Do You Think Chicago Deserves #1 Bike City a Second Time?

This time PeopleForBikes wants to know who's city is the best and most bikiest*:

It's been roughly five months since Bicycling magazine declared Chicago the best biking city in America, filling our heads with images of Bern helmet-style crowns.

But Bicycling isn't the only list-maker in the business. Another cycling group is angling to create a ranking of its own, and it just released a survey asking people to submit opinions about their city's biking infrastructure, safety and culture.

"Get your town on the "great bike cities" list," proclaims the survey page, which is administered by PeopleForBikes, a group of bike suppliers and retailers/charitable foundation. While we're no strangers to civic boosterism and are quite happy with many bike-friendly improvements that the city has made over the years, we'd recommend a fair, honest self-assessment rather than manically positive ballot-stuffing.

"The input of communities nationwide will help us create a clearer picture of the state of U.S. bike infrastructure," said Tim Blumenthal, the president of PeopleForBikes, in a press release. "We'll also generate a bit of friendly competition to speed the development of more and better biking everywhere."

*ok, "bikiest" not really a word...

Full Article on Chicagoist:

http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/15/spill_your_thoughts_on_chicagos_bi...