What is the Bike-Friendly Cities Rating?

The Bike-Friendly Cities Rating (German: ADFC-Fahrradklima-Test) is one of the largest online surveys about cycling worldwide. The survey was developed and conducted for the first time in 1988. Further surveys were carried out in 1991, 2003 and 2005. Since 2012 the survey on cycling in German cities is been conducted every two years between September and November. Since 2018 participating cities are divided into six categories: below 20.000 inhabitants, 20.000 – 50.000 inhabitants, 50.000 - 10.000 inhabitants, 100.000 - 200.000 inhabitants, 200 – 500.000 inhabitants and above 500.000 inhabitants.

 

Goals of the Bike-Friendly Cities Rating

The Bike-Friendly Cities Rating is co-financed by Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure within the German National Cycling Plan. The results give insight into the situation of cyclists in different cities for both politicians and traffic planners. A goal is to raise attention about promoting cycling in cities and to inspire policy makers to increase resources for cycling. Identified strengths and weaknesses in comparison with other cities can be used for government actions and programmes and has been a guideline for local authorities. The survey collects cyclists’ perceptions of cycling in their home city or town. Cyclists are regarded as able to assess their cycling environment because they are experts by daily experience. Through the questionnaire cyclists can communicate their opinion about cycling in the city - if it is stressful or fun. Questions in the survey include all relevant conditions that have an impact on cycle use. In the past, experts, city planner and governments very much appreciated the results. 

Bike-Friendly Cities Rating 2022

Record number of participants in 2022

The Bike-Friendly Cities Rating 2022 has once again broken all previous participation records. According to the latest intermediate numbers almost 245,000 citizens took part in evaluating more than 1,000 towns and cities.

Click here for survey results (in German)

 

You can study the detailed results of 2022's survey in the interactive map (German-language information).

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