Question

choose the transition that compares, or shows similarities.
portland, oregon, is a bicycle - friendly city. it has over 180 miles of bike lanes on its roads. ____, the city government of minneapolis, minnesota, encourages bike - riding. the city has a bike - sharing program that allows people to rent bikes when they need them.
first
likewise

Explanation:

The sentence is comparing the city government of Minneapolis (encouraging bike - riding) to Portland's bike - friendly features. "Likewise" is used to show a similarity or a comparable action, while "First" is used for sequencing and doesn't fit here as we are showing a comparison, not a step in a sequence.

Answer:

Likewise