Fayetteville ranked among best bike towns in America, report says

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Most U.S. cities are built for cars and trucks when you think about speed limits, traffic laws and interstates.

However, some cities have created infrastructure to become bike-friendly with greenway systems and signage in certain spots to make biking safer.

Fayetteville was recently named by Outside Magazine as one of the best bike towns in America.

The publication looked at data collected yearly by People for Bikes , a non-profit that ranks the “Best Places to Bike” based on factors like local speed limits and cycling infrastructure, giving each community a score from 0 to 100.

Outside said the average U.S. city scores in the mid-20s, while the most bike-friendly places score in the 70s to low 90s.

It also used data from the League of American Bicyclists , a non-profit that rates communities with Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze status based on a town’s number of bike lanes and lane connectivity.

Fayetteville was given a score of 50 out of 100 by People for Bikes and received a Gold status by the League of American Bicyclists.

The city came in at No. 10 and within the city limits, it offers more than 50 miles of paved biking trails.

“Fayetteville’s council envisions a community where every resident is within a two-minute pedal of an established trail, and the town is building an average of two to three miles of paved trail every year,” the publication said. “Fayetteville is also the beginning of the Razorback Greenway , a 40-mile regional bike path that connects communities throughout Northwestern Arkansas.”

Here are the top 10 best bike towns in America:

1. Crested Butte, Colorado
2. Davis, California
3. Jackson, Wyoming
4. Aspen, Colorado
5. Ashland, Oregon
6. Park City, Utah
7. Harbor Springs, Michigan
8. Provincetown, Massachusetts
9. Sewanee, Tennessee
10. Fayetteville, Arkansas

To read more about the rankings, visit Outside’s website .

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