Our New Guide & Toolkit is now Live
Supported by Bernard van Leer, we have been leading a global initiative that included an exploratory caregiver survey, the coordination of pilot implementations in Mexico, Turkey, and India, as well as a new desk-based research on cycling & mobility care. It all comes together in this document, providing a step-by-step guide and set of tools to design and implement a programme to provide caregivers with the skills, experiences, and confidence necessary to cycle for transportation.
BYCS is an Amsterdam-based global NGO supporting community-led urban change through cycling.
We believe that a 200 year-old invention is a fundamental enabler of human progress and planetary regeneration.
It is one of the simplest solutions to some of the world’s most complex urban challenges.
ACTIVE PROGRAMMES, FROM BICYCLE HEROES TO BICYCLE BIENNALES.
COUNTRIES IMPLICATED IN BYCS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES
CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES CONNECTED AND COLLABORATING
LIVE PROJECTS
Bicycle Heroes
Youth Voices for Active Mobility is an engagement programme that expands upon our work with children in the Netherlands to Dublin, Rome & Lisbon, empowering children to be heard in city-making processes.
SOFT FACTORS
Strengthening the Human Infrastructure of Cycling is a research project examining soft strategies for inclusive uptake of cycling. It highlights good practices from cities and advocacy groups, and provides 6 key recommendations for policy.
MOBILITIES OF CARE
Increasing access to cycling mobilities of care is an international project, supported by the Bernard van Leer Foundation, running a global survey and pilot projects in Bengaluru, Istanbul, and Mexico City.
THE BICYCLE MAYOR NETWORK
BYCS manages and coordinate the Bicycle Mayor Network, a global community of advocates and activists pushing forward their local cycling agendas. As the human face and voice of cycling advocacy in their cities, we amplify their work and facilitate knowledge sharing, working together towards a common vision of the future of mobility that is sustainable, active and inclusive.
Learn more about the impact of the Bicycle Mayor Network, Youth Bicycle Mayors and the supporting Bicycle Citizens Network.
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BYCS Annual Report 2023
BYCS is pleased to share our 2023 Annual Report, containing a summary of our projects, programmes, research, technical assistance, and Network activity throughout 2023. We also share our aspirations for 2024, namely continuing to carry
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International Children’s Cycling Manifesto
Cycling for transportation provides many benefits for all, including independence, health, happiness, community integration, and economic opportunity. However barriers to cycling, particularly for children, remain prevalent and in some places are growing, as cars continue
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Editorial por Daniela Abril Gutierrez: En Chile, pedalear congrega voluntades
Blog para la Semana de la Movilidad y el Día Nacional Sin Auto (25 – 29 Septiembre 2023). Por Daniela Gutierrez, arquitecta y urbanista mexicana, colaborando como gerente de proyectos de investigación y desarrollo en
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Guest Editorial by Mohammad Nazarpoor: The Human Infrastructure of Cycling – A mission for Academics & Activists
Mohammad Nazarpoor is a PHD candidate in Urban Planning at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, and an activist promoting cycling, most recently appointed as Bicycle Mayor of the Iranian Capital. In this essay he emphasizes
