Bicycling magazine has released their rating of the 50 most bicycle friendly cities (with a population of at least 100,000) in the country.
The magazine considered these factors in the ranking:
Minneapolis edged out Portland (#2) and won most bicycle friendly city.
Pittsburgh, home to me and the steepest street in America, was ranked number 28.
Washington, DC, where I cut my teeth on a bicycle, was ranked number 13. I wrote about DC biking culture and infrastructure for Momentum magazine last year, but even in a year, a lot of dramatic improvements have been made.
When I was researching the story for Momentum, I organized a happy hour to get the feel of what average riders and advocates wanted to see changed to make the city better. The top four recommendations kept surfacing again and again:
What elements do you consider important in your decision to ride, or to not ride, your bike?
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Hello,
Thanks for a beautiful and heart-filled world of writings and living.
This is one of my writings-(scroll to page 27)
http://carbusters.ris.ekohosting.se/files/2009/11/Carbusters-21.pdf
If there is a POB I will send one from the bike friendly city of Davis.
happy cycling,
Alon