Senior Citizens Comprise Significant Portion of Bike Riders

While biking might be seen as a young person's pursuit, new data show that Americans aged 60-79 represent a sizeable chunk of new riders. The National Household Travel Survey reports that between 1995 and 2009, the rise in biking among people ages 60-79 accounted for 37 percent of the total nationwide increase in bike trips. To learn more: http://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/06/20/surprise-people-aged-60-79-are-behind-more-than-a-third-of-the-biking-boom/ Article Courtesy of Smart Growth Online Newsletter