Population*: 14,490 Included in Benchmark Study: No Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo: Shaine Mata on Flickr
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Amarillo Bicycle Policies
Population*: 195,250 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: Yes Cell Phone Ban While Driving: Yes Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: No Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: No *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo: Charles Henry on Flickr
Arlington Bicycle Policies
Population*: 375,600 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: Required under age 18 Safe Passing Ordinance: No Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo: Steven Martin on Flickr
Austin Bicycle Policies
Population*: 842,592 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: Yes Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: Required under age 18 Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Prohibited in business districts and UT campus *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo: […]
Beaumont Bicycle Policies
Population*: 118,228 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo: Patrick Feller on Flickr
Brownsville Bicycle Policies
Population*: 180,097 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau
Carrollton Bicycle Policies
Population*: 125,409 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: No Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo: Phillip Winn on Flickr
Corpus Christi Bicycle Policies
Population*: 312,195 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: No, except for bicycles with wheels smaller than 20″ in diameter *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau […]
Dallas Bicycle Policies
Population*: 1,241,162 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: Yes Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: Yes, for all users Safe Passing Ordinance: No Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo: David Herrera on Flickr
Denton Bicycle Policies
Population*: 121,123 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: Yes Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo from Aaron Jacobs on Wkipedia Commons
Edinburg Bicycle Policies
Population*: 81,029 Included in Benchmark Study: No Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo from Danny20111993 on Wikipedia Commons
El Paso Bicycle Policies
Population*: 372,538 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: Yes Texting While Driving Ban: Yes Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo from LC Rogers on Wikipedia Commons
Fort Worth Bicycle Policies
Population*: 777,992 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: Required under age 18 Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo from David on Flickr
Frisco Bicycle Policies
Population*: 128,176 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: No Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo from David R. Tribble on Wikipedia Commons
Garland Bicycle Policies
Population*: 233,564 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: No Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo from Mondo tiki man on Wikipedia Commons […]
Grand Prairie Bicycle Policies
Population*: 181,824 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: Yes Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: No Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo from Lothar1976 on Wikipedia Commons
Harlingen Bicycle Policies
Population*: 65,679 Included in Benchmark Study: No Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau
Helotes Bicycle Policies
Population*: 7,880 Included in Benchmark Study: No Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau
Houston Bicycle Policies
Population*: 2,161,686 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: Yes Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: Required under age 18 Safe Passing Ordinance: Yes Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Prohibited in business districts and elsewhere at traffic engineer’s discretion with posted sign *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. […]
Irving Bicycle Policies
Population*: 225,427 Included in Benchmark Study: Yes Complete Streets Policy: No Cell Phone Ban While Driving: No Texting While Driving Ban: No Helmets Required: No Safe Passing Ordinance: No Riding on Sidewalks Permitted: Yes *Population numbers are 2012 estimates. Source: United States Census Bureau Photo from Mang9 on Wikipedia Commons
