The bicycle is the simplest solution to some of the most complex urban challenges.
We are shifting the conversation beyond just the act of riding a bike towards the systemic
impact cycling has on society. Because when we prioritise cycling for everyone, we don’t just move people
more efficiently, we unlock a more healthy, equitable and prosperous world.
OUR 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.
ACTIVE PROGRAMMES, FROM BICYCLE HEROES TO BICYCLE BIENNALES.
COUNTRIES IMPLICATED IN BYCS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES
CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES CONNECTED AND COLLABORATING
News
Blog
Publication: Youth Building Confidence and Connection in a New Environment
Title: Youth Building Confidence and Connection in a New Environment: Pilot Results and Pathways for Scaling Author(s): Nienke Sluimer and Clara Gade Design: James Crossley Publication Date: 2026 Start Cycling Together is a collaboration between BYCS
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PEDALING PAST THE STEREOTYPE
This blog piece is written by Ginevra Cardinali, BYCS Content and Communications intern. It sheds a light on how cycling culture has been represented in pop culture and the negative impact that has carried over
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Cycling as a Step Towards Confidence in the Netherlands
In Amsterdam Zuidoost, Streetwise Cycling, an Amsterdam-based cycling club focused on people in a vulnerable position, has its own workshop. This is a place where participants not only learn to cycle, but also discover everything
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The STARTbox: A toolkit for playful exercise and cycling for young children
In the Netherlands, approximately 38% of children aged 4 to 11 do not meet the recommended daily exercise guidelines. At the same time, research shows that early childhood is crucial for developing active exercise behaviour
THE BICYCLE MAYOR NETWORK
The Bicycle Mayor Network is the most concrete expression of what BYCS understands: lasting change happens at street level, led by people who know their community. Our Bicycle Mayors are local voluntary leaders doing the daily work of changing how cities move. What began with a single Bicycle Mayor has grown into a global network of over 160 local cycling advocates, each representing a different city, appointed by BYCS to champion cycling in their communities.
BYCS does not tell Bicycle Mayors what to do. We give them a title that reflects the work they are doing – and wish to do. We provide tools that help them do more, and connect them to a global community of fellow
advocates.