Bike Friendliness State Rankings

I think I need to join the League of American Bicyclists. The league ranked all 50 states for how bicycle friendly they are. I'm discouraged by the results.

State Ranks
23. Virginia
31. Delaware
34. New York
35. Maryland
38. Pennsylvania
50. West Virginia

The District of Columbia is not ranked for obvious reasons.

There are only three communities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed that have been recognized as bicycle friendly by the league.

1. District of Columbia (Bronze level for Engineering)
2. Arlington, VA (Silver level for Engineering,Education,Encouragement,Enforcement)
3. Charlottesville, VA (Bronze level for Engineering)

I'm not suggesting that we only use bicycles to commute, but it would help address so many problems if we developed policies and infrastructure to make it easier for cars, trucks, buses, pedestrians and bicycles to share the road.