More and more people are interested in biking because it is good for their health and the environment. It’s also less expensive than using a car for everything. Some cities have good infrastructure for biking, while others make it very difficult to travel by bike.
The top bike-friendly cities in the U.S. have bike shops and bike racks available and often have many biking trails. They also have a low number of bikers involved in fatal accidents and rank highly on a bike-ability scale that considers many factors. The national average bike-ability score is 56, and this score is another factor in the best cities for biking.
Minneapolis, MN
This city ties for one of the highest bike-ability scores of any U.S. city with 83. The city has several bike shops and has a high percentage of people who are passionate about riding bikes.
Portland, OR
Portland ties with Minneapolis with a bike-ability score of 83. The city makes a lot of effort to make sure it’s as easy as possible to bike in the city. About 1.1% of all commuters there get to work on a bike.
San Francisco, CA
Sure, parts of San Francisco can be hilly and steep, but the weather is often perfect for biking. The city also has a lot of bike shops and an extremely low rate of bikers who get involved in fatal accidents. Its bike-ability score is 72.
Boston, MA
With a score of 69, Boston is far above the national average for bike-ability. The city doesn’t have as many bike shops as some cities, but it has the absolute lowest score for the number of bicyclists who are in fatal accidents.
Washington D.C.
It has a high number of bike-share docking stations and the highest bike-ability score of 92. The city is well-planned, and it has a high number of people who are passionate about biking.
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City has a large number of bike trails, and it has a higher per-capita number of bike shops. It has a slightly higher percentage of bicyclists who are in fatal accidents, but it has a high number of commuters who travel by bike. Its bike-ability score is 74.
San Jose, CA
The city has a smaller number of wet days each year and a high number of people who commute via bike. It also has a high rate of passion for biking among the population that drives the bike-ability and has a score of 62.
Denver, CO
Denver may not have the best biking weather all year long, but it does have a bike-ability score of 72. It has a lot of bike trails and plenty of bike shops. About 1% of its commuters go to work by bicycle.
Seattle, WA
It might rain a lot, but the passion for biking is high in Seattle. The rain doesn’t keep people from buying and renting bikes from the many shops available in the city. It has a bikeability score of 71.
Providence, RI
The people of Providence love their bikes, and they have a large number of biking trails. With a bike-ability score of 61 and a very low level of fatal bike accidents, Providence is a great place to go out for a ride.
Hartford, CT
Hartford has a bike-ability score of 54 and has a lot of great biking trails. Though it lacks some bike shops, it has a good safety record for bicyclists and does have places to rent bikes.
Milwaukee, WI
Sure, it gets pretty cold in Milwaukee, but many people in the city are passionate about riding. Its bikeability score of 58 is above the national average. The city has a high number of bike trails just waiting for bikers.
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh has a fairly low bike-ability score of 39, placing it below the national average. However, it’s full of biking trails, and it has a good safety record for cyclists. It also has a high number of bike-share docking stations.
Sacramento, CA
Its bike-ability score is 67, and it has an average number of biking trails and bike shops. It has great weather for biking with a low number of rainy days. It also scores well on the passion its citizens have for biking.
New York, NY
The city can feel like it was built for bikes, and plenty of people take advantage of the amenities. In New York, biking is a great commuting method, with about 0.7% of commuters going by bike. It also has more than a thousand miles of bike lanes and a bike-ability score of 69.
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