bikeable

adjective

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bike·able | \ ˈbī-kə-bəl

variants: or less commonly bikable \ ˈbī-kə-bəl

Definition of bikeable

1 : suitable or fit for biking America's capital is gaining a reputation as a bikeable city …— John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 May 2011 At the same time, we are making historic investments in high-speed rail, transit, and walkable, bikeable streets so that people can choose to drive less …— Ray LaHood, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 19 Apr. 2011

2 : capable of being traversed by biking … half the working population in the country commutes 5 or fewer miles—an easily bikeable distance—to work. — Union Leader (Manchester, New Hampshire), 9 May 2008 … the downtown Riverwalk will be bikable, and some change has come, like a bike lane added to busy Nebraska Avenue.— Sue Carlton, St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, 17 Sept. 2010 You likely have a few places you frequent that are well within bikable distance.— Selene Yeager, Ride Your Way Lean, 2010