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

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 Street BikeTexas, Flickr

50: Las Vegas, Nevada

Safety: 38

Infrastructure: 33

Commuting: 34

Bikers on the streets of Las Vegas Ron Mader, Flickr

49: Jacksonville, Florida

Safety: 41

Infrastructure: 46

Commuting: 27

Landscape in Jacksonville, Florida Kevin Burke, Flickr

48: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Safety: 46

Infrastructure: 50

Commuting: 91

River trail bike path with Oklahoma city skyline Tara Kenny, Shutterstock

47: North Las Vegas, Nevada

Safety: 39

Infrastructure: 24

Commuting: 84

Cyclist resting on a wooden bench Ceri Breeze, Shutterstock

46: Bakersfield, California

Safety: 48

Infrastructure: 31

Commuting: 99

Professional Road Race in Bakersfield, California Richard Thornton, Shutterstock

45: Mesa, Arizona

Safety: 34

Infrastructure: 34

Commuting: 62

Bike lane in Mesa, Arizona Steven Vance, Flickr

44: Memphis, Tennessee

Safety: 49

Infrastructure: 43

Commuting: 24

A Two-way parking protected bike lane in Memphis NACTO, Flickr

43: Riverside, California

Safety: 37

Infrastructure: 38

Commuting: 94

Downtown Riverside located in California Ken Lund, Flickr

42: Phoenix, Arizona

Safety: 44

Infrastructure: 26

Commuting: 62

Aerial view of Phoenix, Arizona Daniel Oberhaus, Flickr

41: San Antonio, Texas

Safety: 45

Infrastructure: 35

Commuting: 60

Busy Downtown San Antonio, Texas Ken Lund, Flickr

40: Wichita, Kansas

Safety: 40

Infrastructure: 37

Commuting: 80

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

39: Stockton, California

Safety: 50

Infrastructure: 17

Commuting: 82

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

38: Fort Worth, Texas

Safety: 32

Infrastructure: 41

Commuting: 65

A park in Fort Worth, Texas Megan McHatten, Shutterstock

37: Miami, Florida

Safety: 43

Infrastructure: 22

Commuting: 19

A busy street in Miami, Florida Jenni Konrad, Flickr

36: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Safety: 33

Infrastructure: 44

Commuting: 50

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

35: Charlotte, North Carolina

Safety: 47

Infrastructure: 40

Commuting: 28

Busy street in Charlotte, North Carolina James Willamor, Flickr

34: Tucson, Arizona

Safety: 16

Infrastructure: 45

Commuting: 15

Bike boulevard in Tucson, Arizona Steven Vance, Flickr

33: Louisville, Kentucky

Safety: 35

Infrastructure: 32

Commuting: 41

Bus Stop and Bike Rack in Louisville, KY vxla, Flickr

32: Durham, North Carolina

Safety: 27

Infrastructure: 47

Commuting: 48

The American Tobacco Trail in North Carolina Wileydoc, Shutterstock

31: New Orleans, Louisiana

Safety: 20

Infrastructure: 36

Commuting: 77

Crowded Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Domenico Convertini, Flickr

30: Houston, Texas

Safety: 26

Infrastructure: 42

Commuting: 43

Blue City Bike Parked Beside Sidewalk juan mendez, Pexels

29: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Safety: 24

Infrastructure: 28

Commuting: 75

Male cyclist stops in Colorado Springs, Colorado NCSchneider_Images, Shutterstock

28: Indianapolis, Indiana

Safety: 31

Infrastructure: 39

Commuting: 36

Bicyclists passing a street in Indianapolis, Indiana LuvAlisa, Shutterstock

27: Fresno, California

Safety: 22

Infrastructure: 20

Commuting: 90

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

26: Tampa, Florida

Safety: 36

Infrastructure: 25

Commuting: 33

People biking at Riverwalk in downtown area VIAVAL TOURS, Shutterstock

25: Austin, Texas

Safety: 13

Infrastructure: 49

Commuting: 20

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

24: Sacramento, California

Safety: 30

Infrastructure: 18

Commuting: 26

Sacramento River Bike Trail Jeff Hitchcock, Flickr

23: Detroit, Michigan

Safety: 28

Infrastructure: 16

Commuting: 23

Summer day in Detroit downtown riverside PQK, Shutterstock

22: Columbus, Ohio

Safety: 19

Infrastructure: 30

Commuting: 32

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

21: Buffalo, New York

Safety: 23

Infrastructure: 14

Commuting: 17

Buffalo's municipal bicycle rental Can Pac Swire, Flickr

20: Orlando, Florida

Safety: 29

Infrastructure: 6

Commuting: 49

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

19: Oakland, California

Safety: 6

Infrastructure: 48

Commuting: 4

Blue shirt man cycling near Oakland bridge jack-sooksan, Shutterstock

18: Anaheim, California

Safety: 25

Infrastructure: 23

Commuting: 12

Neighborhood Near Downtown Anaheim, California Ken Lund, Flickr

17: Los Angeles, California

Safety: 18

Infrastructure: 27

Commuting: 12

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

16: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Safety: 14

Infrastructure: 13

Commuting: 45

Hank Aaron State Trail in Downtown Milwaukee Dave Jonasen, Shutterstock

15: San Jose, California

Safety: 21

Infrastructure: 7

Commuting: 8

Downtown San Jose Intersection, San Jose, California Will Buckner, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

14: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Safety: 17

Infrastructure: 12

Commuting: 16

Bicyclists in Albuquerque, New Mexico City of Albuquerque, Flickr

13: Denver, Colorado

Safety: 12

Infrastructure: 8

Commuting: 35

Denver, Colorado Downtown Ken Lund, Flickr

12: San Diego, California

Safety: 11

Infrastructure: 21

Commuting: 59

Mission Beach boardwalk in San Diego, California Sherry V Smith, Shutterstock

11: New York City, New York

Safety: 15

Infrastructure: 10

Commuting: 2

Bike Lane near The Verrazano Narrows Bridge ChrisGoldNY, Flickr

10: Chicago, Illinois

Safety: 9

Infrastructure: 29

Commuting: 3

Chicago Lakefront Trail, Chicago, Illinois Ken Lund, Flickr

9: Seattle, Washington

Safety: 5

Infrastructure: 15

Commuting: 13

3-mile bridge trail in Seattle, Washington Gene Bisbee, Flickr

8: Jersey City, New Jersey

Safety: 42

Infrastructure: 3

Commuting: 2

Parked bike near Goldman Sachs Tower Dan DeLuca, Flickr

7: Fort Collins, Colorado

Safety: 3

Infrastructure: 4

Commuting: 35

Bike rally outside the Odell Brewing Company Library of Congress, Picryl

6: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Safety: 7

Infrastructure: 2

Commuting: 11

Bike Cop Directing Bike Traffic sharyn morrow, Flickr

5: San Francisco, California

Safety: 4

Infrastructure: 1

Commuting: 4

Bike ride across the Golden Gate Bridge Benson Ku, Flickr

4: Boston, Massachusetts

Safety: 8

Infrastructure: 5

Commuting: 5

Person riding a bicycle in Boston, Massachusetts Darryl Brooks, Shutterstock

3: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Safety: 10

Infrastructure: 11

Commuting: 1

Parked bikes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philly Bike Coalition, Flickr

2: Washington, DC

Safety: 1

Infrastructure: 19

Commuting: 9

Bicyclist in a suit in Washington, D.C Elvert Barnes, Flickr

1: Portland, Oregon

Safety: 2

Infrastructure: 9

Commuting: 7

Bicycle riders on the Tilikum Bridge Bob Pool, Shutterstock

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

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

A Cyclist's City

Methodology

50: Las Vegas, Nevada

49: Jacksonville, Florida

48: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

47: North Las Vegas, Nevada

46: Bakersfield, California

45: Mesa, Arizona

44: Memphis, Tennessee

43: Riverside, California

42: Phoenix, Arizona

41: San Antonio, Texas

40: Wichita, Kansas

39: Stockton, California

38: Fort Worth, Texas

37: Miami, Florida

36: Virginia Beach, Virginia

35: Charlotte, North Carolina

34: Tucson, Arizona

33: Louisville, Kentucky

32: Durham, North Carolina

31: New Orleans, Louisiana

30: Houston, Texas

29: Colorado Springs, Colorado

28: Indianapolis, Indiana

27: Fresno, California

26: Tampa, Florida

25: Austin, Texas

24: Sacramento, California

23: Detroit, Michigan

22: Columbus, Ohio

21: Buffalo, New York

20: Orlando, Florida

19: Oakland, California

18: Anaheim, California

17: Los Angeles, California

16: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

15: San Jose, California

14: Albuquerque, New Mexico

13: Denver, Colorado

12: San Diego, California

11: New York City, New York

10: Chicago, Illinois

9: Seattle, Washington

8: Jersey City, New Jersey

7: Fort Collins, Colorado

6: Minneapolis, Minnesota

5: San Francisco, California

4: Boston, Massachusetts

3: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2: Washington, DC

1: Portland, Oregon

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