{"id":16484,"date":"2014-05-20T08:39:19","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T14:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16484"},"modified":"2014-05-20T08:39:19","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T14:39:19","slug":"8-best-cycling-cities-us-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/8-best-cycling-cities-us-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 Best Cycling Cities in the US [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love my adopted home town of St. Louis, but I must admit: I thought bicycle culture wouldn&#8217;t necessarily take off here (except among the hardcore). I was wrong: we&#8217;ve now got miles and miles of bike lanes, and a <a href=\"http:\/\/trailnet.org\/work\/bicycling\/downtown-bicycle-station\/\">Downtown Bicycle Center<\/a> for the urban commuter. Most buses have bike racks on the front. All of this is good news not just for us, but for the rest of the country: even with all of these recent improvements, we didn&#8217;t make the list of best cycling cities.<\/p>\n<p>Yep&#8230; there are a number of cities around the US doing really innovative work on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikocity.com\/la-bike-trains-transforming-the-mean-streets-of-los-angeles\/\">incorporating bicycles into the traffic patterns<\/a> and transportation infrastructure. Developments like <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2013\/01\/safe-bicycling-in-the-city-the-green-lane-project\/\">green lanes<\/a> are still relatively rare, but these cities are going well beyond slapping down a line of paint and calling it a bike lane. These cities recognize that incorporating bikes into traffic planning makes sense both for the overall environment and livability of cities, and\u00a0for their local budgets.<\/p>\n<p>So, which cities are the best of the best in terms of cycling? Take a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sparefoot.com\/eight-best-cities-for-cyclists\/\">this infographic from SpareFoot<\/a>, and then let us know what you think of their choices.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need a larger version of this infographic? Click <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sparefoot.com\/eight-best-cities-for-cyclists\/8-best-cities-for-cyclists.png\">here<\/a>&#8230; or click on the graphic itself for a cool interactive version!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.sparefoot.com\/eight-best-cities-for-cyclists\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/best-cycling-cities-infographic.jpg\" alt=\"best cycling cities in the us\" width=\"500\" height=\"2113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/best-cycling-cities-infographic.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/best-cycling-cities-infographic-242x1024.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight cities in the US are leading the pack in terms of bike-focused developed. 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