2022’s Best Places to Bike features cities nationwide that offer actionable lessons on improving bicycling locally. Focusing on youth engagement, connecting biking networks and building trails for all skill levels are just a few ways any city can become a best place to bike.
Even the best cities for bicycling didn’t start that way. Through decades of progress, these cities discovered how to tap into broad community support and gain the commitment of local leadership to build completely connected, comfortable networks of protected bikeways, trails and quiet neighborhood streets that allow people to travel safely on two wheels.
Today, more than 17,000 people ride their bikes regularly to work in Washington, DC, more than three times the number of people riding compared to 2007. In 2010, the American capitol piloted the country's first modern bikeshare program and started building an ambitious network of protected bike lanes.
Thanks to pandemic-era changes and an influx of government funding, the United Kingdom is poised to become a global leader in active transportation.
Twenty years ago, the small, Northwest Arkansas city was relatively unknown. Today, it’s the mountain biking capital of the world.
Known as one of the birthplaces of mountain biking in the U.S., a community of townies is helping cut off the need for cars.
Supported by quality bike networks, high ridership among students and campus-led initiatives to increase bicycling safety, many university towns rated highly in this year’s City Ratings.
We collected a few of our favorite places to adventure by bike, all of which ranked in the top 100 of our 2022 City Ratings.
Wanting to bring more people to bicycling, nonprofit Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is advocating to close gaps in Seattle’s bicycle network.
In the last four years, bicycling in Mexico City has transformed thanks to a connected network, dedicated infrastructure, and an emphasis on equitable mobility.
Looking for a new city to put down roots that’s also great for cycling? We selected some of our favorite performers from this year’s City Ratings.
For the sixth consecutive year, PeopleForBikes is proud to release our annual City Ratings, a data-driven program to evaluate, identify and compare the best cities and towns for bicycling.
America is home to some incredibly beautiful destinations — we collected our favorites to see by bike.
While the West Virginia city doesn’t currently have the most impressive City Ratings score, it’s well-positioned to grow into a top spot for bicycling.
Tools like BikeMaps.org and PeopleForBikes’ Bicycle Network Analysis help planners make investment decisions that prioritize safety.
PeopleForBikes’ new SPRINT methodology lays the groundwork for cities looking to improve bicycling locally.
PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings program director explains how the program compares to its international counterparts — and why they’re all important to growing bicycling.
Time and again, we’ve seen that when speed limits fall, safety rises — as do cities’ Bicycle Network Analysis scores.