The purpose of this survey is to help determine who is biking across New York, why they are riding a bike (e.g., health and wellness, daily transportation, reduce an individual's carbon footprint), in what context (urban, ex-urban, rural, on and off road - from small towns to large cities!) and whether or not connecting to mass transit is part of an individual's bike equation.  

With a robust dataset, and we have already received 1500 responses in a week since soft launching this effort, we can help decision makers, elected officials and an engaged public to implement policies and programs to accelerate more and safer cycling policies and funding. 

HOWEVER, there is a strong equity component to this survey effort that I believe your organization can help us address.   We know there are huge numbers of low income folks and people of color who ride bikes, particularly for transportation, and the dataset we collect simply must reflect the reality that we live in a very diverse state.   Frankly, if this is a survey of old white guys who wear spandex this effort will not be a success.