Healthier living continues to be the trend not only in the United States, but also in other parts of the world, as pollution increases and the threat of climate change posits greater danger. What better way to lessen these problems than by traveling through biking?
Here is a list of cities that are best explored by bike:
Minneapolis
Minneapolis takes care of its bike enthusiasts as they continue to add more bike lanes and improve their bike share program. It is the only city in United States that is ranked as one of the best bike-friendly places for bikers. The city plans to double their cycling numbers by 2020 and improve their biking lanes.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen continues to top the list distributed by Copenhagenize Design Co., which aims to catalog bike-friendly cities worldwide. It is dubbed as the first Bike City in the World and rightly so, since the city covers an average of 390 kilometers of bike lanes and is continuing to develop more for the citizen's comfort. Cities around the world tries to imitate their long standing culture of living green through biking.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam became the bike city it is now because of its history of increasing car accidents. The city figured the best way to solve its accumulating accidents as it affected and harmed their children was to voice their entreaties. Several towns and cities developed bike lanes that lead neighboring places to follow suit.
Paris
Paris aims to develop their biking lanes and program by the end of 2020. The government allocated $164 million to prove that they are serious in their feat for becoming the world capital of cycling.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo is still far away from Amsterdam or Copenhagen but bike awareness is definitely alive within its citizens. Their government is looking to improve their bike lanes and programs before they host the Olympics on 2020.
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