![]() With 11,000 new inhabitants every year, Amsterdam is creating new “royal routes” to accommodate more bicycles. Since the last index, the city has released an ambitious new plan for 2022 that focuses on improving bicycle parking and existing bicycle infrastructure. Having dropped down to third place last time around, the Dutch capital shows us how a city can recognize when things are slipping and pull themselves back up. The Lowdown: It’s 2019, and Amsterdam is back in the game. ![]() ![]() Just outside the Top 20 sit a number of cities all on the cusp of breaking through, each requiring sustained investment and implementation of bicycle innovations to see better rankings in 2021. Behind them, Oslo has shot up in the ranking over the last four years, and Index newcomers like Bogotá, Bremen, Taipei, and Vancouver are showing other cities how possible it is to make urban centers better for the bicycle. The second pack sees a tightening gap between Antwerp, Strasbourg, and Bordeaux. And it’s no longer only the Danish and Dutch cities that are really taking the bicycle seriously. All three remain role models for all of the friendly competition below. The three-horse race at the top is as close as ever, and while Copenhagen retains the top spot, Amsterdam has knocked Utrecht out of second place with recent bold steps. is a Danish urban planning and design firm that works with cities and private developers to implement bike-friendly cycling infrastructure. ![]()
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