Michigan gets high marks on bicycle friendliness
BY MATT HELMS
FREE PRESS DRIVING COLUMNIST

Michigan ranks in the top tier of states for bicycle friendliness, the Michigan Department of Transportation says.

A recent survey by the League of American Bicyclists ranked the state well in its education efforts and in infrastructure available for cycling, putting the state at 12th in the nation.
Click Here for more info on the survey.

MDOT said there’s a connection between a perception of good quality of life and bicycle friendliness, which can encourage better health, improved traffic and economic development.

“Many Michigan communities have incorporated bike lanes on local roads and constructed hundreds of miles of bike trails with assistance from numerous state departments and nonprofit resources,” said Joshua DeBruyn, MDOT’s bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. “This creates an infrastructure that encourages bicycling.”

It’s a little chilly now, so you might want to hold on to these links until spring, but here are places to find out more about biking options in Michigan: http://www.michigantrails.org/ or www.michigan.gov/mdot-biking.

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