The results are in: For the first time since 2011 a U.S. city has cracked the list for the Best Bicycle Cities In The World.
Minneapolis, Minn., was named the 18th best city in the world for bicycling. It is only the second city in North America to make the list, next to Montreal.
Compiled by the Copenhagen Design Company, an urban design consultancy that advise cities and governments how to build bicycle-friendly landscapes and infrastructure, the rankings were determined by factors such as bicycle culture, advocacy, politics, and infrastructure.
Worldwide, 155 metropolitan areas (with populations over 600,000 people) vied for the top 20 spots.
Unsurprisingly, Copenhagen and Amsterdam topped the list, and the lion’s share of cities that made the list are European. But a few regional powerhouses such as Buenos Aires also made the cut.
The Full List:
- COPENHAGEN
- AMSTERDAM
- UTRECHT
- STRASBOURG
- EINDHOVEN
- MALMÖ
- NANTES
- BORDEAUX
- ANTWERP
- SEVILLE
- BARCELONA
- BERLIN
- LJUBLJANA
- BUENOS AIRES
- DUBLIN
- VIENNA
- PARIS
- MINNEAPOLIS
- HAMBURG
- MONTRÉAL