Magazine: Eugene 5th best bicycle city in U.S.
EUGENE, Ore. -- The world's leading bicycle magazine named Eugene as America's fifth best cycling city over 100,000 people, behind No. 4 Seattle and No. 2 Portland.
The list of the country's Top 50 cycling cities appears in the May issue of Bicycling magazine, the world's biggest bike magazine.
The magazine also named Corvallis, Ore., the second best city under 100,000 population.
Minneapolis, Minn., led the Top 50 in first place. Boulder, Colo., rounded out the top 5 at No. 3.
The honor reinforces the gold level status given Eugene last year by League of American Bicyclists, one of only 10 cities in the nation to earn that designation.
To compile the list, Bicycling editors strove for geographical diversity and considered cities.
They narrowed it down using factors such as cycling-friendly statistics (numbers of bike lanes and routes, bike racks, city projects completed and planned) including changes in these statistics and a city’s future plans since the last survey; and bike culture (number of bike commuters, cycling clubs, cycling events, renowned bike shops).
Editors also referenced the Bicycling and Walking in the United States 2010 Benchmarking Report prepared by the Alliance for Biking and Walking, the League of American Bicyclists’ Bicycle Friendly America project, and interviews with national and local advocates, bike shops, and other experts.
Top 5 bicycle cities in America:
1. Minneapolis, Minn.
2. Portland, Ore. | Stories about bicycles and Portland on KATU.com
3. Boulder, Colo.
4. Seattle, Wash. | Stories about bicycles and Seattle on KOMONEWS.com
5. Eugene, Ore. | Stories about bicycles and Eugene on KVAL.com
