Cool story: Rochester was once considered the US leader in bicycle infrastructure – even had a national publication. https://www.railstotrails.org/trailblog/2015/may/27/history-happened-here-sidepaths-and-the-persistent-dreams-of-trail-building/
"A stranger visiting the city would think the whole place moved on wheels." http://www.libraryweb.org/~rochhist/v69_2008/v69i2.pdf
Sidepaths Magazine had a national circulation of 5,000, "published in America's bike capital: Rochester, N.Y." http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/historian-uncovers-the-forgotten-protected-bike-lane-boom-of-1905