Community Corner
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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