PeopleForBikes has evaluated bike networks in thousands of cities across the United States and identified several that have achieved “incredible increases” in just a few years.
According to a recent article on PeopleforBikes.org, “Each year, PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings program evaluates thousands of communities worldwide on the quality of their low-stress bike networks through our Bicycle Network Analysis (BNA).
City Ratings data has revealed that 39 cities in the United States boosted their scores by at least 20 points between 2020 and 2024 through policy changes like Complete Street mandates, lower speed limits, and increased state and local funding, as well as implementation of strategies like protected bike lanes, reallocated space, intersection treatments, network connections, and data.
So which cities have earned the title of “most-improved bike network” between 2020 and 2024?
- Minneapolis, Minnesota (54-point increase)
- Saint Paul, Minnesota (52-point increase)
- Jackson, Wyoming (48-point increase)
- Bloomington, Indiana (45-point increase)
- Aurora, Illinois (40-point increase)
- St. Louis Park, Minnesota (40-point increase)
- Corvallis, Oregon (39-point increase)
- Key West, Florida (39-point increase)
- Coeur D'Alene, Idaho (39-point increase)
- Somerville, Massachusetts (38-point increase)
- Cambridge, Massachusetts (37-point increase)
For details on how these cities improved their scores, and for an impressive list of honorable mentions, check out the original article below.
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