The Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities – Missoula gets a Silver Rating, Montana is #49

The League of American Bicyclists has released their Spring 2009 list of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the U.S. Davis, CA is one of only three cities given Platinum status, along with Portland, OR and Boulder, CO.

Full Story: http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bicyclefriendlyamerica/

Montana: Montana has a rumble strip policy with a minimum 4 feet of clearance, but has no League certified bike ed and no map or signage for identified bike route network.

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Cycling in God’s country: Libby-area event has grown into popular annual activity

By Canda Harbaugh, The Western News

Motels are booked, cookies and pies are baked and riders are conditioned – it must be time for the annual Scenic Tour of the Kootenai River bike ride.
“I’ll ride it till I can’t turn the pedals anymore,” said 53-year-old Floyd Beck, a Libby resident who has ridden every STOKR since it began in 1995.

The STOKR ride attracted 605 riders from throughout the country this year, although 170 had to be turned away through a lottery system.

The weekend ride, which benefits Habitat for Humanity Kootenai Valley Partners, is popular among those in the cycling community for its scenic views and good food stops, according to Beck.

http://www.thewesternnews.com/articles/2009/05/07/news/doc4a03229514cca394270637.txt