Sportworks Announces Rack and Ride Transit Challenge Winners
10.05.2005
Woodinville, Washington
For four months -- from May through August -- North American transit agencies duked it out in the 2005 Sportworks Rack and Ride Transit Challenge. Which transit authority encouraged the most riders to incorporate bicycle and bus transit in their daily travel? Well, the winners have been announced, and they are:
Highest Percentage of Bicycle Boardings for Small Urban Area
(50,000 to 199,999 population)
Yuba-Sutter Transit, Marysville, California
3.55% bike share
Highest Total Number of Bicycle Boardings for Small Urban Area
(50,000 to 199,999 population)
Santa Cruz Metro, Santa Cruz, California
54,916 bicycles carried
Highest Percentage of Bicycle Boardings for Large Urban Area
(200,000 to 999,999 population)
Lee County Transit, Fort Myers, Florida
4.24% bike share
Highest Total Number of Bicycle Boardings for Large Urban Area
(200,000 to 999,999 population)
The Bus -- City and County of Honolulu
114,721 bicycles carried
Highest Percentage of Bicycle Boardings for Major Urban Area
(over 1 million population)
Valley Metro, Phoenix, Arizona
2.31% bike share
Highest Total Number of Bicycle Boardings for Major Urban Area
(over 1 million population)
Valley Metro, Phoenix, Arizona
302,416 bicycles carried
Highest Percentage of Bicycle Boardings for all Transit Agencies
Lee County Transit, Fort Myers, Florida
4.24%
Highest Total Number of Bicycle Boardings for all Transit Agencies
Valley Metro, Phoenix, Arizona
302,416 bicycles carried
According to statistics compiled by bikesontransit.org, the national average percentage of bicycle ridership per total bus boardings is just under 1/2 of one percent. Which means that the 2005 Sportworks Rack and Ride Transit Challenge winners posted numbers that are four to eight times higher than the national average.
"I want to congratulate all of the winners of the 2005 Sportworks Rack and Ride Transit Challenge," says Lisa Falvy, Vice-President of Multi-Modal Products for Sportworks. "The results of this challenge really signify just how far these programs have come in recent years. Bike-on-buses do attract new riders and ultimately increase ridership. The contest numbers are hard to argue with!"
About Sportworks
Sportworks designs, manufactures, and markets the highly popular Bike-Rack-for-Buses. All racks are designed and assembled in the U.S.A. Sportworks can be reached at 888-661-0555 or via the web at www.bicycleracks.com.
Sportworks is a proud member of Bikes Belong and APTA.
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