»In which Portland is Bicycle City, USA

The New York Times has a nice piece on Portland as the City of Bicycles: cycle-friendly streets, trains, and business. Especially intriguing:

"Sam Adams, a city commissioner in charge of transportation, joined development officials to help lure the show to Portland. It seemed a natural fit. The city regularly ranks at the top of Bicycling Magazine’s list of the best cycling cities and has the nation’s highest percentage of workers who commute by bike, about 3.5 percent, according to the Census Bureau. Drivers here are largely respectful of riders, and some businesses give up parking spaces to make way for bike racks."

New York City had a hell of a time getting this going in Williamsburg.