40,000+ U.S. Buses Are Equipped With Bike Racks. None in NYC.

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Via the National Center for Bicycling & Walking’s Centerlines Newsletter, the National Center for Transit Research reports:

"Over 40,000 buses at more than 300 transit agencies in the U.S. are equipped with bike racks, and an estimated 670,000 bikes-on-transit trips are provided each month…


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