Fayetteville has been busy investing in its bike infrastructure recently, to the point that Places For Bikes, a national bike advocacy organization, recently gave Fayetteville an “acceleration” score of 4.6 out of 5, meaning the city is improving its bike infrastructure faster than any other ranked cities. The scores are based on how many people in the region are riding bikes, how extensive and connected the city’s bike infrastructure is, and other factors.
“If you have a bunch of big roads that aren’t bike friendly and you can’t really bike anywhere without getting on a road, your score goes down,” explains Eifling. “But if you have trails and neighborhood streets that will get you to a destination, then your score goes up.”