America's 1st platinum bicycle city (Davis, CA)

In Davis, California 17% of residents commute to work, more than any other American community. To put that in perspective, the national average is 0.05%. Davis become the country's first Platinum Bicycle City in 2005, four decades after city planners decided they needed to actively protect biking or it would lose the fight to cars. Today, the city has over 100 miles of bike lanes; 95% of all major roads offer this option. They also have a handful of bike signals, traffic slowing devices, bike roundabouts, bike underpasses, a bike museum and two bicycle advisory committees