November 6, 2024 | Jesse Singer

Do You Live In One Of America's Best Biking Cities?


A Cyclist's City

More and more of us are biking to work, to school—even to the corner store. But depending on what city you live in, the bicycling experience can be pure joy or kind of a headache. These are the 50 best cities across the country for cyclists.

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Methodology

This ranking comes from ExploreWorldWide and takes into consideration five factors: 

Bike infrastructure data (based on the miles of protected bike lanes and miles of bike lanes overall); Bikeshare reports (available bike sharing programs and infrastructure); Bike commuter ranking (how many people per capita commute by bike); Temperature (and the average hottest and coldest days in each city); and Safety ratings for bicyclists.

Cycle Track Ribbon Cutting-Rio Grande StreetBikeTexas, Flickr

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50: Las Vegas, Nevada

Safety: 38

Infrastructure: 33

Commuting: 34

Bikers on the streets of Las VegasRon Mader, Flickr

49: Jacksonville, Florida

Safety: 41

Infrastructure: 46

Commuting: 27

Landscape in Jacksonville, FloridaKevin Burke, Flickr

48: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Safety: 46

Infrastructure: 50

Commuting: 91

River trail bike path with Oklahoma city skylineTara Kenny, Shutterstock

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47: North Las Vegas, Nevada

Safety: 39

Infrastructure: 24

Commuting: 84

Cyclist resting on a wooden benchCeri Breeze, Shutterstock

46: Bakersfield, California

Safety: 48

Infrastructure: 31

Commuting: 99

Professional Road Race in Bakersfield, CaliforniaRichard Thornton, Shutterstock

45: Mesa, Arizona

Safety: 34

Infrastructure: 34

Commuting: 62

Bike lane in Mesa, ArizonaSteven Vance, Flickr

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44: Memphis, Tennessee

Safety: 49

Infrastructure: 43

Commuting: 24

A Two-way parking protected bike lane in MemphisNACTO, Flickr

43: Riverside, California

Safety: 37

Infrastructure: 38

Commuting: 94

Downtown Riverside located in CaliforniaKen Lund, Flickr

42: Phoenix, Arizona

Safety: 44

Infrastructure: 26

Commuting: 62

Aerial view of Phoenix, ArizonaDaniel Oberhaus, Flickr

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41: San Antonio, Texas

Safety: 45

Infrastructure: 35

Commuting: 60

Busy Downtown San Antonio, TexasKen Lund, Flickr

40: Wichita, Kansas

Safety: 40

Infrastructure: 37

Commuting: 80

Keen Kutter Building - Old Town - Wichita, KansasG. O'Graffer, Flickr

39: Stockton, California

Safety: 50

Infrastructure: 17

Commuting: 82

Biker's point of view in Downtown, Stockton, CaliforniaMatt Beckwith, Flickr

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38: Fort Worth, Texas

Safety: 32

Infrastructure: 41

Commuting: 65

A park in Fort Worth, TexasMegan McHatten, Shutterstock

37: Miami, Florida

Safety: 43

Infrastructure: 22

Commuting: 19

A busy street in Miami, FloridaJenni Konrad, Flickr

36: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Safety: 33

Infrastructure: 44

Commuting: 50

Sunny day in Virginia Beach, VirginiaJason Pratt (FishSpeaker), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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35: Charlotte, North Carolina

Safety: 47

Infrastructure: 40

Commuting: 28

Busy street in Charlotte, North CarolinaJames Willamor, Flickr

34: Tucson, Arizona

Safety: 16

Infrastructure: 45

Commuting: 15

Bike boulevard in Tucson, ArizonaSteven Vance, Flickr

33: Louisville, Kentucky

Safety: 35

Infrastructure: 32

Commuting: 41

Bus Stop and Bike Rack in Louisville, KYvxla, Flickr

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32: Durham, North Carolina

Safety: 27

Infrastructure: 47

Commuting: 48

The American Tobacco Trail in North CarolinaWileydoc, Shutterstock

31: New Orleans, Louisiana

Safety: 20

Infrastructure: 36

Commuting: 77

Crowded Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, USADomenico Convertini, Flickr

30: Houston, Texas

Safety: 26

Infrastructure: 42

Commuting: 43

Blue City Bike Parked Beside Sidewalkjuan mendez, Pexels

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29: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Safety: 24

Infrastructure: 28

Commuting: 75

Male cyclist stops in Colorado Springs, ColoradoNCSchneider_Images, Shutterstock

28: Indianapolis, Indiana

Safety: 31

Infrastructure: 39

Commuting: 36

Bicyclists passing a street in Indianapolis, IndianaLuvAlisa, Shutterstock

27: Fresno, California

Safety: 22

Infrastructure: 20

Commuting: 90

Fresno Best Little City in the U.S.A. signNagel Photography, Shutterstock

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26: Tampa, Florida

Safety: 36

Infrastructure: 25

Commuting: 33

People biking at Riverwalk in downtown areaVIAVAL TOURS, Shutterstock

25: Austin, Texas

Safety: 13

Infrastructure: 49

Commuting: 20

Butler Hike And Bike Trail in Austin, TexasLarry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

24: Sacramento, California

Safety: 30

Infrastructure: 18

Commuting: 26

Sacramento River Bike TrailJeff Hitchcock, Flickr

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23: Detroit, Michigan

Safety: 28

Infrastructure: 16

Commuting: 23

Summer day in Detroit downtown riversidePQK, Shutterstock

22: Columbus, Ohio

Safety: 19

Infrastructure: 30

Commuting: 32

Short North Arts District in Columbus, OhioJsjessee, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

21: Buffalo, New York

Safety: 23

Infrastructure: 14

Commuting: 17

Buffalo's municipal bicycle rentalCan Pac Swire, Flickr

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20: Orlando, Florida

Safety: 29

Infrastructure: 6

Commuting: 49

Orlando Bike Share Near CourthouseMichael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

19: Oakland, California

Safety: 6

Infrastructure: 48

Commuting: 4

Blue shirt man cycling near Oakland bridgejack-sooksan, Shutterstock

18: Anaheim, California

Safety: 25

Infrastructure: 23

Commuting: 12

Neighborhood Near Downtown Anaheim, CaliforniaKen Lund, Flickr

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17: Los Angeles, California

Safety: 18

Infrastructure: 27

Commuting: 12

Woman riding a bicycle in Venice Beach, Los Angelestonyfurrer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

16: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Safety: 14

Infrastructure: 13

Commuting: 45

Hank Aaron State Trail in Downtown MilwaukeeDave Jonasen, Shutterstock

15: San Jose, California

Safety: 21

Infrastructure: 7

Commuting: 8

Downtown San Jose Intersection, San Jose, CaliforniaWill Buckner, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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14: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Safety: 17

Infrastructure: 12

Commuting: 16

Bicyclists in Albuquerque, New MexicoCity of Albuquerque, Flickr

13: Denver, Colorado

Safety: 12

Infrastructure: 8

Commuting: 35

Denver, Colorado DowntownKen Lund, Flickr

12: San Diego, California

Safety: 11

Infrastructure: 21

Commuting: 59

Mission Beach boardwalk in San Diego, CaliforniaSherry V Smith, Shutterstock

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11: New York City, New York

Safety: 15

Infrastructure: 10

Commuting: 2

Bike Lane near The Verrazano Narrows BridgeChrisGoldNY, Flickr

10: Chicago, Illinois

Safety: 9

Infrastructure: 29

Commuting: 3

Chicago Lakefront Trail, Chicago, IllinoisKen Lund, Flickr

9: Seattle, Washington

Safety: 5

Infrastructure: 15

Commuting: 13

3-mile bridge trail in Seattle, WashingtonGene Bisbee, Flickr

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8: Jersey City, New Jersey

Safety: 42

Infrastructure: 3

Commuting: 2

Parked bike near Goldman Sachs TowerDan DeLuca, Flickr

7: Fort Collins, Colorado

Safety: 3

Infrastructure: 4

Commuting: 35

Bike rally outside the Odell Brewing CompanyLibrary of Congress, Picryl

6: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Safety: 7

Infrastructure: 2

Commuting: 11

Bike Cop Directing Bike Trafficsharyn morrow, Flickr

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5: San Francisco, California

Safety: 4

Infrastructure: 1

Commuting: 4

Bike ride across the Golden Gate BridgeBenson Ku, Flickr

4: Boston, Massachusetts

Safety: 8

Infrastructure: 5

Commuting: 5

Person riding a bicycle in Boston, MassachusettsDarryl Brooks, Shutterstock

3: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Safety: 10

Infrastructure: 11

Commuting: 1

Parked bikes in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhilly Bike Coalition, Flickr

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2: Washington, DC

Safety: 1

Infrastructure: 19

Commuting: 9

Bicyclist in a suit in Washington, D.CElvert Barnes, Flickr

1: Portland, Oregon

Safety: 2

Infrastructure: 9

Commuting: 7

Bicycle riders on the Tilikum BridgeBob Pool, Shutterstock


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