Rutgers Bus To Bike

Promoting Healthy Transportation Alternatives throughout the Rutgers Community

2. Case Studies

The City of Portland Oregon is known as one of top if the the most bike-friendly cities in the world. Here are some statistics and figures about Portland, and also a comparison to New Brunswick.

Stats:

Portland, OR

-Most Bike Paths of any city in the US (>100mi)

-3.5% of commuters are bike commuters

Portland, OR

An analysis of 2000 Census Data proves that their are far more bike commuters in Portland, OR than in New Brunswick, NJ. Don’t let the graphs fool you, the scales are considerably different for each graph.

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