[II2II]

According to the article, the number of cyclists have not increased that much. (They mentioned it is at 102% of pre-pandemic levels.) What they are seeing is a decline in motor vehicles. The cyclists are simply an interesting way to benchmark that decline!

It is still good news. People need to find better modes of transportation for both the environment and for society. It is just that the title doesn't mean what it suggests.

[ajmurmann]

So are more people taking public transit, walking or maybe stopped commuting entirely during the pandemic?

[andylynch]

Many people working remotely, or commonly three days a week in town (incidentally it’s a buyer’s market for office space now). Train ridership is also down for similar reasons.