Yes, bike mode share is way down from then. Back then, people basically biked: transit didn't exist and cars were very rare. In modern times, rich societies ar

Yes, bike mode share is way down from then. Back then, people basically biked: transit didn't exist and cars were very rare. In modern times, rich societies are structured different than 100 years ago: people travel long distances for work and for non day-to-day shopping (to buy a lamp or a wedding dress, for instance) and for social/personal things (sports, church, etc.). These changes are of course affected by policy, but for the most part they aren't unwanted. Today, almost a third of trips in Amsterdam are by transit, more than by car. Transit trips are mostly a success from the strikers' goals, and just didn't exist back in the 20s.