occupied housing units in Philadelphia and 51% of the occupied rental housing units did not have a vehicle

11. 61% of Delaware Valley bicyclists surveyed use bikes for utilitarian purposes (commuting to school or work, work –related, social visits and errands); 35% use them for recreation.

10. At the intersection of Broad and Chestnut Streets, there was a 44% increase in bicyclists counted during the evening rush hour from July 2006 to July 2008

9. In the Delaware Valley region, between 22-34% of bicyclists are women and 64-76% are men.

8. Bicycles make up more than 7% of the total vehicular traffic on the South Street Bridge

7. The Surgeon General reports that regular moderate physical activity such as bicycling for 30 minutes can substantially reduce the risk of developing or dying from heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, and high blood pressure.

6. In 2000, 3.2% of Center City workers and 0.4% of Delaware Valley workers biked to work.

5. When bicycle usage doubles, the crash risk for each individual declines by one third  

4. Bicycling on the Schuylkill River bridges (JFK, Market, Chestnut, Walnut, South) more than doubled (163%) between 1990 and 2008

3. An estimated 36,000 commuters bicycle to work at least once a month in Philadelphia.

2. More than 400 bicycle on transit trips are taken daily on NJ TRANSIT's RiverLINE.  That's about 5% of the total ridership.

1. On a typical day Philadelphia bicyclists take 75,000 trips and travelling 260,000 miles. roughly the distance from the Earth to the Moon.