Originally Posted by tacomee
As stated above-- collage towns seem to be the best. It's a mix of less sprawl, more youth and idealism, more riders? I don't know really know. But I may be bias because I just love collage towns.
--- Yes, college towns. In my own experience, three California college towns that are bike friendly include the aforementioned Davis, plus Palo Alto, and also Arcata in Humboldt County. All three are bike-friendly college towns.
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