PeopleForBikes’ Post

2024 marks the seventh year of our City Ratings program. Check out our summary report of this year’s ratings and explore how bicycling has improved in cities nationwide since City Ratings began in 2018. Dive into the data now at https://bit.ly/4eUA8QD

From lowering speed limits to increasing funding for dedicated bike infrastructure, there are so many great strategies you can help support to make your community a great place to ride. Learn how you can improve your city’s City Ratings score at https://bit.ly/4eLyscn

With the release of our 2024 City Ratings, we’re celebrating cities that put in the work to improve their score and sharing lessons that any city can use to make biking better in their communities! Salt Lake City raised their City Ratings score from 46 (out of a possible 100) in 2020 to 52 in 2024! Learn lessons from one of this year’s Cities on the Rise at https://bit.ly/3RUFgKL

This year’s City Ratings includes 816 new locales across the U.S., including a brand new best city for biking — Mackinac Island, Michigan! This may come as no surprise to those familiar with the island, which banned cars in 1898, but there is still plenty to learn from this small town off the tip of northern Michigan. Learn more about the best city for biking in the U.S. at https://bit.ly/3zCSx4j 📷Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau

On May 24, Minnesota took a big step in becoming one of the safest places in the U.S. to ride a bicycle as Governor Tim Walz signed HF5247 into law. This new, nation-leading legislation is set to protect vulnerable road users, more clearly define electric bicycles, and require the implementation of Complete Streets policies across the state. Read more about Minnesota’s statewide effort to create safer streets for all road users at https://bit.ly/4cgEUqf

We're excited to welcome the United Kingdom and Australia to the 2024 City Ratings. There's a lot to learn and explore with 130 new international cities. Any guesses on who will rank #1? See if you're right at https://lnkd.in/gJXhdKw8.

This year’s City Ratings results feature some new and familiar faces across our best small, medium, large, and international cities for biking! Check out 2024’s Best Places to Bike at https://bit.ly/4c9O7jU . Which cities were you expecting to do well? Did your city’s rating score improve from last here? Let us know in the comments. #PFBCityRatings

Congratulations to our 2024 Best Places to Bike! Explore this year’s top small, medium, large, and international cities and find out how your community ranks out of more than 2,500 cities worldwide at https://lnkd.in/gJXhdKw8 Share your city’s score in the comments below!

“The uptake of cycling in cities is directly connected to government priorities. When government leaders invest in making cycling more accessible and appealing, more people choose cycling for everyday transportation,” PeopleForBikes President and CEO Jenn Dice told Zag Daily. “If more cities in England make similar long-term commitments to invest in cycling, they will gradually catch up to their European peers.” - Read the complete Zag Daily article below and be sure to visit https://lnkd.in/dxSd-ng