Washington Best In Rails To Trails

Last month, we wrote about Spokane maintaining its bronze-level bicycle-friendly status , as judged by the League of American Bicyclists. At the same time, Washington state was named the most bicycle-friendly state in the country - for the seventh year in a row. A lot goes into that designation, but it comes down to support from lawmakers, sound statewide bike policies and good efforts to encourage Washingtonians to ride a bike. The good folks at Washington Bikes put together a list highlighting another area where Washington leads the cycling pack: trails/ Nick Deshaies , Getting There blog. More here .