The League of American Bicyclists has recently launched a new website for its Bicycle Friendly Community program. The U.S. map on the first page allows you to quickly see which cities have been designated and at what level. When you click on the cities, you can read a little bit about out why each city was designated. It is great to be able to compare and contrast the strongest bike related programs in each of the current BFC cities.
As you can see from a glance at the map, no South Carolina cities have been designated yet (though Spartanburg did receive an honorable mention). With a bit of work we can put Greenville on this map. In the mean time, this site is a great resource for good ideas that have been implemented elsewhere.
Also, while I am posting, I want to point out the gas savings calculator that I added to the sidebar. It is a nice tool to provide a little extra incentive to those of you who are considering riding a bike to work. Thanks to Commute by Bike for providing this great little widget.
2 comments:
I was surprised to not see Minneapolis on that list. They have an excellent trail system that people really do use to commute, even in winter!
You are right Galley, Minneapolis is a city with a great bike culture. Minneapolis was chosen as an honorable mention in Bicycling Magazine's "best cycling cities" issue recently. I am not sure why they are not designated as a BFC, but I would guess that they are working on an application if they haven't yet applied.
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