The 5 U.S. cities most friendly to bikes

These are the top five most bicycle-friendly U.S. cities with
populations of 100,000 or more, according to Bicycling magazine:

1. Minneapolis
2. Portland, Ore.
3. Boulder, Colo.
4. Seattle
5. Eugene, Colo.

The magazine rated bicycling-friendly U.S. cities with these factors
in mind: segregated bike lanes, municipal bike racks, bike boulevards,
local government policies that support bicycling and savvy bike shops.


Bike trails for beginners

The bike trails in this region are diverse enough to satisfy the most
hard-core adventurous bikers as well as more casual recreational
pedalers.

These are some of the bike trails Don Burrell, bicycle/pedestrian
coordinator for the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of
Governments, suggests for beginning or casual bikers:

? Any segment of the Little Miami Trail running from Newtown to
Loveland

? The 2-mile Five Mile Trail from Bartels Road near Turpin High School
to near Beechmont Avenue in Anderson Township

? A 2-mile stretch of the Ohio River Trail from Schmidt Field in the
East End to Lunken Airport

? The 5-mile bike trail loop at Lunken Airport

? Any part of the 8-mile Lebanon Connector that begins near the
Lebanon railroad depot on South Street near Harmon Park.

? The 3-mile stretch of bike trail along the Miami-Erie Canal between
Ohio 747 and the Ohio 4 Bypass in Fairfield.

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