Do you enjoy biking in daily bases? Check out the top ranking biking cities of the world.
1. Amsterdam:
The Mecca of biking! Bikes hold 40% of the traffic share in the city. The bicycle transport infrastructure has been carefully planned, to accommodate the desired type of biking lanes and traffic signals.
2. Portland:
Portland’s create-a-commuter initiative, is the first of its kind to be implemented in USA. Under this plan, low-income adults will be provided with a bike that will come with built in lights, a helmet, lock, maps and even rain-wear.
3.Copenhagen
32% of the workforce uses bikes for daily commuting. The city has separate lanes for bicycles with its own signal system.
4.Boulder
15% of the total budget allocated to transport in spent to develop and improve the bicycle lanes and traffic in Boulder, Colorado.
5. Sandnes
Sandnes is known as the best place for biking in Norway.
6. Trondheim
Trondheim is famous for the Bicycle Lift or Bicycle Tramp, system that has been developed to help bikers easily climb uphill, using lifts. Inspired by the ski lift technology, the bicycle tramp has become a popular tourist’s hub.
7.San Francisco
The city has 63 miles of bicycle lanes and about 40,000 people commute daily using bikes.
8.Berlin
The city has 390 miles of bike paths, 120 miles of off-road route, 50 miles of the stretch share lanes with buses, 40 miles with roads and 60 miles with pedestrian paths.
9. Barcelona
In 2007, the Bicing Service was started in Barcelona. This is a public service under which there are 100 stations around the city and you hire the bike from one station and leave it at any other station.
10. Basel
The city is marked with many bicycle lanes and bike traffic systems with a left hand turning for bikers. Rent-a-bike allows commuters to hire bikes from underground bike parks. Specific bike trails connect the city with all other parts of the country.
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