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.
Explore the impact of our work and our ambitious goals for the future in our 2021 Annual Report:
Project Launch - Bicycle Heroes: Youth Voices for Active Mobility
We are part of launching a new Europe-wide program to give children the chance to turn their unique perspective into building urban mobility solutions. Supported by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative from the European Institute of Innovation & Technology, a body of the European Union., this project engages youth voices in Lisbon, Dublin and Rome as spokespeople for cycling safety. They are tasked to identify barriers and benefits of active mobility in their cities, before presenting design solutions and overseeing implementation of the winning ideas.
Programs
Bicycle Mayors
Bicycle Mayors are active on every continent. They identify and lead projects that increase cycling to uncover massive economic, health, and environmental benefits.
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Early Years
We researched the positive connection between cycling and early childhood development and produced a guide for cities at different levels of cycling maturity.
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Work With Us
Call in BYCS
Want to improve cycling in your city or organization, or want to increase your influence or involvement in city mobility, then let’s create a bespoke solution through our Impact Services.
adopt a program
Take it off the shelf. We are creating a portfolio of innovative programs and campaigns that can be adopted by any city or organization, anywhere. From BYCS Labs to BYCS to Work, find out which is right for you.
Partner with us
We invest our profits to help grow the ideas that have the potential to affect millions. And we are always looking for new partners who share our vision. Join us as a funding partner or creative collaborator.
News
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All Things Cycling at Velo-City: 4 days of learning & exchanging in Ljubljana
Lucas Snaije, BYCS Research & Advocacy Manager, looks ahead to the Ljubljana edition of ECF’s Velo-City conference, and shares our top picks of this year’s stellar program of talks. For a relatively small capital city,
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Shifting Virtual Gears: The Cycles Games Project in Ecuador
Amanda Padilla, Project Manager of the Cycling Games in Ecuador, highlights how the initiative started, overcame the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential for cycling in Ecuador’s youngest generations. As part of
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BYCS Annual Report 2021
Maud de Vries, Co-Founder and CEO of BYCS, introduces our 2021 Annual Report. A core tenet of our organisation has always been to position the bicycle as the real zero-emissions vehicle that the world needs
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Reflections on Cycling in 2021: Our Team’s Standout Initiatives
The BYCS team highlights its favourite initiatives of last year, as we ready our annual report, and kickstart several exciting international projects in 2022. Maud de Vries, Co-Founder & CEO: COP26 & Bicycle Heroes “One
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Pedestrianised Streets & Urban Wellbeing: the Case of Church Street, Bengaluru
Lucas Snaije, Research & Advocacy Manager, BYCS, & Sathya Sankaran, Co-Founder, Urban Morph & Bicycle Mayor of Bengaluru, examine the effects on urban wellbeing of a pedestrianisation pilot, using research from the Indian Institute of