Bicycle Friendly Community

Scottsdale, AZ | Silver Level

Community Highlights: Scottsdale is aggressively expanding and improving its bicycle network with an investment of nearly $10 million per year in bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The city has three full-time planner positions dedicated to bicycle, pedestrian and trail issues. The current bicycle network includes 106 miles of bike lanes and paved shoulders, 114 miles of bike routes, 67 miles of paved shared use paths and 271 miles of unpaved trails. Scottsdale’s most popular bikeway, the Indian Bend Wash Path, features 11 miles of paved paths with 21 grade separated crossings. The Handlebar Helpers program allows Scottsdale residents to earn a bike through an apprentice process and provides free bikes to Scottsdale city employees who agree to ride them to work. One of the goals of Scottsdale’s Transportation Master Plan is to achieve a Gold BFC ranking.

Most Compelling Community Statistic: In the past year, Scottsdale striped 12 centerline miles of new bike lanes, designated 64 miles of streets as bike routes, and added six miles of paved paths and 33 miles of unpaved trails to our system.