Bike infrastructure index: BC, Greater Reykjavík and the Netherlands

Ranked by network density, Delft leads at 6.36 km/km²; per capita, Texel leads at 12.93 km per 1,000 residents.

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Network density

Counted network km per km² of municipal area. All 46 municipalities.

Network per capita

Counted network km per 1,000 residents. All 46 municipalities.

Combined index

Geometric mean of density and per capita, each divided by the median of the 46 selected municipalities, × 100. 100 = median on both; 200 = twice the median on average. A municipality must do well on both measures to score high. Dashed line = 100.

Counted network: bike paths, paved shared paths, protected bike lanes and local shared streets (including woonerven and fietsstraten), with paving stones counted. Painted lanes, shoulders, shared major roads and crossings are not counted. One-way facilities count at half their length so each corridor is counted once. Density = counted km ÷ municipal area; per capita = counted km ÷ population × 1,000. Areas are municipal boundaries and include rural land and some inland water. Sources: OpenStreetMap-derived data (RITC BC Bicycle Infrastructure Index workbook, Reykjavík and Netherlands extracts); populations from the source files.