Copenhagenize Index: The Measure for Bicycle Friendliness in Major Cities
One European bicycle culture consulting firm, Copenhagenize Consulting, released there results for a study exploring the world’s most bicycle friendly cities. By no coincidence, this index is named after the world capital for bicycle culture, Copenhagen. The index takes 20 major cities and analyzes them on 13 categories, including; advocacy, bicycle culture, bicycle infrastructure, perception of safety and social acceptance to name a few. Each category was rated on a scale between zero and four points, with twelve bonus points built in for any impressive efforts or features. A total of 64 points are possible. To almost no surprise, Copenhagen and…
