Which are the cities with the best bike lanes?

My city is a rich small town that鈥檚 very boring. It has a very beautiful bike lane. It鈥檚 very well taken care of, and the houses are beautiful, it has pretty things to see. But it鈥檚 only about 20 miles long. The lane is parallel to 4 boulevards. I start my trip downtown. I go north on one blvd. Turn east and ride the other blvd. Go south, and go over the expressway on the bike lane on the interchange, and keep going. I turn west and then north. I go over the expressway on another interchange, keep riding north, and I鈥檓 back where I started downtown. The entire town is beautiful, but it seems so small, even on a bike. I like that my town is very safe no matter what part of the city I鈥檓 at. And I like the entire time the lane is parallel to the boulevards, even the bike lane over the interchange is fenced.

I would like to travel to different cities and ride their bike lanes. Which cities with a low crime rate have a bike lane that鈥檚 always parallel to the street all the time?

Well... I've been lots of places, here are some random thoughts:
- best bike path network = Denver. Covers the whole metro area, off-street (separate paths)
- best bike lanes... well that's where I'd offer this suggestion: as a long time road rider, I don't really look for bike lanes. Instead I look for roads and streets that are "bike friendly" meaning wide shoulders, low traffic, scenic etc. So maybe you're missing out on lots of great rides in your hometown - just get out a map and do some exploring.

Otherwise, cities with lots of bike lanes include Austin, Dallas (they use designated streets instead of true bike lanes), Tucson, San Jose, Seattle, Portland, and probably many more I'm forgetting.

Best place I saw was Copenhagen - they even have their own traffic lights for bike lanes, and these are lifted to prevent unwitting "invasion" by drivers.

Crime rates very low there - except for bike theft :) Get a good lock!
Definitely Holland in general is bike haven. Try any of the larger cities there, and you will find not only seperated bike lanes from the car lanes, bike stop lights, bike traffic signs. Amsterdam is awesome.

for the US: Davis, CA had their act together.

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