Cycling in Detroit

It is flat with an extensive road network with a number of recreational and competitive opportunities and is, according to cycling advocate David Byrne, one of the top eight biking cities in the world.

[6] The city has invested in greenways and bike lanes[1] and has a number of plans to further develop the cycling infrastructure.

The city of Detroit installed its first bike lanes along portions of Atwater Street as part of the Renaissance Center redesign of 2002/2003.

[8] The 'Detroit Non-Motorized Master Plan' calls for 400 miles of bike lanes primarily through road diets.

The Detroit Health and Wellness Promotion Department (DHWP) is leading the effort to educate the community and elected officials on the value of Complete streets.

Groups are working to bring a Complete Streets ordinance before the Detroit City Council by summer 2012.

[10] The Adventure Cycling Association together with Michigan Trails, Greenways Alliance and the Michigan Historic Trails Commission has developed a new 400-mile spur through Detroit to the existing 2,100-mile 'Underground Railroad Bicycle Route' which follows historic Underground Railroad sites from Mobile, Alabama to Owen Sound, Ontario in Canada.

Buses on the city's main transit systems, DDOT and SMART, are equipped with bike racks capable of holding two bicycles.

Prior to MoGo, there was Zagster bike sharing within the downtown area that was limited to employees of Quicken Loans and their affiliated companies.

Detroit's bicycle shop owners, manufacturers, racers, and enthusiasts became the city's automobile pioneers.

Other sports that were a part of the club at this time were: hockey, boxing, track and field, speedskating, and cross country skiing.