08 May 2009

2009 Bicycle Friendly State list released.

USA Today printed an article today about the 2009 Bicycle Friendly State rankings. Washington is #1. Surprisingly, Oregon, with the most bike-friendly city in the country - Portland- ranks #4. Utah is firmly in the top half with a #18 berth. For more information, and to see how they came up with the rankings, go to http://www.bicyclefriendlystate.org/

1. Washington - Silver*
2. Wisconsin - Silver*
3. Maine
4. Oregon
5. Minnesota - Bronze*
6. Iowa
7. Arizona - Bronze*
8. New Hampshire
9. Delaware
10. New Jersey
11. Wyoming
12. Illinois
13. Colorado
14. California
15. Michigan
16. Maryland
17. Missouri
18. Utah
19. Massachusetts
20. North Carolina
21. Vermont
22. Hawaii
23. Virginia
24. Mississippi
25. Nevada
26. South Carolina
27. Kentucky
28. South Dakota
29. Indiana
30. Louisiana
31. Georgia
32. Florida
33. Kansas
34. Idaho
35. Rhode Island
36. Texas
37. Nebraska
38. Arkansas
39. Ohio
40. Pennsylvania
41. New York
42. West Virginia
43. Tennessee
44. Connecticut
45. North Dakota
46. New Mexico
47. Alaska
48. Oklahoma
49. Montana
50. Alabama

3 comments:

Kelly Hill said...

Dare I ask....? What does Portland have to do with Washington? lyk

Bike Junkie said...

it has to do with me having a geographical brain fart. The post has been corrected.

Keni said...

yay washington! just another reason to go see it right??