The Rise of the Cycling City Part 2
In our continuing coverage of Cycling City, a group of cycling advocates takes to the streets of Grand Rapids to assess its “bike friendliness.”
All the great cities of the world provide safe and efficient transportation alternatives, including a vibrant bike culture.
Rapid Growth joined a group of cycling advocates from the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, PedalGR and Bike Friendly Grand Rapids and took a tour of the city of Grand Rapids to see firsthand what improvements are being made in the way of “bike friendliness.” Ride along with us and see what we found.
Edit: Since the shooting of this video, the sharrows on Cherry Street in East Hills have been repainted, Brewery Vivant has added a large, new bike rack in front of their building and S. and N. Division have been put on a “road diet.”
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