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Survey Rates Santa Monica as Bikeable
Rating announced to coincide with Bike Week in the Southland.
Just in time for Bicycle Week L.A., a national survey of America's most bikeable cities has been released by Bike Score, and Santa Monica is graded 86 out of 100. With that rating, Santa Monica ranks as very bikeable. Bike Week L.A. encourages Angelenos to self-propel with activities organized by Metro and other transit organizations. Bike Score is an expanded service of the Walk Score website with rates the walkability of addresses around the United States. It quantifies what makes one place less car-dependent than another. The site also offers Transit Score to rate mass transit access.
The site was developed at the University of British Columbia under a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to measure the bike-friendliness of a city by considering these factors: Bike Score provides a 0-100 rating of the bikeability of a location based on the availability of bike infrastructure (lanes and trails), the hilliness of the area, amenities and road connectivity, and the number of bike commuters.
The Bike Score for a city is then calculated by applying the Bike Score algorithm block-by-block throughout the city and weighting the scores by population density. Cities with scores of 70 or higher are considered to be very bikeable, cities with scores between 50 and 69 are bikeable, and cities with scores below 50 are somewhat bikeable. Bike Score : City Ranking City Name State Bike Score Population Cambridge MA 91.5 105,162 Davis CA 89.4 65,622 Berkeley CA 87.7 112,580 Boulder CO 86.4 97,385 Santa Monica CA 86 89,736 Minneapolis MN 78.5 382,578 Fort Collins CO 78.3 143,986 Iowa City IA 77.1 67,862 Hoboken NJ 76.4 50,005 Ann Arbor MI 76.3 113,934 Eugene OR 74.9 156,185 Tempe AZ 74.8 161,719 Pasadena CA 71.4 137,122 Portland OR 70.3 583,776 San Francisco CA 70.0 805,235 State College PA 69.7 42,034 Arlington VA 69.6 207,627 Denver CO 69.5 600,158 Missoula MT 68.5 66,788 Philadelphia PA 68.4 1,526,006 Sacramento CA 68.3 466,488 Salt Lake City UT 68.3 186,440 Boston MA 67.8 617,594 Madison WI 66.7 233,209 Irvine CA 66.6 212,375 Washington D.C. DC 65.3 601,723 Salem OR 65.0 154,637 Seattle WA 64.1 608,660 Tucson AZ 64.1 520,116 Bend OR 63.7 76,639 St. Paul MN 62.9 285,068 Cupertino CA 62.7 58,302 Northampton MA 62.6 28,549 Wilmington DE 62.3 70,851 New York NY 62.3 8,175,133 Portland ME 62.2 66,194 Lincoln NE 62.0 258,379 Long Beach CA 61.9 462,257 Chicago IL 61.5 2,695,598 Albuquerque NM 61.0 545,852 Boise City ID 60.8 205,671 Hartford CT 60.5 124,775 Fremont CA 60.4 214,089 Napa CA 60.4 76,915 New Orleans LA 59.7 343,829 Aurora CO 58.3 325,078 Oakland CA 57.1 390,724 Rochester NY 57.1 210,565 Santa Ana CA 56.9 324,528 Bellingham WA 56.7 80,885 Miami FL 56.5 399,457 San Jose CA 56.1 945,942 St. Petersburg FL 55.4 244,769 Mesa AZ 55.0 439,041 Modesto CA 54.8 201,165 St. Louis MO 54.6 319,294 Plano TX 54.2 259,841 Los Angeles CA 54.0 3,792,621 Paradise NV 53.1 223,167 Greenbelt MD 53.1 23,068 Buffalo NY 52.5 261,310 Orlando FL 52.1 238,300 Phoenix AZ 51.9 1,445,632 Lansing MI 51.8 114,297 Las Vegas NV 51.8 583,756 Tampa FL 51.0 335,709 Cleveland OH 50.5 396,815 Grand Rapids MI 50.1 188,040 Anaheim CA 49.9 336,265 Chula Vista CA 49.6 243,916 Sparks NV 49.5 90,264 Riverside CA 49.4 303,871 Henderson NV 49.3 257,729 Columbia MO 49.0 108,500 Houston TX 48.8 2,099,451 Poughkeepsie NY 48.5 32,736 Reno NV 48.2 225,221 Savannah GA 48.2 136,286 San Diego CA 47.8 1,307,402 Alexandria VA 47.6 139,966 Billings MT 47.5 104,170 Green Bay WI 47.4 104,057 Baton Rouge LA 46.4 229,493 Colorado Springs CO 46.0 416,427 Sioux Falls SD 46.0 153,888 Virginia Beach VA 45.8 437,994 Columbus OH 45.7 787,033 Dayton OH 45.5 141,527 Fresno CA 45.3 494,665 Austin TX 45.1 790,390 Honolulu HI 44.8 337,256 Bellevue WA 44.0 122,363 Lakeland FL 43.5 97,422 Tulsa OK 43.3 391,906 Wichita KS 43.2 382,368 Atlanta GA 42.7 420,003 Lexington-Fayette KY 42.4 295,803 Springfield IL 42.1 116,250 Fort Wayne IN 42.0 253,691 Louisville-Jefferson KY 41.8 597,337 North Las Vegas NV 41.5 216,961 Dallas TX 41.4 1,197,816 Omaha NE 41.1 408,958 Arlington TX 40.7 365,438 Indianapolis IN 40.6 820,445 Kansas City MO 40.3 459,787 San Antonio TX 40.1 1,327,407 Greensboro NC 39.8 269,666 Memphis TN 39.4 646,889 Oklahoma City OK 39.3 579,999 Durham NC 39.1 228,330 Raleigh NC 38.8 403,892 Garland TX 38.7 226,876 Pittsburgh PA 38.5 305,704 Fort Worth TX 38.5 741,206 Tyler TX 37.5 96,900 Cincinnati OH 36.6 296,943 Charlotte NC 35.2 731,424 Winston-Salem NC 34.4 229,617 Chattanooga TN 31.8 167,674 Nashville-Davidson TN 31.5 601,222 Birmingham AL 28.8 212,237 A separate study by League of American Bicyclists, ranks the state of California as 19th in friendliness toward bicycles.
The Bike Score for a city is then calculated by applying the Bike Score algorithm block-by-block throughout the city and weighting the scores by population density. Cities with scores of 70 or higher are considered to be very bikeable, cities with scores between 50 and 69 are bikeable, and cities with scores below 50 are somewhat bikeable. Bike Score : City Ranking City Name State Bike Score Population Cambridge MA 91.5 105,162 Davis CA 89.4 65,622 Berkeley CA 87.7 112,580 Boulder CO 86.4 97,385 Santa Monica CA 86 89,736 Minneapolis MN 78.5 382,578 Fort Collins CO 78.3 143,986 Iowa City IA 77.1 67,862 Hoboken NJ 76.4 50,005 Ann Arbor MI 76.3 113,934 Eugene OR 74.9 156,185 Tempe AZ 74.8 161,719 Pasadena CA 71.4 137,122 Portland OR 70.3 583,776 San Francisco CA 70.0 805,235 State College PA 69.7 42,034 Arlington VA 69.6 207,627 Denver CO 69.5 600,158 Missoula MT 68.5 66,788 Philadelphia PA 68.4 1,526,006 Sacramento CA 68.3 466,488 Salt Lake City UT 68.3 186,440 Boston MA 67.8 617,594 Madison WI 66.7 233,209 Irvine CA 66.6 212,375 Washington D.C. DC 65.3 601,723 Salem OR 65.0 154,637 Seattle WA 64.1 608,660 Tucson AZ 64.1 520,116 Bend OR 63.7 76,639 St. Paul MN 62.9 285,068 Cupertino CA 62.7 58,302 Northampton MA 62.6 28,549 Wilmington DE 62.3 70,851 New York NY 62.3 8,175,133 Portland ME 62.2 66,194 Lincoln NE 62.0 258,379 Long Beach CA 61.9 462,257 Chicago IL 61.5 2,695,598 Albuquerque NM 61.0 545,852 Boise City ID 60.8 205,671 Hartford CT 60.5 124,775 Fremont CA 60.4 214,089 Napa CA 60.4 76,915 New Orleans LA 59.7 343,829 Aurora CO 58.3 325,078 Oakland CA 57.1 390,724 Rochester NY 57.1 210,565 Santa Ana CA 56.9 324,528 Bellingham WA 56.7 80,885 Miami FL 56.5 399,457 San Jose CA 56.1 945,942 St. Petersburg FL 55.4 244,769 Mesa AZ 55.0 439,041 Modesto CA 54.8 201,165 St. Louis MO 54.6 319,294 Plano TX 54.2 259,841 Los Angeles CA 54.0 3,792,621 Paradise NV 53.1 223,167 Greenbelt MD 53.1 23,068 Buffalo NY 52.5 261,310 Orlando FL 52.1 238,300 Phoenix AZ 51.9 1,445,632 Lansing MI 51.8 114,297 Las Vegas NV 51.8 583,756 Tampa FL 51.0 335,709 Cleveland OH 50.5 396,815 Grand Rapids MI 50.1 188,040 Anaheim CA 49.9 336,265 Chula Vista CA 49.6 243,916 Sparks NV 49.5 90,264 Riverside CA 49.4 303,871 Henderson NV 49.3 257,729 Columbia MO 49.0 108,500 Houston TX 48.8 2,099,451 Poughkeepsie NY 48.5 32,736 Reno NV 48.2 225,221 Savannah GA 48.2 136,286 San Diego CA 47.8 1,307,402 Alexandria VA 47.6 139,966 Billings MT 47.5 104,170 Green Bay WI 47.4 104,057 Baton Rouge LA 46.4 229,493 Colorado Springs CO 46.0 416,427 Sioux Falls SD 46.0 153,888 Virginia Beach VA 45.8 437,994 Columbus OH 45.7 787,033 Dayton OH 45.5 141,527 Fresno CA 45.3 494,665 Austin TX 45.1 790,390 Honolulu HI 44.8 337,256 Bellevue WA 44.0 122,363 Lakeland FL 43.5 97,422 Tulsa OK 43.3 391,906 Wichita KS 43.2 382,368 Atlanta GA 42.7 420,003 Lexington-Fayette KY 42.4 295,803 Springfield IL 42.1 116,250 Fort Wayne IN 42.0 253,691 Louisville-Jefferson KY 41.8 597,337 North Las Vegas NV 41.5 216,961 Dallas TX 41.4 1,197,816 Omaha NE 41.1 408,958 Arlington TX 40.7 365,438 Indianapolis IN 40.6 820,445 Kansas City MO 40.3 459,787 San Antonio TX 40.1 1,327,407 Greensboro NC 39.8 269,666 Memphis TN 39.4 646,889 Oklahoma City OK 39.3 579,999 Durham NC 39.1 228,330 Raleigh NC 38.8 403,892 Garland TX 38.7 226,876 Pittsburgh PA 38.5 305,704 Fort Worth TX 38.5 741,206 Tyler TX 37.5 96,900 Cincinnati OH 36.6 296,943 Charlotte NC 35.2 731,424 Winston-Salem NC 34.4 229,617 Chattanooga TN 31.8 167,674 Nashville-Davidson TN 31.5 601,222 Birmingham AL 28.8 212,237 A separate study by League of American Bicyclists, ranks the state of California as 19th in friendliness toward bicycles.
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