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Bikes & Big Ideas

Building Safer Bike Infrastructure: PeopleForBikes on their 2026 City Ratings

Bikes & Big Ideas · Jul 23, 2026 · 33:03

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PeopleForBikes’ City Ratings are more than just a list of which cities have the best bike paths; they are a comprehensive look at how a city manages bike infrastructure, and have become a tool cities use to identify areas needing improvement, and a valuable resource for for individuals interested in advocating for change in their own communities.  
City Ratings is a massive undertaking, so we sat down with PeopleForBikes’ Martina Haggerty and Grace Stonecipher to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into producing them and how they’re reshaping the ways some cities approach bike infrastructure.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Who Are PeopleForBikes and What They Do (0:38)
Why & How City Ratings Got Started (2:20)
How Many Cities are Included (3:41)
City Ratings Methodology (4:10)
Best Cities (11:12)
Pushback? (13:03)
How to get involved to help your city become more bike-friendly (18:04)
Biggest Challenges (21:43)
International Cities (24:35)
Ebike considerations? (26:36)
Next year’s ratings (28:28)
What advice can you offer a city to help improve its score? (29:27)
Other PFB Initiatives (30:25)
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