City Riding

PeopleForBikes makes city riding better by securing funding for more, better and well-connected bike infrastructure and advocating for legislation that improves road safety for all users, including bicyclists. We know that in order to get more people riding more often, those people need places to ride that are comfortable and safe. We work with elected officials at the local, state and federal level to fund the creation of well-connected bike networks that get people where they need to go and advocate for policies that make streets safer for all who use them.

PeopleForBikes at Work on City Riding

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2026’s Best Places to Bike

June 16th, 2026

Our annual City Ratings is a data-driven approach to evaluate, compare, and celebrate the best cities for biking in the U.S. Based on data from PeopleForBikes’ Bicycle Network Analysis (BNA), each city receives a City Ratings score on a scale of 0-100. ...

Rising Standards, Better Results: U.S. Cities Continue to Improve for Bicycling

June 16th, 2026

Now in its ninth year, PeopleForBikes’ annual City Ratings takes a data-driven look at bikeability in more than 3,000 cities across the U.S. Scores are generated using the Bicycle Network Analysis (BNA), which measures how easily people can reach everyday destinations such as jobs, schools, parks, g ...

The Benefits of Great Places to Ride

June 3rd, 2026

Picture a community where kids can ride safely to school, employees have a stress-free commute, and families can explore their neighborhood by bike on sunny weekends. Across the U.S., communities are making this vision a reality by investing in great places to ride, and PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings ...

Building a Culture of Biking in Mill Valley, California

May 13th, 2026

Biking has long been a core part of the culture in Mill Valley, California. Mount Tamalpais, or Mount Tam to locals, sits just north of the city and is best known as the birthplace of mountain biking. In addition to this extensive network of trails, residents of Mill Valley are now seeing more oppor ...

Why Protected Bike Lanes Are Good for All Road Users

May 13th, 2026

When New York City installed protected bike lanes on 9th Avenue, something remarkable happened: injuries for all street users fell by 58%. Across NYC corridors with protected bike lanes, pedestrian injury rates have dropped by 12 to 52% depending on the corridor. These infrastructure improvements ar ...

How World Cup Host Cities Can Move Millions By Bike

April 30th, 2026

CicLAvia in Los Angeles highlights the potential of Open Streets to create people-centered corridors. ...