15 of the World’s Most Bike-Friendly Cities

[dubu]

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/...riendly-cities

1. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
2. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
3. PORTLAND, OREGON
4. BOULDER, COLORADO
5. MONTREAL, CANADA
6. TOKYO, JAPAN
7. RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL
8. STRASBOURG, FRANCE
9. BARCELONA, SPAIN
10. BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
11. AUSTIN, TEXAS
12. PARIS, FRANCE
13. SEVILLE, SPAIN
14. DUBLIN, IRELAND
15. BERLIN, GERMANY

the city i drew would be at the top if it was made
https://forum.skyscraperpage.com/sho...d.php?t=239987

[iheartthed]

Rio? Are there bike lanes in Rio anywhere other than along the beaches?

[dubu]

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/...-subway-routes

These Bike Path Maps Are Designed to Look Like Subway Routes

im having trouble uploading pics to imgur. i like the idea

[jtown,man]

Fake list. Austin Texas? YEAH RIGHT

[dubu]

Originally Posted by jtown,man

Fake list. Austin Texas? YEAH RIGHT

this is the only list on google for 2020. the other lists were a year or older.

i guess we have to wait for a accurate updated list. biking is getting more popular.

[Echostatic]

Lol Austin

[wwmiv]

Regarding Austin:

There is more to biking than urban commuting and on road bike lane infrastructure (of which Austin is no slouch either). Austin may very well be the world’s friendliest large city with respect to dedicated outdoors, off grid, and nature bike paths and infrastructure. Austin was the first major American city to have a dedicated bike highway, now named after local Lance Armstrong... decades ago. Even before many European and Canadian cities were building that style of infrastructure. Competitive biking of many other types is also very popular.

[dc_denizen]

Having biked in Portland, Montreal, San Diego, and Austin, I would put San Diego ahead of Austin; Montreal and Portland about equal and tied for first

[Shawn]

I don’t think the people who placed Tokyo so high on this list have ever actually been to Tokyo.

[isaidso]

Apparently, Oregon, Colorado, and Texas are countries now.

[Crawford]

Austin and Rio strike me as terrible for biking.

Shouldn't the first 50 or so cities pretty much all be in Netherlands and Denmark? Maybe a flat Northern German city sneaks in too?

[hipster duck]

I always thought that the most bike-friendly place in North America was Davis, California.

[Omaharocks]

Originally Posted by Crawford

Austin and Rio strike me as terrible for biking.

Shouldn't the first 50 or so cities pretty much all be in Netherlands and Denmark? Maybe a flat Northern German city sneaks in too?

Yes, they were probably seeking out some geographic diversity, but did a poor job.

If you're going to select some of the best from each continent, the best cities for biking in South America are in Colombia (ie Bogota), which generally has the largest bike culture, but it's still far from ideal.

Utrecht and Copenhagen are at the top for cities I've visited. Montreal, Portland, and DC are some of the best in North America.

I frankly don't think Boulder deserves as much credit as it gets. A large part of that is the university skewing the mode share stats, but the on-street infrastructure is nothing special and the place is largely suburban (of the sorta-New Urbanist variety). I actually think Denver, and neighboring Fort Collins do better.

[craigs]

Listicles like this work in mysterious ways. I saved you the time of investigating the methodology of their ranking, and this is all there is:

"Biking is a great way to stay active and reduce your carbon footprint. Here are some cities that are actively encouraging this green mode of transportation."

So...okay. Here is a list of some cities!

[dubu]

basically thats what all biking lists are, a city with lots of people will have lots of bikers. but some cities are really bad for biking.

[Handro]

Mental floss.com is just a clickbait dumping ground. This is not a list that was based on any statistics or research, I’m sure.

[dubu]

Originally Posted by Handro

Mental floss.com is just a clickbait dumping ground. This is not a list that was based on any statistics or research, I’m sure.

at least you get free floss

the thing i want the most in a city is having the least amount of cars. thats why i drew these. the more trains the better. the green is bike paths that are like parks.

[Pedestrian]

I don't care how many bike lanes San Francisco builds, and they've built a lot--to the point of converting so many traffic lanes to bike lanes as to cause gridlock that never existed before--because the city's "Bicycle Coalition" is one of it's most powerful political lobby groups, the city can never be a bicycle paradise. It's the hills, man! THE HILLS. The city tries to put the bike lanes on the flattest streets but if you live on Nob Hill, Telegraph Hill, Delores Heights, Bernal Heights or Diamond Heights, you better have calves of steel.


https://www.pinterest.com/pin/952089...38233/?lp=true

[jtown,man]

Originally Posted by wwmiv

Regarding Austin:

There is more to biking than urban commuting and on road bike lane infrastructure (of which Austin is no slouch either). Austin may very well be the world’s friendliest large city with respect to dedicated outdoors, off grid, and nature bike paths and infrastructure. Austin was the first major American city to have a dedicated bike highway, now named after local Lance Armstrong... decades ago. Even before many European and Canadian cities were building that style of infrastructure. Competitive biking of many other types is also very popular.

I get that. But the article seems to be focusing on people using bikes as a green way of transport.

[jtown,man]

Originally Posted by Shawn

I don’t think the people who placed Tokyo so high on this list have ever actually been to Tokyo.

When I was there this summer I biked a lot. Sure, I didn't like the main roads but there are tons of small side streets where I felt 100% safe and comfortable. And when I was on a main street, I just road on the sidewalk.

Overall I loved it and felt very safe and comfortable(my standard for a good biking area). I honestly don't know if it should be on this list, because I haven't been all over the world but yeah...my 2 cents as a tourist.