Bicycle-friendly

The level of bicycle-friendliness of an environment can be influenced by many factors including town planning and cycling infrastructure decisions.

In 1990, the Netherlands adopted the "ABC" guidelines, specifically limiting infrastructure developments that are major attractants to locations that are readily accessible by non-car users.

[2] The manner in which the public roads network is designed, built and managed can have a significant effect on the utility and safety of cycling as transport.

Settlements that provide a dense roads network consisting of interconnected streets will tend to encourage cycling.

Cycling infrastructure includes bikeways, maps, signs, signals, protected intersections and bicycle parking.