This study contributes to a small body of research
evaluating the use of bike lanes.7,8,9 There have been few
observations of cyclists before and after bike lanes have
been installed, and none that take place in New Orleans, a
Southern city not known for its cycling infrastructure and
that has a high proportion of residents who are overweight
or obese. In addition, this study is the fist we know of that
uses objective measures to count not only the number of
riders, but the direction they are riding and the riders on
the sidewalk by gender in a before and after study using
counts longer than 2 hours.