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I hate percentage reporting. So use went from 3 to 5? At least it gave an actual number for the 15% increase:
The city of San Diego installed a bike counter at 30th Street and University Avenue in 2022. The device, which counts both bikes and scooters, has shown steady ridership growth each year. The record of 131,779 trips in 2025 represents a 15% increase since 2022.
From the article:
Another bike counter maintained by SANDAG at 30th Street and Dwight Avenue showed a 67% surgein ridership between 2021 and 2022.
To the surprise of absolutely no one? Make bicycling safe and people will bicycle...