How World Cup Host Cities Can Move Millions By Bike By: Martina Haggerty, Vice President of Infrastructure 2026 World Cup host cities from Los Angeles to Boston can reduce congestion with quick-build bike lanes, Open Streets, bike share, and better bike parking. Here’s how they can move quickly to help millions of fans get around their cities efficiently. When the 2026 World Cup arrives in the United States, host cities will face a familiar problem at an unfamiliar scale: how to move hundreds of thousands of people to and from matches without grinding to a halt. More lanes for cars won’t solve it. They never do. What will help? A fast, visible multimodal transportation network that lets people move efficiently over short distances — by bike, on foot, and via transit. Thankfully, cities don’t need years or billion-dollar projects to make this happen. Even with the World Cup just weeks away, cities can use smart planning and quick-build tools to quickly deliver game-ready bike networks. From Los Angeles to Atlanta to Boston, U.S. host cities have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to move millions of fans more efficiently. While matches will be played in a handful of official host cities, surrounding communities — like Newark, Pasadena, and Fort Lauderdale — will also absorb a surge of visitors and need to plan accordingly. Build a Game Day Network Start with the trips people will actually take between hotels, transit hubs, fan zones, and stadiums. Map those connections first and focus on continuity over perfection. To help visitors understand the network, cities should publish a simple, highly visible “Bike to the Match” network map that links stadiums and official fan zones, hotels and visitor districts, major transit stations, and key neighborhood corridors. The goal is to create a clear, connected network that works on