Time Out selects the best cities with public transportation

1 of 8 | 1. Berlin, Germany – Nearly 13% of all trips in the city are made by bike, nearly double the proportion of 20 years ago. In some inner suburbs, the percentage is as high as 20%. This is particularly impressive because of its long winters, frigid cities, plentiful public transportation, and status as the capital of a country with a long tradition of building cars and driving them at absurd highway speeds.

2 of 8 | 2. Copenhagen, Denmark – Almost like omitting France on the list of countries with very good cheese, a list of the best cycling cities that excludes Copenhagen would not be correct. More than half of the population of the Danish capital rides bicycles. A bike to work or school An estimated population of 650,000 bikes, there are slightly more bikes than there are people. Many are available for tourists to rent, and Copenhagen’s compact dimensions and tolerable traffic make it an ideal city to explore by bike.

3 of 8 | 3. Montreal, Canada — True to tradition, one of the few North American cities on these lists, Montreal in Canada began building bike lanes in the 1980s and now has nearly 400 miles of bike lanes. And the addition of its pioneering municipal and popular bike-sharing scheme, Bixi, a model later launched in Paris and London, means a huge amount of bike use, especially in a place where winter temperatures of more than 10°C are seen as dangerously high. tropical. Biking stats for Montreal suggest the city still has work to do, and cycling groups say plenty of cyclists hit the busy streets.

4 out of 8 | 4. PORTLAND, USA – According to the American Cyclists Association, an estimated 2,100 races, rides, and other cycling events are held in Portland each year.

5 out of 8 | 5. Utrecht, The Netherlands – Lists like this traditionally begin with Amsterdam, but while the Netherlands’ most populous city certainly loves bikes, we’ve canceled it because of the hordes of tourists swinging by on red bikes for rent. Instead, we headed southeast. On to Utrecht, a city that claims to be the world’s largest bike-friendly destination. In its midst, up to 50% of all journeys are made by bicycle, and local authorities are building 12,500-seat bicycle parking spaces, the largest in the world.

6 of 8 | 6. Sevilla, Spain – Seville is the answer to those who say that promoting urban bicycle use is too ambitious and takes decades. In 2006 the government of the Andalusian capital was upset by the city’s four daily rush hours (yes, four! This is the southern part of Spain where they take naps) they decided to take action, there were many who were against it, and critics pointed out that Spain had few traditions commuter cycling, and some wondered who would bike in the summer for the hottest spots in Europe and might risk coming to work sweaty as if they had just been driven through a mechanical car wash.Undaunted, the city has laid out nearly 50 miles of bike lanes bikes a year (there are now nearly 80 miles) and commissioned a municipal bike rental scheme called Sevici.

7 of 8 | 7. Tokyo, Japan – In this large and busy metropolis, 14% of all trips are made by bike. There are practical reasons why many Tokyoites prefer cycling for short trips. Before you can even buy a car in town, you must prove you have an on-street parking space (rare and expensive). Cycling here is different. few people to work by bicycle; Distances tend to be long and the mass transit system is highly efficient. Instead, games tend to be about the neighborhoods that make up a city.

8 out of 8 | 8. Bogota, Colombia – Colombia’s capital isn’t as bike-friendly as the other cities on this list, with 5% of trips in Bogota involving bikes, adding to the number of cars and smog. Nevertheless, it deserves a place for the effort, especially when enticing so many citizens in a private and often crowded city; The population is fast approaching nine million to ride a bike, did we mention it’s located at 2,600 meters above sea level? Anyone considering pedaling as a tourist should prepare for the first day or so.