Meaning & use

Bikeable

adjective·Everyday

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Suitable, safe, or convenient for traveling by bicycle.

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The city added protected lanes to make downtown more bikeable.

We chose an apartment in a bikeable neighborhood close to the trail.

A note on using this word

Increasingly used in urban planning to describe how well a street network supports cycling, alongside "walkable."

Words with a similar meaning

cycle-friendly

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Words with an opposite meaning

unbikeable

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