"[New York] has undergone a two-wheeled makeover. In the last four years, the New York City Department of Transportation has added more than 200 miles of bikes lanes. The number of cyclists has increased 80% in the past decade. The city's goal is 1,800 miles of total bike lanes by 2030. Earlier this year, National Geographic Traveler magazine did something that might once have been unthinkable: It ranked New York the second most bike-friendly city in the country, after Portland, Ore." - Christopher Chung