Florida in Top 20 of US States says LAB

The League of American Bicyclists has ranked Florida 20th out of 50 in its inaugural ranking of states for bike friendliness. The Bicycle Friendly States program looked at more than 70 factors in 6 key areas: legislation; policies and programs; infrastructure; education and encouragement; evaluation and planning; and enforcement. The states were scored on responses to a questionnaire sent to FBA and FDOTwhich was used to evaluate Florida’s commitment to bicycling.  The top 20-ranked states are:

1 Washington          11 Utah
2 Wisconsin             12 Michigan
3 Arizona                13 North Carolina
4 Oregon                 14 Hawaii
5 Minnesota             15 South Carolina
6 Maine                   16 Massachusetts
7 California              17 Vermont
8 Illinois                   18 Wyoming
9 New Jersey            19 Nevada
10 New Hampshire   20 Florida

The full story is on the League’s website: http://www.bikeleague.org/news/090508bfs.php.