Davis highlight
Strong bicycle culture
Davis became the first Platinum Level Bicycle Friendly City in the United States in 2005, with an extensive network of bike lanes and paths throughout the city.
Davis earned recognition as a bicycle-friendly city through deliberate infrastructure and cultural investment beginning in the early 1970s. The city pioneered the implementation of cycling facilities including an extensive network of bike lanes, bike paths, and grade-separated bicycle crossings designed to keep cyclists safe from car traffic. One notable example is the bicycle overpass spanning Covell Boulevard, which allows cyclists to cross this major highway without dismounting or mixing with vehicles.
In 2005, the League of American Bicyclists recognized Davis's commitment by designating it as the first Platinum Level Bicycle Friendly City in the United States—an honor acknowledging both infrastructure and community support for cycling as transportation. The city's flat terrain and temperate climate have made cycling practical year-round, and the nearby location of the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, which relocated to Davis in 2010, reinforces the city's position as a center for cycling advocacy and history. Cycling remains woven into Davis culture, from families riding to school to undergraduate students commuting across campus on bikes.
Communities built around alternative transportation and outdoor recreation often attract families who prioritize health, education and long-term planning—values that extend to financial protection. A household where members bike to work, walk to school, and plan for the future is the kind of household where term life insurance is already a natural part of that planning.