Portland’s fall to second place came despite the ambitious $600 million Portland Bicycle Plan 2030 that calls for nearly 700 miles of new bike trails within 20 years.Also pretty amazing when you consider weather. Did you know, as an example, Minneapolis averages significantly more snowfall and a shorter biking "season" than Portland and Virginia Beach?
In case you are as curious as I was, all 3 cities are close to the same population size. From Wikipedia:
- Virginia Beach 433,746 pop.
- Minneapolis 390,131 pop.
- Portland 582,130 pop.
Tragically, none are in Virginia.
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