As noted, May is National Bike Month. This is good for all of America because it keeps people and the earth healthy. However, if you’re an avid biker, it’s better to live where it’s actually bike friendly vs. a place where people think hitting folks on bikes is a good sport (ahem, Salem Oregon – when I lived there anyhow).

According to MSNBC:

• Portland, Oregon, is the No. 2 most bike-friendly city in the world.
• “In Davis, California, more people cycle to work than drive.”
• “A growing number of Minneapolis residents continue to commute by bike through the winter.”

Biking is hot and healthy and cities are catching on this growing trend.MSNBC has a list of all the best places to live if you live for biking, or what to try…

See a slide show of North America’s most bike-friendly cities

Still, we all can’t just up and move to a super bike friendly city, but we can take steps to make where we currently live more bike friendly. Here are some tips:

• Make your city more bike friendly – LA related, but tips that will work anywhere.
• Read: Forming, Sustaining & Growing a Bicycle Advocacy Organization.
• Speak to your elected officials to create change.
• What Does a “Bike Friendly” City Look Like? – video and article.

[image via stock.xchng]

Post from: Blisstree

America’s Bike Friendly Cities