According to Tourism Review, the top five cycling cities in the world are:
1. Amsterdam
2. Copenhagen
3. Bogota
4. Curitiba, Brazil
5. Montreal
An interesting and diverse selection.
No surprises with the top two, but Bogota and Curitiba?
Only 13% of Bogota residents own a car, which means that a lot of the traffic and trips in the city are done on bicycles. The South American city is also apparently devoting a lot of its resources to ensuring those rides are pleasant and safe.
As for Curitiba, it is Brazil's best planned city, and its bike infrastructure is excellent.
Kyoto officialdom, are you listening? You just lost out in one important index of level of how civilized an urban area is - cycle-friendliness - to Bogota and a city you have never heard of in Brazil.
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