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2026 Best Places to Bike
PeopleForBikes' 2026 City Ratings measure the quality of biking in more than 3,000 U.S. cities. By providing key lessons and best practices, local leaders, advocates, and everyday riders can take action to build more great places to ride in their communities.
Cities to Watch
We're excited to celebrate our 2026 Cities to Watch, all of which made impressive improvements in their City Ratings scores in recent years.
Support Projects in Your Backyard
PeopleForBikes' Great Bike Infrastructure Project invests in communities across the U.S. to create more safe, fun, and connected places to bike for people of all ages and abilities. From urban bike lanes to recreational trails, the Great Bike Infrastructure Project is helping build the future of biking in America — one project at a time.
The City Ratings and the Great Bike Infrastructure Project are combined to provide a comprehensive view of the real-time work being done to expand bike networks in cities nationwide and make the critical connection between the construction of high quality bike infrastructure and improved City Ratings scores.
What Gets Measured Gets Done
We believe that tracking progress is the first step toward building better communities in towns and cities of all sizes. By measuring bike infrastructure projects, we give communities the tools to turn plans into reality.
Our National Bike Project Tracker brings transparency and momentum to the process, helping advocates, city leaders, and residents understand where progress is happening and where it's needed most. Because when we measure it, we can improve it, and, ultimately, get it done.
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2026’s Best Places to Bike
This year’s City Ratings includes 3,019 U.S. communities with an impressive 555 cities scoring 50 or higher, showcasing nationwide momentum for safe, connected places to ride.
8 Cities to Watch in PeopleForBikes’ 2026 City Ratings
From California to Georgia, cities across the U.S. are putting in the work to make biking better — and their City Ratings scores reflect that progress.
Rising Standards, Better Results: U.S. Cities Continue to Improve for Bicycling
American cities are building better bike networks, and the numbers in PeopleForBikes’ 2026 City Ratings reflect it: 555 cities scored 50 or higher, up from 234 in 2025.
What Paris Built for the Olympics Should Be Los Angeles’ Blueprint for 2028
In two years, Paris became the first truly bikeable Olympic host city and left a permanent legacy of better, safer cycling. Ahead of the 2028 Olympics, Los Angeles can follow suit.
The Benefits of Great Places to Ride
Learn why great places to ride benefit everyone and see how your community’s network of great places to ride ranks with PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings.
Building a Culture of Biking in Mill Valley, California
Mill Valley has selected PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings and SPRINT principles to target the most impactful efforts that will improve biking locally and track progress as they kick off multiple initiatives designed to achieve lofty goals aligned with the city’s heritage.
Why Protected Bike Lanes Are Good for All Road Users
Protected bike lanes don't just keep cyclists safe. Data from cities across the country shows they dramatically reduce injuries and deaths for pedestrians and drivers, too.
How World Cup Host Cities Can Move Millions By Bike
2026 World Cup host cities from Los Angeles to Boston can reduce congestion with quick-build bike lanes, Open Streets, bike share, and better bike parking. Here’s how they can move quickly to help millions of fans get around their cities efficiently.
2026 City Ratings Methodology Updates: What Is Changing and Why It Matters
New census data, refined bike network analyses, and updated design standards are reshaping how cities are scored in 2026.
Connected Bike Networks Are Key to Growing Ridership
A new study highlights that the collective strength of an entire bike network matters more to getting people riding than any single project alone.
