{"id":53052,"date":"2019-05-09T13:13:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T20:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=53052"},"modified":"2020-05-22T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T19:57:35","slug":"here-are-the-most-bikeable-cities-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/here-are-the-most-bikeable-cities-in-the-united-states","title":{"rendered":"These Are the Most Bikeable Cities in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like to ride bikes, then you may be interested to hear how your community compares in terms of bikeability with others across the nation. The PeopleForBikes 2019 list of the most bikeable cities in the United States published this week. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s ratings reflect\u00a0more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/peopleforbikes.org\/blog\/2019-city-ratings-top-5-overall-cities\/\">engagement<\/a>\u00a0with cities across the country, which resulted in more information and a better analysis, according to\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PeopleForBikes<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Data and Methodology<\/h3>\n<p>To score cities across the country on their bikeability,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PeopleForBikes <\/span> scoured their own troves of data\u00a0acquired through surveys, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/peopleforbikes.org\/placesforbikes\/bicycle-network-analysis\/\">Bicycle Network Analysis<\/a>\u00a0and submitted \u201csnapshots\u201d of cities\u2019 future plans for bicycling. The group then overlapped that information with data from the U.S. Census,\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/research-data\/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars\">Fatality Analysis Reporting System<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmarketingsurveysinc.com\/sport\/cycling\/\">Sports Marketing Surveys for bicycle participation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the data,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PeopleForBikes <\/span> scored cities around five questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How many people ride bikes?<\/li>\n<li>How safe is it to ride a bike?<\/li>\n<li>How easy is it for people to get around on a bike?<\/li>\n<li>How fast is the network of bike trails and routes growing and expanding?<\/li>\n<li>How effective is the bike network to access all neighborhoods in the community?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>For each city,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PeopleForBikes <\/span> completed 184 independent calculations, not including those conducted by the Bicycle Network Analysis, said Jennifer Boldry,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PeopleForBikes<\/span> director of research. The Bicycle Network Analysis looks at each city on a very small geographic level, which adds hundreds of thousands of calculations. In addition, the alliance\u00a0measures a city\u2019s bike network and uses\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/about\">open source maps<\/a>\u00a0to help cities learn how to plan for bike infrastructure and invest effectively to get cyclists to their destinations safely and comfortably.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs we were developing the city ratings, we spent a great deal of time thinking critically around what does a good community for bicycling look like?\u201d said Boldry. \u201cWe wanted it to be data-driven and empirical.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 47,000 cities and towns are in the\u00a0PeopleForBikes database, said Boldry. However, they only rated cities and towns with data in at least three categories. This year, ratings were published for 510 cities and towns. This is the second year that\u00a0PeopleForBikes has published the city ratings, and Boldry said that a big push for the near future is to get more participation from cities to submit data and conduct surveys, so the results will become more robust. All of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cityratings.peopleforbikes.org\/methodology\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raw data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is available on the group\u2019s website and is open-sourced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe know bicycling can change lives. We see it all the time. We want that to be equally available to everyone in the U.S. We want to get more people on bikes,\u201d said Boldry. \u201cThe goal here is super simple. &#8230; All of the tools that we\u2019re providing are fundamentally motivated to help cities to build better places for people to ride.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top-rated cities scored well across all five categories, said Boldry. A network of bike infrastructure is built to separate bikes from cars and improve safety for cyclists. There\u2019s also a cultural aspect that encourages people from all demographics to get on their bikes and ride. Still, on a scale from 1 to 5, the highest ranking city, Boulder, received a 3.7\u2014a solid C grade. \u201cThe city ratings was intentionally developed to be a global scale,\u201d said Boldry, noting that Boulder\u2019s bicycle network scored 62 out of 100 points. They also measured Copenhagen\u2019s network, in Denmark, which scored 82 points. \u201cWe want to celebrate success. And we also want to recognize we have lots of opportunity to make much better bike riding experiences.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The 10 Most Bikeable Cities<\/strong><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>1. Boulder, Colorado<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, Boulder took the top spot. The Colorado college town is basically a realistic version of Utopia\u2014and as a result, is the subject of many tropes about yoga, health food stores, alternative medicine, breweries, college students, and now bicycling. But this shouldn\u2019t take away from the city\u2019s true effort to get more people on bikes. With a population exceeding 107,000, Boulder boasts <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bouldercolorado.gov\/goboulder\/bike\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more than 300 miles of designated bike lanes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that connect riders to even more mileage on roads and dirt trails. For those without a bike, some 300 cruisers are available to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/boulder.bcycle.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for $8 for 24 hours at 47 kiosks around town. The best bike city in the United States even has a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bouldercoloradousa.com\/things-to-do\/outdoor-recreation-in-boulder\/biking-in-boulder\/boulder-bike-culture\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vending machine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for cyclists to buy accessories at any hour of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>2. Fort Collins, Colorado<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/cycle\/heres-how-the-most-bike-friendly-cities-earned-their-rank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort Collins, Colorado, was named the most bike-friendly city by\u00a0PeopleForBikes in 2018<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and though it\u2019s now been pushed out of its front-runner slot, the town is still a bike mecca. Thanks in large part to a local, grassroots advocacy group called <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bikefortcollins.org\/who-we-are\/history\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bike Fort Collins<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the town has been steadily checking off the boxes on a long list of requisites for any bike-friendly town, including the recent push to launch a citywide bike share program. And their work has been successful. Just look to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcgov.com\/bicycling\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6,000 people the city expects to participate in its 32nd Annual Bike to Work Day,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on June 26.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>3. Eugene, Oregon<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riding a bike through Oregon\u2019s country roads or shady dirt trails is heavenly, so it\u2019s no wonder Eugene\u2019s bike culture has grown strong enough to land the city in the third spot on this list. The Greater Eugene Area Riders, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eugenegears.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a 26-year-old bike advocacy nonprofit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, hosts regular group rides and clinics. The town\u2019s residents and leaders are also pushing for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.registerguard.com\/rg\/opinion\/36320198-78\/improving-road-safety-requires-multipronged-approach.html.csp\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">programs that promote cyclists\u2019 safety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eugenespringfieldsrts.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe Routes to Schools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program, for example, encourages students to ride a bike to class and in March, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eugene-or.gov\/3239\/Vision-Zero\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">city manager signed an action plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eugene-or.gov\/DocumentCenter\/View\/45872\/Admin-Order-58-19-04----Vision-Zero-Action-Plan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vision Zero<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which aims to eliminate deaths and serious injuries within Eugene\u2019s transportation network.\u00a0PeopleForBikes gave <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cityratings.peopleforbikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/eugeneOR-1.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eugene 3.8 out of five points for safety<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which hits the upper tier of how well cities scored.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>4. Manhattan, New York<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, the city streets of NYC are one of the best-rated places to ride a bike in the United States. The city\u2019s Department of Transportation has invested greatly in biking. In the last five years, the city has built <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/html\/dot\/downloads\/pdf\/cycling-in-the-city.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">330 miles worth of on-street bike routes,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including 82 miles of bike lanes, according to a report published by the DOT. And almost 1.6 million New Yorkers ride bikes. \u201cThere have never been more people biking in New York City,\u201d the report says.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>5. Arlington, Virginia<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Situated on the banks of the Potomac River, Arlington is a city with a robust human-powered transit program led by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikearlington.com\/about-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bike Arlington<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And thanks to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikearlington.com\/counter-data\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">widespread installation of automated counters<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to keep track of bicyclists and pedestrians, this town already knows how to play the data game. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikearlington.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/countingbikespeds-newv4map-min.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The numbers are tall.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> most of the bike trails in the city see 500,000 bike trips a year. Arlington cyclists ride all year long, even in the winter\u2014though ice and snow are strong deterrents. Data visualizations for one trail in particular reveal that peak bicycle traffic occurs during rush hour; on the weekends, bike traffic is more consistent in the middle of the day. Tuesdays and Wednesdays seem to be the days most people are motivated to pedal to work. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>6. Lawrence, Kansas<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a growing network of multiuse bike paths and bike-friendly streets, as well as infrastructure to support cyclists, it\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrenceks.org\/lprd\/bike\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clear this college town is committed to cycling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0PeopleForBikes gave Lawrence <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cityratings.peopleforbikes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lawrenceKS-1.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high marks <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for effort in the safety and growth categories, but the town still has some work to do to get more people on bikes. One suggestion the city ratings had for Lawrence: Launch a bike-share program. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>7. Brooklyn, New York<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/07\/30\/nyregion\/new-yorkers-bike-lanes-commuting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The\u00a0<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/07\/30\/nyregion\/new-yorkers-bike-lanes-commuting.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Tim<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">es<\/span><\/a><i><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/07\/30\/nyregion\/new-yorkers-bike-lanes-commuting.html\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on one of Brooklyn\u2019s busiest streets, bikes outnumber cars. This year,\u00a0PeopleForBikes analyzed the five New York boroughs separately. Brooklyn may come in second to Manhattan, but this borough has <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycbikemaps.com\/maps\/brooklyn-bike-map\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more bike paths<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than any of the others. Brooklyn also claims to be home to America\u2019s original bike path. Opened on June 15, 1894, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycbikemaps.com\/spokes\/ocean-parkway-bike-path\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Ocean Parkway Bike Path<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> travels through the center of the borough, from Coney Island to Prospect Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>8. Portland, Oregon<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I once saw a cyclist navigating Portland\u2019s southeast district during a heavy snowstorm, wearing a vintage sweater, goggles and a ball cap. It was a scene that reflected the gung-ho spirit of Portland\u2019s cyclists. But like any good laugh, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandoregon.gov\/transportation\/article\/407660\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there\u2019s truth behind it.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In 2017, 6.3 percent of the city\u2019s residents\u2014more than 22,000 people\u2014commuted to work by bike. The city\u2019s bike network clocks 385 miles. And the city\u2019s bike infrastructure was valued at $60 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>9. Madison, Wisconsin<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madison, a city that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmadison.com\/plan-your-trip\/itinerary-ideas\/biking-around-madison\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it has more bikes than cars. The city has seen a proliferation of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/bikeMadison\/planning\/completed\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bike infrastructure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014boulevards, lanes, parking, lighting, racks, signals and more. \u00a0Their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/bikeMadison\/about\/goals.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is nothing short of making bicycling \u201can integral part of daily life.\u201d The investment has been worth it. A report from the Wisconsin Bike Fed attributes <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfw.org\/advocacy\/economic-impact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1.5 billion in the economy to bicycling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>10. Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score: 3.2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minneapolis has long reigned as a leader of bike culture in the Midwest. Thanks to a strong community of bike advocates, the city has a well-established network of bike routes and infrastructure. But its desire to become a city <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstreetsmpls.org\/about\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where cyclists and pedestrians are welcome and comfortable<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continues to push onward. The city is currently drafting a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/go.minneapolismn.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new transportation plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to address concerns about climate, safety, and equity, among other goals, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstreetsmpls.org\/transportation_action_plan_march_2019\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bike advocates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are at work to make sure pedestrians and cyclists are top of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To see the complete list, and find how your city ranked, go to <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/peopleforbikes.org\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PeopleForBikes.org<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/cycle\/heres-how-the-most-bike-friendly-cities-earned-their-rank\">How the Most Bike-Friendly Cities in the U.S. Earned Their Rank<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/cycle\/new-study-reveals-why-biking-is-a-healthy-form-of-transportation\">New Study Reveals Why Biking is a Healthy Form of Transportation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/cycle\/electric-bikes-are-having-a-moment-heres-why\">Electric Bikes Are Having a Moment. Here&#8217;s Why.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/cycle\/the-great-american-rail-trail-is-on-the-way\">The Great American Rail-Trail Is on the Way<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you like to ride bikes, then you may be interested to hear how your community compares in terms of bikeability with others across the nation. The PeopleForBikes 2019 list of the most bikeable cities in the United States published this week. 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