Roadways and off-road facilities can be made safer and more appealing to bicyclists by developing methods to identify hazards and repair needs and institutionalizing practices to address them. Different and combined approaches have been taken by communities but include developing bicyclist hazard reporting programs, hiring personnel to conduct regular inspections of bikeways, and providing for routine accommodation or scheduling and performance of regular activities such as sweeping, inspection and spot repairs, inspection and landscape maintenance, etc. Public hazard reporting programs typically involve developing a hazard identification reporting form such as a postcard and publicizing the program and procedures to report problems through bicycle shops, bike maps, bike clubs, and other venues. A staff coordinator (may be part-time) will be needed to administer the program, ensure that the problem is referred to the correct department and follow-through on resolution, including contacting the reporting person to advise them of the repair or other outcome.

Along with identifying problems, it is imperative that effective policies and procedures are in place to resolve them. Much routine maintenance might be accommodated through regular roadway maintenance (and the costs absorbed by, or at least shared within, the regular roadway maintenance budget). It is important that identification methods and maintenance procedures specify issues that are particular or more stringent for bicyclists, and that might otherwise not be detected or repaired to the necessary standard. Examples of issues that require particular attention are drain grates; cracked, uneven, or unswept surfaces — particularly of outside curb lanes, paved shoulders, or bike lanes; poor drainage; and slippery surfaces such as pavement markings, railroad crossings, utility covers, damaged pavement and others.