PFB City Ratings - Best Places To Ride

[J.R.]

People for Bikes just released ratings for cities, ranking best places to ride. Regardless of ranking most riders wish for safer and friendlier places to ride.

How does your city rate? Find out! #PFBCityRatings

Created by PeopleForBikes, the PlacesForBikes City Ratings system sets a new standard in defining and measuring great places for biking. #PFBCityRatings

cityratings.peopleforbikes.org

Pennsylvania does a really good job adding safe (ish) off road places to ride. The majority are not paved, and unpaved trails aren't the best for many commuters. There have been hundreds, if not thousands of miles of MUP's, rail trails, canal tow paths, greenways and gameland trails added in the last few years. That doesn't include MTB trails. Separated and protected bike lanes are non existent in my corner of PA and the painted bike lanes are mostly ignored by automobile drivers.

How does your city/region rate?

 

[BlackHand]

Interesting...

Not so sure about their methodology. Not only do the cities that have full data sources benefit from not getting 0 scores in those areas, but they get an extra .5 bonus tacked onto their computed score.

That's why some well known bike friendly cities like Boulder, SF, and Seattle are fairly low in these rankings.

Anything that promotes biking and bike infrastructure is a plus. I just wish they were a little more open about the scoring incentive they give to cities that provide data.