{"id":44600,"date":"2013-05-08T15:00:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T22:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=44600"},"modified":"2020-10-07T13:40:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T20:40:33","slug":"portland-tops-new-bike-score-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/portland-tops-new-bike-score-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Tops New Bike Score Ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"

In celebration of a Bike to Work Week and National Bike Month<\/a>, we’ve updated our ranking of Most Bikeable Large U.S. Cities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Portland narrowly edges out hilly San Francisco for the top spot, with Denver (home of the legendary B-cycle bike share<\/a>) coming in a close third.<\/p>\n

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Top 10 Most Bikeable Large U.S. Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Portland<\/a> (Bike Score: 70.3)<\/p>\n

2. San Francisco<\/a> (Bike Score: 70.0)<\/p>\n

3. Denver<\/a> (Bike Score: 69.5)<\/p>\n

4. Philadelphia<\/a> (Bike Score: 68.4)<\/p>\n

5. Boston<\/a> (Bike Score: 67.8)<\/p>\n

6. Washington D.C.<\/a> (Bike Score: 65.3)<\/p>\n

7. Seattle<\/a> (Bike Score: 60.4*)<\/p>\n

8. Tucson<\/a> (Bike Score: 64.1)<\/p>\n

9. New York<\/a> (Bike Score: 62.3)<\/p>\n

10. Chicago<\/a> (Bike Score: 61.5)<\/p>\n

Note: to keep our rankings apples-to-apples the list above only includes cities with 500,000 or more residents.<\/em><\/p>\n

Smaller cities like Cambridge, MA<\/a> crushed it with a Bike Score of 92 and Davis<\/a>, Boulder<\/a>, and Berkeley<\/a> all scored in the high 80s. \u00a0Minneapolis<\/a> also deserves an honorable mention with a Bike Score of 79.<\/p>\n

Bike Score Now Available For 100+ Cities<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Portland Bike Score Heatmap<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Bike Score is now available for over 100 U.S. cities<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Type your address into the \u201cGet a Walk Score\u201d field at the top of this page to get your Bike Score.<\/p>\n

Across the U.S. bicycle commuting grew 47% between 2000 and 2011. However, in cities that are making investments in bicycle infrastructure and education<\/a> (which includes all of the Top 10 Bike Score cities listed above), bicycle commuting has grown 80% over the same period. This trend is leading a growing number of multi-family developers to build bike-friendly housing<\/a> with secure storage spaces for bicycles and even putting repair shops in the buildings. As the current leading city for bikers, Portland real estate<\/a> is also quite affordable when compared to the second best: San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Search by Bike Time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Find a Bikeable Place to Live<\/strong><\/p>\n

With Walk Score’s unique apartment search<\/a> by commute time you can find places to live within an easy bike commute to work. \u00a0If you’re a biker looking to buy a home\u00a0try Redfin’s real estate search<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’re still not biking, ask yourself if you’d like to be healthier, save money, and save the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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