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The League of American Bicyclists has ranked all 50 states on 70 different factors and determined that the state of Washington is the most bicycle friendly.
Others in the top 5 are Wisconsin, Arizona, Oregon and Minnesota, in that order.
The least friendly — West Virginia.
In releasing the bicycle friendly state list, the League president Andy Clarke cited:
“…Washington’s model bike laws, signed and mapped statewide bike route network, dedicated funding from the state for bicycle related programs and projects, and an active statewide bicycle advisory committee …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/09/05/washington-state-is-most-bicycle-friendly/
A budget shortfall in Illinois means fewer off-road routes for bicyclists to enjoy beginning this fall.
The biggest hit to cyclists is closure of the Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, left, a linear park in northwest Illinois that boasts more than 90 miles of towpath — 30 miles of it paved — as it crosses six Illinois counties.
The towpath is a popular route for bicyclists. A portion was used during the 2008 Grand Illinois Trail and Parks bike ride (GITAP) this summer.
Statewide, the Department of Natural Resources is padlocking 11 state parks to save $14 million. The parks will be closed to everyone as of Nov. 1 …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/09/05/no-trespassing-signs-going-up-on-90-mile-bike-trail-in-illinois/
A bicycling journalist-photographer I met online through my work at Biking Bis recently interviewed French cycling historian Jean-Paul Vespini.
Vespini has covered 19 Tours de France for the Euro cycling pubs Le Cycle and Cyclisme International. He's witnessed first-hand more Tour de France history than many of us have seen televised or have even read about.
Matt Wood's fascinating interview with Vespini is posted at the PezCycling News website. It's primarily about his new book, “The Tour is Won on the Alpe: Alpe d'Huez and the Classic Battles of the Tour de France.” …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/09/05/an-eyewitness-cycling-history-of-alpe-dhuez/
The Burke-Gilman bike trail's 1 1/2-mile missing link in Ballard could open in two years.
Funding for the trail project is included in the proposed 2009-2010 budget for the city of Seattle.
If you're wondering why it has taken so long to complete this section from 11th Avenue Northwest to the Ballard locks, consider the $14.1 million overall pricetag. The city is including $8.6 million in its upcoming budget for the work, and the remainder is to come from King County. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/09/04/building-the-burke-gilman-bike-trail-missing-link-in-seattle/
Seattle is now officially a gold level Bicycle Friendly Community.
The League of American Bicyclists made the award to Mayor Greg Nickels at the opening of the international Pro Walk / Pro Bike Conference in Seattle.
The designation comes about a year after the city council unanimously approved a resolution in favor of the hard-fought 10-year, $240 million bicycle master plan.
Although it was issued to Nickels, all the bicyclists in Seattle are responsible for the award. It notes that more than 4% of Seattle's commutes are by bicycle, which is 10 times the national average.
If I have a chance to ride my bicycle over there tomorrow, I probably wouldn't notice any change in bicycling, in spite of the new designation. It really is a recognition to the work done by people in and out of city government to make bicycling work in the city …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/09/03/seattle-joins-list-of-bicycle-friendly-communities/
One night I was up late working when I heard a wonderful female vocalist on the radio. Jazz DJ Abe Beeson at KPLU-FM told a story about the singer that involved a bicycle.
The singer is Melody Gardot and the bicycle comes in at the beginning of the story, not the end.
Melody, then 19, was riding her bicycle in Philadelphia when she was hit by an SUV. She survived the collision, but suffered some serious injuries — including head trauma — that left her bedridden for a long time …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/09/03/melody-gardot-from-bicycle-accident-to-jazz-album/
House for sale: Located on bike path. Easy bike ride to shopping, schools and neighborhood bike repair store.
Wouldn't you like to see a house for sale ad like that?
I've always heard that the three most important points to selling a house are location, location, and location.
That used to mean location in terms of proximity to the freeway, neighborhoods, and maybe a Wal-Mart. Now there's news that a few real estate agents are taking location to mean proximity to roads with bicycle lanes and bike-centric businesses, and they're taking prospective customers on house tours by bike…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/09/02/buying-homes-with-bicycling-in-mind/
Tyler Hamilton is the new US pro road champion after winning in Greenville, South Carolina, on Sunday by the width of a tire.
VeloNews calls it one of the biggest wins of his career.
It's significant because it comes in the second season after Hamilton completed a two-year doping suspension. It's also significant because Hamilton is 37 and considered retiring after last year. Does anyone expect him to retire while holding the US title?
Finishing with the silver was Blake Caldwell of Garmin-Chipotle, followed by teammate Danny Pate with bronze. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/09/01/flash-from-the-past-tyler-hamilton-is-new-us-pro-road-champion/
The world of bicycling's living legends became a little smaller earlier this month when Britain's Ian Hibell was killed by a hit-and-run motorist while he was bike touring in Greece.
Nic and Andy tell about their friend's death at their UK-based Bike Brothers website.
Reportedly a motorist hit 74-year-old Hibell on the Athens-Solonika highway while racing another vehicle. Neither one stopped, but witnesses got the license plate numbers and police later arrested them.
How did Hibell gain worldwide attention and acclaim from cyclo-touring? Basically he took his bicycle where no one had before, then he wrote about it …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/31/hit-and-run-claims-life-of-uks-celebrated-cyclo-tourist-ian-hibell/
David Zabriskie successfully defended his time trial title at the USA Cycling Pro Championships in Greenville, South Carolina, on Saturday.
That's an amazing feat, considering the 29-year-old from Utah suffered a broken back during Stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia this spring.
About 120 US cyclists are expected to compete Sunday for national road champion, which will be streamed live over the web at the USA Cycling Championships website …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/08/30/zabriskie-remains-us-pro-time-trial-champion-live-video-stream-for-road-race-sunday/
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