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Bike commuting is on the rise in Salt Lake City

Cyclists line up for a photo during "Bike to Work Day" with Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall. Photo via Salt Lake City. Bike commuting in the Salt Lake metro area rose by about 19% in the past two years, according to .Now bike activists and city leaders are trying to get more of us on two wheels. Driving the news: Only about 0.7% of workers in the Salt Lake Valley biked to work in 2021, according to the new .Yes, but: That's actually a higher percentage than in most cities and an increase from 0.5% in 2019. Details: Salt Lake ranked No. 47 of about 250 metro areas tabulated in 2021, and had a higher bike commuting rate than the national average of 0.5%. Catch up quick: City leaders have been trying to promote more bicycling for years, on most streets and adding . The latest: Mayor Erin Mendenhall led dozens of cyclists into downtown Wednesday for a "" while activists spearhead their own projects.A Salt Lake City mom is fundraising to buy bikes for kids at Rose Park Elementary in hopes of launching a "bike bus" where kids ride in a group for safety, FOX13 . The nonprofit Bicycle Collective brought its Bike Prom back after a pandemic hiatus to promote cycling safety and raise funds for a new building in the Granary District. Zoom out: While a lot of Utah's bike promotion is centered in Salt Lake, Logan actually has the state's highest rate of bike commuters. With 1.3% of residents biking to work, Logan ranked No. 14 in the nation, alongside its fellow college towns of State College, Pennsylvania, and Eugene, Oregon. Get more local stories in your inbox with .Subscribe Support local journalism by becoming a member.

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