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.
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.
50: Las Vegas, Nevada
Safety: 38
Infrastructure: 33
Commuting: 34
49: Jacksonville, Florida
Safety: 41
Infrastructure: 46
Commuting: 27
48: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Safety: 46
Infrastructure: 50
Commuting: 91
47: North Las Vegas, Nevada
Safety: 39
Infrastructure: 24
Commuting: 84
46: Bakersfield, California
Safety: 48
Infrastructure: 31
Commuting: 99
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45: Mesa, Arizona
Safety: 34
Infrastructure: 34
Commuting: 62
44: Memphis, Tennessee
Safety: 49
Infrastructure: 43
Commuting: 24
43: Riverside, California
Safety: 37
Infrastructure: 38
Commuting: 94
42: Phoenix, Arizona
Safety: 44
Infrastructure: 26
Commuting: 62
41: San Antonio, Texas
Safety: 45
Infrastructure: 35
Commuting: 60
40: Wichita, Kansas
Safety: 40
Infrastructure: 37
Commuting: 80
39: Stockton, California
Safety: 50
Infrastructure: 17
Commuting: 82
38: Fort Worth, Texas
Safety: 32
Infrastructure: 41
Commuting: 65
37: Miami, Florida
Safety: 43
Infrastructure: 22
Commuting: 19
36: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Safety: 33
Infrastructure: 44
Commuting: 50
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35: Charlotte, North Carolina
Safety: 47
Infrastructure: 40
Commuting: 28
34: Tucson, Arizona
Safety: 16
Infrastructure: 45
Commuting: 15
33: Louisville, Kentucky
Safety: 35
Infrastructure: 32
Commuting: 41
32: Durham, North Carolina
Safety: 27
Infrastructure: 47
Commuting: 48
31: New Orleans, Louisiana
Safety: 20
Infrastructure: 36
Commuting: 77
30: Houston, Texas
Safety: 26
Infrastructure: 42
Commuting: 43
29: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Safety: 24
Infrastructure: 28
Commuting: 75
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28: Indianapolis, Indiana
Safety: 31
Infrastructure: 39
Commuting: 36
27: Fresno, California
Safety: 22
Infrastructure: 20
Commuting: 90
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26: Tampa, Florida
Safety: 36
Infrastructure: 25
Commuting: 33
25: Austin, Texas
Safety: 13
Infrastructure: 49
Commuting: 20
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24: Sacramento, California
Safety: 30
Infrastructure: 18
Commuting: 26
23: Detroit, Michigan
Safety: 28
Infrastructure: 16
Commuting: 23
22: Columbus, Ohio
Safety: 19
Infrastructure: 30
Commuting: 32
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21: Buffalo, New York
Safety: 23
Infrastructure: 14
Commuting: 17
20: Orlando, Florida
Safety: 29
Infrastructure: 6
Commuting: 49
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19: Oakland, California
Safety: 6
Infrastructure: 48
Commuting: 4
18: Anaheim, California
Safety: 25
Infrastructure: 23
Commuting: 12
17: Los Angeles, California
Safety: 18
Infrastructure: 27
Commuting: 12
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16: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Safety: 14
Infrastructure: 13
Commuting: 45
15: San Jose, California
Safety: 21
Infrastructure: 7
Commuting: 8
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14: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Safety: 17
Infrastructure: 12
Commuting: 16
13: Denver, Colorado
Safety: 12
Infrastructure: 8
Commuting: 35
12: San Diego, California
Safety: 11
Infrastructure: 21
Commuting: 59
11: New York City, New York
Safety: 15
Infrastructure: 10
Commuting: 2
10: Chicago, Illinois
Safety: 9
Infrastructure: 29
Commuting: 3
9: Seattle, Washington
Safety: 5
Infrastructure: 15
Commuting: 13
8: Jersey City, New Jersey
Safety: 42
Infrastructure: 3
Commuting: 2
7: Fort Collins, Colorado
Safety: 3
Infrastructure: 4
Commuting: 35
6: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Safety: 7
Infrastructure: 2
Commuting: 11
5: San Francisco, California
Safety: 4
Infrastructure: 1
Commuting: 4
4: Boston, Massachusetts
Safety: 8
Infrastructure: 5
Commuting: 5
3: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Safety: 10
Infrastructure: 11
Commuting: 1
2: Washington, DC
Safety: 1
Infrastructure: 19
Commuting: 9
1: Portland, Oregon
Safety: 2
Infrastructure: 9
Commuting: 7
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