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Despite Inaccurate Numbers, Bicycling Magazine’s Demotion of Chicago Is On-Point
While the magazine's figures for our city's current bikeway mileage are off, ranking Chicago in sixth place is more realistic than our top ranking in 2016.
October 11, 2018
Discussing Ghost Bikes, Side Guards, the Bicycling Magazine Award on WBEZ
The episode focused on the question of whether Chicago actually deserved to be ranked the best city for biking in the U.S. this year by Bicycling Magazine.
December 12, 2016
Bicycling Gives Chicago the Award for Best Biking City – Do We Deserve It?
This morning’s announcement that Bicycling magazine has ranked Chicago as the best cycling city in the U.S. in its biennial ratings, up from second place to New York in 2014, was surely a head-scratcher for many people who ride bikes in our city on a regular basis.
September 19, 2016
Does Chicago Deserve to Be Ranked the Nation’s Second Best Bike City?
When I heard that Bicycling Magazine gave Chicago second place in its “America’s Best Bike Cities” ratings, just behind New York and two slots above Portland, I was puzzled. However, I’m starting to warm up to the idea that our city and NYC deserve credit for taking bold action to improve cycling.
September 5, 2014