Arlington County, Virginia, rode ahead of D.C. in a newly-released bike friendliness rating.
The county was ranked No. 5 nationally for best urban area to bicycle, in compiled by聽. D.C. ranked No. 15; Boulder, Colorado was No. 1.
Arlington achieved its ranking in part due to a strong safety record, said spokesman聽Alex聽Showerman. Arlington ranked first in the U.S. for bicycle safety, according to the organization.
PeopleForBikes used data聽in聽: ridership, safety, network, acceleration and reach.
The county for future cycling infrastructure after advocates shared the need for more safe routes.
PeopleForBikes studied cities nationwide based in part from data via the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration鈥檚 Fatality聽Analysis Reporting System and the聽U.S. Census Bureau鈥檚 American聽Community Survey.聽The organization is planning to with more details about the rankings and the data behind them next Tuesday, from 3-5 p.m.
Arlington County鈥檚 Department of Environmental Services took to social media Tuesday morning to tout the results.
Best bike "cities" in the USofA? Spoiler alert: We're No. 5, according to .
— Arlington Department of Environmental Services (@ArlingtonDES)
