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An electric Citi Bike rider travels down Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. Credit: NYC DOT<\/p>\n
NEW YORK \u2013 New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn and New York Research shows that e-biking produces moderate physical activity that is greater than walking or sedentary travel, \u201cMore and more New Yorkers are cycling than ever before because it\u2019s a safe, affordable, and convenient way to get \u201cWe want to understand how e-bikes compare to conventional cycling and other modes of transportation when it comes to Each day, more than 600,000 cycling trips are taken in New York City, up 64% from the 380,000 daily trips taken in The research, funded by the NYC DOT, is intended to quantify how much e-bikes are increasing the number and length of NYC DOT and NYU plan to have draft results of the study prepared next year.<\/p>\n About the Study<\/p>\n The NYC E-Bike Health Study is a mixed-methods research study of adults 18 and older who live in New York City and The study has three components:<\/p>\n Survey: A brief, online survey open now through August 2026, examining riding habits, barriers Focus Groups: A subset of survey participants will be invited this fall to join a 90-minute, Wearable Device Study: A subset of survey participants will be invited this fall to wear a About NYU\u2019s Center for Health Data Science<\/p>\n The Center for Health Data Science at NYU School of Global Public Health leverages data in combination ###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bike Month: NYC DOT Collaborates With NYU on New E-Bike Health Study In celebration of Bike Month, DOT…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235428,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-235427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n University (NYU) today launched the NYC E-Bike Health Study<\/a>, a
\n first-of-its-kind research collaboration examining how electric bike (e-bike) use and cycling infrastructure shape
\n the cardiovascular health of New Yorkers.<\/p>\n
\n yet large-scale, population-level evidence on what that means for New Yorkers\u2019 health, and whether those benefits
\n are available to all residents, is still limited. The NYC E-Bike Health Study, led by NYU professor
\n Dr. Rumi Chunara, is designed to fill that gap.<\/p>\n
\n around the city. That\u2019s why the Mamdani administration will be doubling down on delivering safe cycling
\n infrastructure,\u201d said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn. \u201cE-bikes are increasingly popular among
\n delivery workers, families, and other riders that benefit from an added boost while riding. We know we must do more
\n to adapt our policies and street designs to keep riders safe, but also to understand the health benefits of these
\n changes for all New Yorkers. We are grateful to work with NYU and Professor Chunara on this research.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n physical activity and cardiovascular health. For cyclists, this includes where you ride, what feels safe, and what
\n keeps you from biking more often,\u201d said Dr. Rumi Chunara, Director of the NYU Center for Health Data Science<\/a> and an associate professor
\n at NYU School of Global Public Health and NYU Tandon School of Engineering. \u201cUnderstanding how our streets can
\n influence our choices can help create better health outcomes for all New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n 2013. E-bikes have transformed how New Yorkers get around, with ridership expanding rapidly across five boroughs as
\n NYC DOT has invested in protected lanes, greenways, and micromobility programs. An EPA study<\/a> has
\n found that if Americans walked, biked or e-biked for half of all trips of less than one mile they would
\n collectively: decrease 2 million metric tons of CO2 emissions, save $575 million on fuel, and $900 million in car
\n maintenance costs.<\/p>\n
\n New Yorkers\u2019 biking trips. These trips patterns along with a wearable device study that will come later in 2026 will
\n reveal the effects of increased e-biking on New Yorkers\u2019 cardiovascular health. The study\u2019s findings could further
\n bolster New York City\u2019s plans to expand its protected bike network. New York continues to be at the forefront of the
\n global movement to use active transportation as preventative medicine. These safe routes not only keep New Yorkers
\n safe on sustainable and cost-saving e-bikes but are vital pieces of public health infrastructure for New Yorkers.\n<\/p>\n
\n can ride a bike.<\/p>\n
\n to cycling, and health. The survey is open to all NYC adults 18 or older who can ride a bike, including e-bike
\n riders, standard bike riders, and e-bike delivery workers, and is available at ebikestudy.nyc<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n in-person focus group. Focus group participants will be asked to share about their cycling experiences and
\n choices.<\/p>\n
\n fitness tracker for a period of time, generating objective activity data that will be compared against
\n self-reported survey responses. Selection is based on survey responses to represent a range of riders.<\/p>\n
\n with knowledge across disciplines and places, with the ultimate goal of addressing quality of life and other public
\n health priorities. For more information, visit healthdatasci.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n