Though avid cyclists may take issue with it:
Also, Bicycling says the Number One Cycling City In Canada's Coccyx is...Seattle!
Right now, things are going the way they should in every city: There are currently 60 miles of low-stress neighborhood greenways in the works, and connecting existing protected bikeways is a major priority, says Dongho Chang, a traffic engineer for the city. The Vision Zero initiative has also been taken seriously. “We timed all 300 traffic signals for 23 miles per hour,” says Chang. That’s significantly slowed traffic, which is a major tenet of reducing bike and pedestrian deaths. The city has also narrowed lanes and inserted speed tables and traffic islands—all of which calm vehicular traffic. Fucoloro even says that the will to reduce speeds was surprisingly universal.
Congratulations Seattle on receiving the Bicycling Kiss Of Death--after all, a #1 ranking from Bicycling is like a positive review from me. (New York City was #1 a few years back so what does that tell you?) That notwithstanding, precipitation and helmet law notwithstanding, Seattle has certainly impressed me with its bicycleness on previous visits so I'm sure the designation is warranted.
Also it's a short, scenic ferry ride from Classic Cycle, so there you go.
That was an enjoyable trip.
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