The PlacesForBikes City Ratings program is a data-driven approach to evaluate, identify and compare the best U.S. cities and towns for bicycling to help city leaders develop strategies for improvement and make biking better for everyone.
Setting a new standard for defining and measuring great places for biking, the City Ratings score is based on two primary factors: Network Analysis and Community Perceptions. Relying on a variety of data sources and community feedback, points are assigned on a scale of 0 to 100, with each factor weighted according to its importance to making biking better.
HOW DOES
CITY RATINGS WORK?
![](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa5888289c01317c215e5c3/5fa5888289c01344c715e5ef_map-icon.svg)
Identify areas where it is comfortable to ride a bike.
![](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa5888289c01317c215e5c3/5fa5888289c013374f15e5ec_shop-icon.svg)
Locate all the destinations where people can safely travel to by bike.
![](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa5888289c01317c215e5c3/5fa5888289c0130a3315e5ea_bike-overhead-icon.svg)
Gather feedback from residents on how safe it feels to ride a bike.
![](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa5888289c01317c215e5c3/5fa5888289c013613e15e5eb_bike-recycle-icon.svg)
Compare outcomes to a global standard for connectivity.
![](https://assets-global.website-files.com/5fa5888289c01317c215e5c3/5fa5888289c013ce5015e5ed_pfb-icon.svg)
Annually score city performance on a 0 to 100 scale.