What is America's most bike-friendly city?

Minneapolis is the most-bike friendly city in the U.S. The city is tied with Portland for the second-best bikeability score among the 50 largest U.S. metros, scoring 83 out of 100. With 10.8 bike share docking stations per 100,000 residents, Minneapolis also boasts 4x more than the average city (2.9). Learn more.

Which city is not considered a top U.S. cycling city?

The least bike-friendly city in the U.S. is Memphis, Tennessee, followed by Houston and Riverside, California. Memphis has 21% more cyclist-involved fatal crashes than the average city. The city also has poor bike infrastructure, with just 0.4 bike trails per 100,000 residents — 7% less than the studied city average (1.8). Learn more.

Where are the best cities for year-round cycling?

San Francisco is the best city for year-round cycling. It's the only city among America's 50 largest metros that has below-average days of wet weather (71), below-average days of poor air quality (83), below-average high temperature (64 degrees), and average low temperature (51 degrees). Learn more.

Jaime Dunaway-Seale

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Jaime Dunaway-Seale is a content writer at Clever Real Estate, the leading real estate education platform for home buyers, sellers, and investors.

Prior to joining Clever, Jaime worked full time as a journalist. Her writings about education, government, business, and sports have appeared in Slate, The Associated Press, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and Advocate Media.

Jaime graduated with an MA in journalism from the University of Missouri and a BA in journalism and international relations from the University of Arkansas.

When she isn't writing about real estate, Jaime can be found rock climbing, planning her next home renovation project, or calling the Hogs at an Arkansas sporting event.

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