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View Poll Results: Which is the most bicycle-friendly city?
Minneapolis 5 9.43%
Portland 12 22.64%
San Francisco 6 11.32%
Seattle 1 1.89%
New York 1 1.89%
Chicago 2 3.77%
Boston 1 1.89%
DC 5 9.43%
Philadelphia 3 5.66%
San Diego 1 1.89%
Los Angeles 0 0%
Miami 1 1.89%
Austin 3 5.66%
Denver 7 13.21%
Other (please list) 5 9.43%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-27-2010, 03:31 PM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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Bicycling in midtown Manhattan would not be for the faint of heart.
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Old 05-27-2010, 04:29 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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Bicycling in Manhattan is quite the adrenaline rush, I've done it a couple times.
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Old 05-27-2010, 04:32 PM
 
Location: Jersey Boy living in Florida
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No, but only a few cities actually have Bicycle lanes. Shows Bicycle friendliness, instead of people having to ride their bike in the same lane as a guy driving his car. That makes a huge difference to the quality of Bicycle friendliness.
Sounds like New York, I rode my bike through Manhattan a couple times, you basically have to ride it like your driving a car.
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Old 05-27-2010, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Denver
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I wouldn't exactly call Boston a bicycle-friendly city, but there are tons of bicyclists. There are some bicycle lanes around in some parts of the city I think...but bicyclists seem to prefer riding in the middle of the road on the white lines, zig zagging in between traffic. Ya, they're effing insane.
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Old 05-27-2010, 04:53 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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I wouldn't exactly call Boston a bicycle-friendly city, but there are tons of bicyclists. There are some bicycle lanes around in some parts of the city I think...but bicyclists seem to prefer riding in the middle of the road on the white lines, zig zagging in between traffic. Ya, they're effing insane.
I suppose you have not seen Bike situations in LA, Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, there are almost no bicycle lanes, and it gets nasty when cyclists try to get around on bikes.

Boston, even if a few lanes do exist seems more like bike heaven than those car guzzled cities.
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Old 05-27-2010, 06:19 PM
 
Location: Colorado Springs,CO
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Im going with Colorado Springs, we have a ton of bike paths here.
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Old 05-27-2010, 08:22 PM
 
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Pago Pago in American Samoa is great for biking. I've gone around the island.
Orlando is great because its year round bike able with many bike routes and scenic roads. I wouldn't go on some of the main roads but the rest are very good. Its also nice and flat. Which I prefer, because I'm use to it.
Ft. Lauderdale is nice because of its size, great weather, and palindrome.
I imagine Martha's Vineyard to be pretty nice at least in the summer.
San Juan Puerto Rico is also good.
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Old 05-27-2010, 10:14 PM
 
Location: Lower East Side, Milwaukee, WI
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America's Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities - bicycling.com
1. Minneapolis
2. Portland, OR
3. Boulder, CO
4. Seattle
5. Eugene, OR
6. San Francisco

7. Madison, WI
8. New York City
9. Tucson, AZ
10. Chicago
11. Austin, TX
12. Denver, CO
13. Washington, DC
14. Ann Arbor, MI
15. Phoenix/Tempe, AZ
16. Gainesville, FL
17. Albuquerque, NM
18. Colorado Springs, CO
19. Salem, OR
20. Scottsdale, AZ

21. Louisville, KY
22. Chattanooga, TN

23. Long Beach, CA
24. Cary, NC
25. Milwaukee
26. Boston
27. Philadelphia
28. Pittsburgh

29. Charleston, SC
30. Arlington, VA

31. Sioux Falls, SD
32. Boise, ID
33. Kansas City, MO
34. Columbus, OH

35. Tulsa, OK
36. Grand Rapids, MI
37. Billings, MT
38. St. Louis
39. Cleveland

40. Greensboro, NC
41. Lexington-Fayette, KY

42. Omaha, NE
43. Salt Lake City
44. Miami
45. Indianapolis
46. Fargo, ND
47. Anchorage, AK
48. Baltimore
49. Little Rock, AR
50. Rochester, NY

Midwest—14
Northeast—7
West—17
South—12

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Old 05-27-2010, 10:58 PM
 
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Ive never really spent much time in Minneapolis. What is that makes it so bicycle-friendly? IT seems kind of random. Their transit is pretty poor.
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Old 05-27-2010, 11:00 PM
 
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America's Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities - bicycling.com
1. Minneapolis
2. Portland, OR
3. Boulder, CO
4. Seattle
5. Eugene, OR
6. San Francisco
7. Madison, WI
8. New York City
9. Tucson, AZ
10. Chicago
11. Austin, TX
12. Denver, CO
13. Washington, DC
14. Ann Arbor, MI
15. Phoenix/Tempe, AZ
16. Gainesville, FL
17. Albuquerque, NM
18. Colorado Springs, CO
19. Salem, OR
20. Scottsdale, AZ
21. Louisville, KY
22. Chattanooga, TN
23. Long Beach, CA
24. Cary, NC
25. Milwaukee
26. Boston
27. Philadelphia
28. Pittsburgh
29. Charleston, SC
30. Arlington, VA
31. Sioux Falls, SD
32. Boise, ID
33. Kansas City, MO
34. Columbus, OH
35. Tulsa, OK
36. Grand Rapids, MI
37. Billings, MT
38. St. Louis
39. Cleveland
40. Greensboro, NC
41. Lexington-Fayette, KY
42. Omaha, NE
43. Salt Lake City
44. Miami
45. Indianapolis
46. Fargo, ND
47. Anchorage, AK
48. Baltimore
49. Little Rock, AR
50. Rochester, NY

Midwest—14
Northeast—7
West—17
South—12

OVerall, I dont trust this list at all...Tucson and Phoenix shouldnt be so high, I know from experience.
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