Best Cities To Bike Ranking Released By PeopleForBikes

Forbes

24-06-2025

The top scoring small, medium, and large U.S. cities are: Mackinac Island, Michigan; Davis, ... More California; and Brooklyn, New York, according to a new assessment. Paris is the top ranked city globally, closely followed by Delft and The Hague, both in the Netherlands/ PeopleForBikes
Nearly 3,000 cities in the United States and around the globe have been evaluated and ranked based on their bike-friendliness. The ratings aim to highlight communities that are investing in safe and accessible bike infrastructure by improving the quality and connectivity of their bike networks and commitment to create more places to ride safely.
The top scoring small, medium, and large U.S. cities are: Mackinac Island, Michigan; Davis, California; and Brooklyn, New York.
Paris is the top ranked city globally, closely followed by Delft and The Hague, both in the Netherlands.
Those are the main findings of the new 2025 City Ratings released on Tuesday by PeopleForBikes , a nonprofit advocacy and trade association based in Boulder, Colo., representing more than 340 bicycle industry suppliers and nearly 1.4 million people.
'Cities that are truly great for biking have more than protected lanes and calm streets — they have a vision and a plan for continuous improvement,' Grace Stonecipher, PeopleForBikes' infrastructure analyst and research manager, said in a statement. Overall, she noted, bikeability in the U.S. has improved in recent years.
In 2025, 234 U.S. cities scored 50 or higher in the PeopleForBike City Ratings, up from 33 cities in ... More 2019, "signaling an improvement in bikeability in cities across the country." PeopleForBikes
The PeopleFor Bikes' City Ratings program, now in its eight year, is an annual assessment to identify, evaluate, and compare the best cities and towns for bicycling, both for commuting and leisure.
Each city – 2541 in the U.S.and 360 internationally – received a score on a scale of 0 to 100 based on how safe and connected bike networks are for people of all ages and abilities.
Cities were evaluated based on six key factors: safe speeds, protected bike lanes, reallocated space for biking and walking, intersection treatments, network connections, and reliable data.
This year the assessment integrated data from the Great Bike Infrastructure Project (GBIP), an initiative that tracks the progress of bike infrastructure developments in communities across the country. Featured are 'projects like protected bike lanes and neighborhood greenways from proposal to completion,' the cycling group noted, 'highlighting the direct link between building safe and connected infrastructure and becoming a better place to ride.'
Top Cities for Bicycling in 2025, followed by their scores:
Small U.S Cities (population less than 50,000)
1. Mackinac Island, Michigan: 100
2. Provincetown, Massachusetts: 96
3. Sauk City, Wisconsin: 90
4. Springdale, Utah: 89
5. Washburn, Wisconsin: 89
6. Fayette, Missouri: 89
7. Murdock, Nebraska: 89
8. Fort Yates, North Dakota: 88
9. Crested Butte, Colorado: 87
10. Perrysville, Ohio: 85
Medium U.S.Cities (population between 50,000 - 300,000)
1. Davis, California: 81
2. Berkeley, California: 73
3. Corvallis, Oregon: 71
4. Boulder, Colorado: 70
5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: 68
6. Ankeny, Iowa: 65
7. Hoboken, New Jersey: 65
8. La Crosse, Wisconsin: 65
9. Anchorage, Alaska: 64
10. Ames, Iowa: 64
Large U.S.Cities (population more than 300,000)
1. Brooklyn, New York: 73
2. Minneapolis, Minnesota: 72
3. Seattle, Washington: 66
4. Queens, New York: 63
5. San Francisco, California: 63
6. St Paul, Minnesota: 62
7. Portland, Oregon: 61
8. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 59
9. Washington, DC: 52
10. Manhattan, New York: 51
International Cities
1. Paris, France: 89
2. Delft, The Netherlands: 89
3. The Hague, The Netherlands: 89
4. Brussels, Belgium: 87
5. Lyon, France: 86
6. Nijmegen, The Netherlands: 86
7. Eindhoven, The Netherlands: 86
8. Utrecht, The Netherlands: 85
9. Almere, The Netherlands: 85
10. Munich, Germany: 85
'City Ratings data proves what we've known all along: building great bike infrastructure leads to better, safer places to ride,' Jenn Dice, president and chief executive of PeopleForBikes, said in a statement. 'With 234 U.S. cities now scoring 50 or above — up from just 33 in 2019 — it's clear that dedicated investments deliver real results.'
A number of U.S. cities were cited for their improved scores in 2025: Park City, Utah; Richfield, Minnesota; Phoenixville, Arizona; Oaks Bluff, Massachusetts ; Hailey, Idaho: and Alpena, Michigan.
'By tracking projects from idea to implementation, we're helping communities focus their efforts and accelerate change,' Dice said. 'Every city can become a great place to ride — we're here to help them get there.'
For more information and to view the rankings, click here and here .