France, May 15 -- Paris has been ranked the most child-friendly city in Europe for urban mobility, including safe cycling, overtaking cities such as Amsterdam and Copenhagen, long viewed as leaders in bike-friendly transport.

The study, published on Wednesday by the NGO Clean Cities, compared 36 European cities.

Paris came out on top with a score of 79 percent. Amsterdam was second with 63 percent, Oslo placed ninth with 48 percent and Copenhagen ranked 11th with 45 percent.

The ranking was based on three criteria: the percentage of school streets that are pedestrianised, the share of roads where the speed limit is 30km/h or less, and the proportion of protected cycle lanes.

Paris ranked third for pedestrianised school streets, at 25 ...