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Claudia Nix

Did you know that North Carolina is recognized by the League as the 18th most Fiendly State in the Union. This is really great that we are finally getting this recognition but we still have work to do.

Our state has adopted a 3 foot rule for passing to address safety. I would like it to be 4 feet.

As of Dec. 2021 there are 496 Bike Friendly Communities of which Asheville is one. In North Carolina there are 11 bonze cities and 2 Silver. Asheville is Bronze.

There are 1,527 bicycle friendly businesses in the nation as of Sept 2022.

There are 221 Universities in the USA. North Carolina has 11 Universities and UNC-Asheville just became one of them and is a Bronze.

In North Carolina there are 20 Bicycle Friendly Businesses and Asheville has nine of them. New Belgium is a Platinum, Liberty Bikes is a Platinum, Industry Nine is a Gold, Flying Bike is a Gold, Motion Makers is a Silver, Youngblood is a Silver, McHone Performance is a Bronze, Cake Websites is a Bronze and Asheville Yoga is a Bronze. Also, Sierra Nevada in Mills River is a Silver. This makes Asheville has the most Bicycle Friendly Businesses in the state.

Erin Grodnick

Thank you for this great information! To keep us climbing and help spread the word among friends about bike friendly businesses, can you please show me where I can find the League ratings online?

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