Week in Review: Bike news from around the nation

A Washington D.C. Streetsblog survey showed that 83% of Americans want to maintain or increase the current (small) amount of funding that helps build sidewalks, bike lanes, and bike paths.

The Amgen Tour of California, which started in Santa Rosa and ended last Sunday in Los Angeles, featured many riders with Utah roots, like Levi Leipheimer, who attended Rowland Hall, and Dave Zabriskie, who took 2nd place overall in the tour and who began racing for the pre-Contender Bicycles team, The Bagel Boys, in the early 90s.

Portland Mayor Sam Adams and former Portland mayoral hopeful Eileen Brady followed @saltcycle on Twitter!

Bike to Work Week brought hundreds of cities together nationwide with National Bike to Work Day, rides of silence, bike summits, and more, as a part of the larger Bike Month festivities.

Hummer brand bikes, now made in Japan?
(Source: WSJ.com)

The Wall Street Journal reported that American car makers Cadillac and Chevy are getting into the "bike market" with low end bicycles with their branding made in Japan. An American car company making bikes in Japan? Seems iffy.

The first annual Cyclofemme ride took places in hundreds of cities in the United States and in many more countries worldwide. The ride featured and highlighted women and empowerment in bicycling.


Michelle Obama, USA Cycling, and others announce their plans to get 17 million kids active this year.

WalkScore, a highly-acclaimed pedestrian-friendly rating organization, released BikeScore. Top 3: Minneapolis, Portland, San Francisco. Any surprise?

More than 60 seniors at Kenowa Hill HS were suspended for riding to school together, arriving on time, but delaying "traffic" and making teachers and others late to school, work. (Video in the link)

Forbes featured new data that indicates that Americans will save more than $4.6 billion a year by biking instead of driving.

Good.is, a graphic designer's paradise, released an excellent infographic called "The United Bike Lanes of America" featuring infrastructure-rich cities as well as cross-country bicycle route.

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