These two Utah cities are among the most bikeable in America
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Sunset and Springdale are among the 10 most bikeable cities in America, according to a new ranking.
Why it matters: PeopleForBikes annually ranks cities around the globe and tracks whether people can realistically use bikes for everyday transportation, not just recreation.
State of play: Both cities earned high marks for bike access to neighborhoods, jobs, schools, recreational amenities, and essential services such as hospitals and grocery stores.
The intrigue: Communities with fewer than 16,000 residents claimed all 10 spots on the 2026 list of the nation's best places to bike, despite having tougher national scoring standards.
- Sunset has a population of about 5,400 residents, while Springdale is home to just over 500 people.
- Utah and Michigan were the only states with two cities in the top 10.
Zoom out: Moroni, Orderville and Parowan — all towns with populations under 3,000 people — rounded out the top five Utah cities.
Zoom in: Salt Lake City, however, received a score of 54 out of 100 points, slightly ahead of Park City and Santaquin. Salt Lake ranked No. 302 nationally and eighth in Utah.
- The city scored lowest for bike access to major transit hubs and basic necessities, while earning its highest marks for access to recreation and retail.
How it works: This year's rankings used a stricter methodology tied to the 2025 NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, with tighter expectations for speed limits, lane design and network connectivity, PeopleForBikes said.
- The scores measure the quality of a city's bike network, including protected bike lanes, off-street paths, slow shared streets and safe crossings that let people comfortably get around by bike.
Between the lines: The rankings differ greatly from a 2022 analysis by a real estate company, which ranked Salt Lake City ninth in bike friendliness among the nation's 50 most-populous cities.
- That report found that less than 1% of Salt Lakers commute to work via bike.
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say Utah and Michigan (not just Utah) had two cities in the top 10 most bikeable.