the GOT bike

By riding to Logan Airport on the far side of Boston, and then having two weeks of using a bike to move around the general Seattle area, I had a chance to compare the bicycle infrastructure of the largest cities in two states with active advocacy supporting transport by two wheels and two legs. Good thing my sister and mother didn't move to the Atlanta area. Georgia would've made an awkward blog post title. There is no clear winner. In 2024, The League of American Bicyclists ranked Washington ahead of second place Massachusetts for "bicycle friendliness". In reality, while they ranked by state, I suspect that is more accurately a comparison of the big cities. That's were the most people live and the biggest projects happen, so urban areas will have the biggest impact on the numbers the league compared. Also, I once enjoyed a great week of riding around DC, which took the lowest spot in 51st, but maybe they were penalized for taxation without representation. The f...