Happy Bike to Work Day, Boston. Here’s hoping you’ll be battling traffic while enjoying the beautiful weather my girl Mother Nature has bestowed upon us, not boxed in a metal shell with four wheels.

Boston was once reviled for its lacking policies and infrastructure pertaining to bike and pedestrian safety (insert Masshole joke here). The city is undergoing significant changes, though, in that respect. Measures in City Hall and on Beacon Hill will bolster bike security, while advocacy groups chock full of those who have since ditched their whips are hoping to spread best biking practice messages both citywide and statewide.

Oh, and biking happens to be good for your health and your wallet.

The League of American Bicyclists published an infographic containing some data from a recent U.S. Census Report about commuter habits and prevalence of non-traditional transportation methods.

As the League notes on its website, “With increased interest in healthy, sustainable and economic transportation options, it’s not surprising that, from 2000 to 2011, the number of bicycle commuters in the U.S. grew by more than 47 percent.”

As you’ll see in the following infographic, Boston is one of a few key cities where bike commuting is growing by leaps and bounds.

The big takeaway: Between 1990 and 2011, bike commuting increased by 98 percent. And while that figure pales in comparison to other cities like Portland, Oregon, where bike commuting has grown by 443 percent over the same time span, at least we’re heading in the right direction.