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Why is Boston so much worse than NYC? Sure, there are less bike lanes, but biking in the city center is a much less intimidiating experience than NYC to me due to the narrower roads and lower traffic volumes.
Is Pittsburgh because of the hills? Does your ranking have anything to do with your move...
One thing they have done in Philly is put in dedicated bike lanes in center city, seems like about every third street has one lane for bikes and one for cars
Overall this has been an improvement for both bikes and cars actually, Philly also has good bike trails along the Schuylkill, probably not the best bike city but also not the worst and has gotten better in recent years.
I'd say Boulder (or Broomfield) is most bike friendly. Biking in SF is a desirable mode of transportation, but I wouldn't call it safe or necessarily friendly. Long Beach is attempting to become the most bike friendly city in the country with a plan that started 10 years ago. It's just getting some traction now and I've noticed higher awareness and enthusiasm for it.
I ride to work (DT Boston) daily on a bike, and although it's certainly not a bike friendly city, I find it hard to believe it's a bottom 5.
Yea that seems like an odd placement...I see brave people (maybe it's you) flying down the middle of Boylston on bike pretty regularly. Boston may not be bike-friendly in terms of bike lanes, etc...but the fact that Boston's core is so compact makes it so a great deal of the city is easily accessible via bike.
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My city Arlington, VA is making major strides in this department. I know this is a US topic but my mind was blown when I saw the bicycling that goes down in Amsterdam.
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Is Pittsburgh because of the hills? Does your ranking have anything to do with your move...
One thing they have done in Philly is put in dedicated bike lanes in center city, seems like about every third street has one lane for bikes and one for cars
Overall this has been an improvement for both bikes and cars actually, Philly also has good bike trails along the Schuylkill, probably not the best bike city but also not the worst and has gotten better in recent years.
Mainly because it's so easy to interact with transit on a bike in those cities.
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