Eco-Economy Indicators: BICYCLES DATA - Bicycle Production Remains Strong Worldwide - DATA - Bicycle and Automobile Production

World Bicycle and Automobile Production, 1950-2003

Year	Bicycles	Automobiles
	Million

1950	11	8
1951	11	7
1952	12	6
1953	13	8
1954	14	8
1955	15	11
1956	16	9
1957	17	10
1958	18	9
1959	19	11
1960	20	13
1961	20	11
1962	20	14
1963	20	16
1964	21	17
1965	21	19
1966	22	19
1967	23	19
1968	24	22
1969	25	23
1970	36	22
1971	39	26
1972	46	28
1973	52	30
1974	52	26
1975	43	25
1976	47	29
1977	49	30
1978	51	28
1979	54	31
1980	62	29
1981	65	28
1982	69	27
1983	74	30
1984	76	30
1985	79	32
1986	84	33
1987	98	33
1988	105	34
1989	95	36
1990	91	36
1991	96	35
1992	99	36
1993	99	34
1994	102	35
1995	103	36
1996	96	37
1997	90	39
1998	87	39
1999	96	40
2000	104	41
2001	95	40
2002	104	41
2003	105	42

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from Worldwatch Institute, Vital Signs 2005 (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2005); Lester R. Brown and Janet Larsen, "World Turning to Bicycle for Mobility and Exercise: Bicycle Sales Top 100 Million in 2000," Eco-Economy Update (Washington, DC: 17 July 2002); Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, Industry Directory, various years (Santa Fe, NM: Bill Communications).

Selected Bicycle Promotion Initiatives Around the World, 2005

City	Country	Initiative
Melbourne	Australia	Biking to work has increased 5-fold within a generation, with 4,100 trips made each day in 2001. The Australian government's National Cycling Strategy seeks to enable safe cycling and increase cycling infrastructure and improve its integration into transport and land use planning
Santiago	Chile	Chile's National Commission for Traffic Safety (CONASET) has begun construction of a 1,200 kilometer bicycle path network.
Bogotá	Colombia	Bogotá's bicycle network, at more than 300 kilometers long, is the most extensive in the developing world. All cars are banned from 120 kilometers of the city's main streets on Sundays and holidays, and 40 percent of private cars are prohibited during weekday peak hours.
Copenhagen	Denmark	Copenhagen boasts 329 kilometers of on-road cycle tracks and 37 kilometers of green routes. Its inhabitants cycle 1.1 million kilometers each day. One third of the 2002 road construction budget was earmarked for improving cycling conditions.
	Germany	Germany currently has more than 40,000 kilometers of designated bike ways.
	Ghana	The use of bikes in some rural areas has facilitated a shift towards decentralized, community-based health care. Workers on bicycles can reach 8 times as many patients as those stationed in health clinics.
Tokyo	Japan	Bicycle use is encouraged by the high cost of owning a car: fuel taxes account for almost half of the price of gas, and automobile tax levies and vehicle inspection fees amount to an average of almost $2,000 annually.
Nagoya	Japan	Employer contributions for commuting by bicycle doubled in 2000, while allowances for automobile commuters were halved.
	Netherlands	First country to establish an official national bicycle policy; currently there are almost 19,000 kilometers of paths and lanes exclusively for bicycles.
	Senegal	Healthcare professionals replacing taxi or animal cart trips with bicycles can halve their travel time and reduce costs by $0.30-0.40 per trip.
Chicago	United States	Chicago has 160 kilometers of bicycle lanes and 10,000 bike racks. Bikes are allowed on trains and all buses are equipped with bike racks. Sixty-eight rail stations have indoor bicycle parking facilities.
Portland, Oregon	United States	Since 1990, Portland has increased its bikeway length 4-fold, and its bicycle riders have tripled in number. Portland's Bicycle Master Plan seeks to lengthen the 240 kilometer-long bicycle network, provide more end-of-trip facilities, improve integration of bicycle use and public transit, and improve safety.

Compiled by Elizabeth Mygatt, Earth Policy Institute, December 2005.
Sources: Graham Bradshaw, ed., The Australian Bicycle Industry Report 2004 (Carlton, Australia: Retail Cycle Traders Australia and Graphyte Media, October 2004); Austroads, The Australian National Bicycling Strategy 2005-2010 (Sydney: 2005), pp. 11, 14-15; Bicycle Retailer and Industry News, "National Campaign Promotes Bicycle Riding in Chile," bicycleretailer.com, 2 August 2005; Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, "Bike Use in Bogotá Jumps 900%, Boosts Local Bike Retailers," press release, 7 October 2001; The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Energy Foundation, "UN World Environment Day: Transforming Public Transportation," agenda, 3 June 2005; City of Copenhagen, Building and Construction Administration, Roads and Parks Department, Cycle Policy 2002-2012 (Copenhagen: July 2002), pp. 5, 10; City of Copenhagen, Building and Construction Administration, Roads and Parks Department, Bicycle Account 2004 (Copenhagen, 2004), pp. 3, 7; Bicycle Germany, "Bicycling in Germany," www.bicyclegermany.com/bicycling_in_germany.htm, updated 29 April 2005; Aimée Gauthier, “Using Bicycles to Save Lives,” Sustainable Transport, Fall 2004, pp. 8-11, 29; "Selected Bicycle Promotion Initiatives Around the World," table in Lester R. Brown and Janet Larsen, "World Turning to Bicycle for Mobility and Exercise: Bicycle Sales Top 100 Million in 2000," Eco-Economy Update (Washington, DC: 17 July 2002); Walter Hook, "Are Bicycles Making Japan More Competitive?" Sustainable Transport, Summer 1993; "Nagoya Municipal Office Launches a New Environmental Protection Measure," Asahi Shimbun, 12 December 2000; City of Chicago, "Chicago Bike Route Signage," egov.cityofchicago.org; City of Portland (Oregon), City of Portland Bicycle Master Plan - Executive Summary, www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm, 1 May 1996; Bicycle Transportation Alliance, Blueprint for Better Biking: 40 Ways to Get There (Portland, OR: 2005).