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There is a lot of biking in Portland. Consistently ranked the top bike city in the States<ref name="Virgin">"[http://www.virgin-vacations.com/site_vv/11-most-bike-friendly-cities.asp 11 Most Bike Friendly Cities in the World]". ''Virgin Vacations''. Virgin Airlines.</ref><ref name="OPB">Theen, Andrew. "[http://news.opb.org/article/1953-oregon-cities-rank-high-bike-friendliness/ Oregon Cities Rank High For Bike Friendliness]". OPB News. 2008-04-29.</ref><ref name="WSJ">Dougherty, Conor. "[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124242099361525009.html 'Youth Magnet' Cities Hit Midlife Crisis]". Wall Street Journal. 2009-06-16.</ref>, Portland is second only to Amsterdam in ''Virgin Vacations''' world ranking for the most bike-friendly cities.<ref name="Virgin"/> The question is, is there a point when we can become ''too'' bike-friendly? Are there sodomy laws that address this?
There is a lot of biking in Portland. Consistently ranked the top bike city in the States<ref name="Virgin">"[http://www.virgin-vacations.com/site_vv/11-most-bike-friendly-cities.asp 11 Most Bike Friendly Cities in the World]". ''Virgin Vacations''. Virgin Airlines.</ref><ref name="OPB">Theen, Andrew. "[http://news.opb.org/article/1953-oregon-cities-rank-high-bike-friendliness/ Oregon Cities Rank High For Bike Friendliness]". OPB News. 2008-04-29.</ref><ref name="WSJ">Dougherty, Conor. "[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124242099361525009.html 'Youth Magnet' Cities Hit Midlife Crisis]". Wall Street Journal. 2009-06-16.</ref>, Portland is second only to Amsterdam in ''Virgin Vacations''' world ranking for the most bike-friendly cities.<ref name="Virgin"/> For some Portland residents, the level of their bike-friendliness approaches violation of Oregon sodomy laws, but enforcement is typically lax.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 23:49, 3 January 2010

There is a lot of biking in Portland. Consistently ranked the top bike city in the States[1][2][3], Portland is second only to Amsterdam in Virgin Vacations' world ranking for the most bike-friendly cities.[1] For some Portland residents, the level of their bike-friendliness approaches violation of Oregon sodomy laws, but enforcement is typically lax.

See also

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "11 Most Bike Friendly Cities in the World". Virgin Vacations. Virgin Airlines.
  2. Theen, Andrew. "Oregon Cities Rank High For Bike Friendliness". OPB News. 2008-04-29.
  3. Dougherty, Conor. "'Youth Magnet' Cities Hit Midlife Crisis". Wall Street Journal. 2009-06-16.

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