Population: 2,695,598
When former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel took over as mayor in 2010, he brought with him Washington’s forward-thinking former transportation director, Gabe Klein, and an ambitious agenda to reinvigorate Chicago’s bike network. The Streets for Cycling 2020 plan calls for the installation of 100 miles of separated bike lanes over the next four years, a commitment local bike advocates refer to as “staggering.”
There’s already a lot to love. A protected bike lane on Kinzie Street was installed in just six weeks; cyclists now account for 51 percent of the traffic during rush hour. Other funded projects include turning an elevated railway into a bike path and expanding the bike-share system to 5,000 bikes. During Chicago’s Bike the Drive event each May, thousands of cyclists flock to Lake Shore Drive for a car-free 30-mile ride.
In case you were wondering, Washington D.C. came in 4th, Boulder, Co. 3rd, Minneapolis, MN. 2nd, and the #1 Bike-Friendly City is..........Portland, OR. Thank you Bicycling Magazine for the article
http://fitbie.msn.com/slideshow/america-s-top-10-bike-friendly-cities/slide/5
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