About Ride the City

Welcome to Ride the City, a website that helps you find the safest bike route between any two points in New York City.

The concept is pretty simple. Just like MapQuest, Google, Microsoft, and other mapping programs, Ride the City finds the shortest distance between two points. But there are two major differences. First, RTC excludes roads that aren't meant for biking, like the BQE and the Queens Midtown tunnel. Second, RTC tries to locate routes that maximize the use of bike lanes and greenways.

Remember that Ride the City is in its beta testing phase. Send us your route suggestions and it will make the site even better.

The guys behind Ride the City

Jordan living the BMX sweatsuit dream.

Jordan Anderson, programming

Jordan works at Appleseed, an economic research and consulting firm. In his free time, he enjoys fully-loaded bicycle touring and playing the banjo with these guys.

Vaidila has turned things around since his turn as bike gang leader.

Vaidila Kungys, GIS expertise

Vaidila is an urban planner who specializes in transportation and public space planning for a public agency. He likes plants, running in Prospect Park, and late afternoon espressos.

Josh gleaming with pride in front of his first bike.

Josh Steinbauer, web design

Josh is a corporate whore by day, pancake enthusiast and cat gut tickler by night.

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We're working hard to bring you the safest, most efficient bike routes in New York City—and we're constantly improving. Please be aware that road conditions change frequently, bike lanes may be obstructed, and sometimes it's best to rely on your own judgment to find the safest route. The Ride the City service is provided as is with no warranty of any kind. Please ride safely.