Post by Mgoose on May 14, 2015 17:44:00 GMT -5
Minneapolis is the most bikeable city in the U.S., according to the latest ranking by Walk Score®, a Redfin company. With a Bike Score of 81.3, Minneapolis has a strong lead over San Francisco (75.1) and Portland (72.0). In celebration of Bike to Work Week and National Bike Month, Walk Score today updated and expanded its Bike Score ranking to a total of 154 U.S. cities and more than 10,000 neighborhoods.
"The future of biking in cities is to have a grid of protected bike lanes,” said Matt Lerner, Walk Score co-founder. “The cities at the top of the Bike Score ranking are making progress in this direction."
So how do things break down you wonder? Here's where the top 20 cities came in:
Rank/City/Bike Score
1 Minneapolis, MN
81.3
2 San Francisco, CA
75.1
3 Portland, OR
72.0
4 Denver, CO
71.3
5 Boston, MA
70.3
6 Chicago, IL
70.2
7 Washington, D.C.
69.5
8 Sacramento, CA
68.9
9 Tucson, AZ
67.9
10 Philadelphia, PA
67.5
11 Long Beach, CA
66.4
12 New York, NY
65.1
13 Seattle, WA
63.0
14 Oakland, CA
60.9
15 Aurora, CO
60.8
16 New Orleans, LA
60.1
17 Miami, FL
59.7
18 Albuquerque, NM
59.6
19 Mesa, AZ
58.5
20 Santa Ana, CA
57.1
"The future of biking in cities is to have a grid of protected bike lanes,” said Matt Lerner, Walk Score co-founder. “The cities at the top of the Bike Score ranking are making progress in this direction."
So how do things break down you wonder? Here's where the top 20 cities came in:
Rank/City/Bike Score
1 Minneapolis, MN
81.3
2 San Francisco, CA
75.1
3 Portland, OR
72.0
4 Denver, CO
71.3
5 Boston, MA
70.3
6 Chicago, IL
70.2
7 Washington, D.C.
69.5
8 Sacramento, CA
68.9
9 Tucson, AZ
67.9
10 Philadelphia, PA
67.5
11 Long Beach, CA
66.4
12 New York, NY
65.1
13 Seattle, WA
63.0
14 Oakland, CA
60.9
15 Aurora, CO
60.8
16 New Orleans, LA
60.1
17 Miami, FL
59.7
18 Albuquerque, NM
59.6
19 Mesa, AZ
58.5
20 Santa Ana, CA
57.1