I've noticed a LOT more bicycles in town where I live. The Mexicans have always used bikes more, but now I'm seeing a lot of college-age kids of all stripes on bikes, as well as what looks like older retired folks taking bicycles to do their minor grocery trips. College students use bikes a lot normally around here just because it's so hard to park a car on campus... but now I'm seeing them on their bikes at Target and the grocery stores. That is new and recent.
Remember those news clips of the Chinese cities back in the 1970s and the sea of bicycles? That's what they want for all of us "peons." While they take the 747 to New York City for the weekend.
I live in a college town. Before the recession hit, the side streets around where I live were jammed packed during the school year. Even with record enrollments, the side streets near me are mostly empty.