Top 10 Cycling Cities in the United States

What are the Top 10 best cycling cities in the U.S.? It’s a well-traveled topic that’s been highly trafficked, over the years and across platforms. GCN is here to help safely navigate you to the answers.
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Photos: ©Tim De Waele / http://www.tdwsport.com
© Brandon O’Connor via Flickr Creative Commons:[https://www.flickr.com/photos/brand0con/4646406856/in/photolist-dryJ3u-7ZyDp-7ZwZC-85A4kU-85A3qU-85A3T3-9PYonx-9PokFf-5odGaP-8xeGbi]
Portland Photos © Dianne Yee via Flickr (Her ‘Bike Portland’ album is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dianneyee/albums/72157636601109816]
Portland Twilight Criterium 2008 ©brx0 via Flickr Creative Commons [https://flic.kr/p/5cpAV3]
Cascade Cross Series Photos © Tim Schallberger [https://flic.kr/p/gSvHxf] and Cory Grove [https://flic.kr/p/7cFp2H]
Boulder mountains © Alex Kehr [https://flic.kr/p/7bVAb5]
Maxwell’s Fire, Minneapolis © Tony Webster https://flic.kr/p/4ts1zZ
Minneapolis bike infrastructure © nickfalbo. His album can be found here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk9QHdce
Nice Ride MN © m01229 [https://flic.kr/p/cM2FTs]
Nice Ride MN [https://flic.kr/p/99dG5R]
Most Bike-Friendly Cities in the U.S.:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/frankbi/2015/05/14/the-most-bike-friendly-cities-in-the-u-s-ranked/
Austin B-Cycle © Ann Harkness. Album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjPk9Hkc
Austin Bike Tracks © BikeTexas. Album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjzHf9ay
Austin cyclists courtesy AustinTexas.gov
Walnut Creek Park Photos © Bruce Turner: https://flic.kr/p/GKaWT & https://flic.kr/p/GK9io
University of Texas Banners © Derek Key https://flic.kr/p/6iUb1v
Chicago photos courtesy Bike Chicago, Chicago Department of Transportation, Jay Powell
Critical Mass riders meet in Chicago's Daley Plaza: © Jeremy Atherton, 2005
Rahm Emanuel © Daniel X. O’Neil https://flic.kr/p/8T669S
Navy Pier Flyover impressions © John Greenfield https://flic.kr/p/mbYKP4 & https://flic.kr/p/mbZLUE
Divvy Bikes © Stephen Vance - album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsjG91BeV
Crossing © torbakhopper https://flic.kr/p/rZ6gcH
Giro di San Francisco © Nico Crisafuli https://flic.kr/p/8yUUB7
San Francisco cycle lane © Dianne Yee https://flic.kr/p/8yUUB7
Mass cyclists © Wonderland https://flic.kr/p/nmu3fs
Caltrain © Prayitno https://flic.kr/p/9dkB2Q
Seattle cycle track © Gordon Werner https://flic.kr/p/gBAdYb
Seattle cycling © Josh Larios https://flic.kr/p/MrT7j
Seattle to Portland 1 © Robin Zebrowski https://flic.kr/p/hZ9cS
Burke-Gilman underpass © SounderBruce https://flic.kr/p/vRBp23
Hall of Fame © Gene Bisbee https://flic.kr/p/bsJe9i & https://flic.kr/p/bsJdhH
Seattle to Portland photos © Bob Harbison https://flic.kr/s/aHsjrfNUUB
Greenville photos courtesy Gran Fondo Hincapie, Hotel Domestique, USA Cycling
USA Nationals 1 © TimothyJ https://flic.kr/p/9NSCAj
USA Nationals 2 © Barry Peters https://flic.kr/p/62PGPS
Michael Bloomberg © Center For American Progress https://flic.kr/p/6hg5UD
Bike Lane sign © Miguel Vaca https://flic.kr/p/dgJ2uG
NYC bike Lane 1 © Eric Fisher https://flic.kr/p/bsPPjE
NYC Bike Lane 2 © Jeramy Jannene https://flic.kr/p/8F8YUL
NYC Bike Lane 3 © Spencer Thomas https://flic.kr/p/7jYs8N
Citibike 1 © Gildardo Sánchez https://flic.kr/p/weqBxA
General Cycling © Ted Eytan https://flic.kr/p/fP1zSz
Citibike in the snow © Paul Sableman https://flic.kr/p/kgNhst
Madison Capital City State Trail courtesy TrailLink.com
Madison bike path courtesy Colleen Greiert-Virgin
Cycling around the capitol in Madison, Wisconsin: Dori
Madison B Cycle: Courtesy Madison B Cycle, https://madisonbcycleblog.wordpress.com
Minneapolis skyline: © Alexius Horatius
Biking through Chelsea, Manhattan: Jim Henderson
Box freight Upper East Side: Jim Henderson
Brooklyn summer, large recreational group ride: Jim Henderson
Portland photos: © Travel Portland, https://www.travelportland.com/collection/outdoors/
http://www.travelportland.com/article/where-to-ride/
San Francisco Critical Mass, April 29, 2005: Michael W. Parenteau
Seattle: Courtesy Seattle Department of Transportation
Seattle Bicycle Sundays: © Seattle Bike Blog, http://www.seattlebikeblog.com/
Downtown Seattle from Queen Anne Hill: Rattlhed

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