Building Safer Bike Infrastructure: PeopleForBikes on their 2026 City Ratings

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.Note: We Want to Hear From You!Please share with us the questions, topics, or stories you’d like us to cover on Bikes & Big Ideas. You can email us at: [email protected] LINKS:Momentous: livemomentous.com use code: BlisterOneSkin: oneskin.co/BLISTERGet Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Blister Mountain Bike Buyer’s GuideTOPICS & 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)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDGEAR:30Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.