Bicycle Mayor

In 2008 I began an experiment to see if I could become a professional athlete at the age of 30 whilst keeping my job. 5 years after I was among the top 10 highest scores

6 min. read Marcela Espíndola is a feminist militant and urban cycling advocate. In 2020, Marcela was appointed as Buenos Aires’ first Bicycle Mayor. How did you get involved in activism and how do you

9 min. read Elena Haddad & Zeina Hawa are co-founders of The Chain Effect, a non profit promoting the bicycle in Beirut as a sustainable and convenient form of urban mobility and facilitating its use 

11 min. read Paola Castañeda is PhD student at the Transport Studies Unit of the University of Oxford, researching activist practises in relation to mobility in Latin America. She completed an MPhil in Geography and

8 min. read Peter Kerre is a DJ, activist, community organiser, cybersecurity expert, and co-founder Safewalks NYC and Street Riders NYC, the movement that led 10 000 cyclists on a BLM protest through the streets

Hello I’m Rase Rajan and I have 17 years of experience in media, but cycling has also been an important part of my life . For the last seven years, I have been cycling for

Hello. My name is Patricia and I am the co-founder of a cultural center that supports urban cycling services and I also help coordinate Cicloigauçu – a local cycling organization. On top of this I

Professional from a reputed manufacturing firm turned passionate cyclist since 2017, instrumental in bringing up a community of riders in and around Raigad district. Being a 4 time Super Randonneur and an endurance cyclist I

A freelance painter,ceramic artist ,writer and philosopher who lives in Ghaziabad. Cycling is my passion and I wish to see roads here full of cyclists. I am an active member of a few cycling groups

I have been riding sports bikes since a young age (MTB and Race Bike). For 10 years I have lived part-time for 10 years in Germany (Constance) where I have the pleasure of cycling safely.

I am an urban cyclist who has been studying sustainable urban mobility while being the voice and face for urban cyclists in the community, institutions, and government. For the last 6 years I have coordinated

Hello Friends, I am Kesavamoorthy Kesav, aged 27 and I come from a 70 year old bicycle family which has served people with bicycle needs in Nambiyur. From 1940s to 1990s my Grandpa (Thatha) was

I am an urban designer with a lot of experience in bike path design. For 10 years I have been working so that cyclists can enjoy the city in a safe way, I have worked

I am Aparna Prabhakar, a 12th grade student in g g h s s cottonhill, Asia’s largest girls school. I am also an NSS volunteer leader. Why do you like to cycle? I consider cycling

I am a cycling enthusiast who makes the positive energy of life a better experience. This is my message to individuals, especially to young people. My biggest goal is to make people love, and live

My name is Santhana Selvan. I am 20 years experienced IT professional, but in addition I have 6 years of experience in promotion of Bicycle in Chennai and Hyderabad, community creation, development and nurturing for

School manager, research consultant, short-film curator are a few roles I glide through. Cycling and running recharge me. I have been cycling since a very young age. Cycling is more than a passion or recreation.

My name is Vera Diogo. I am a sociologist, an educator, a cyclist commuter, a feminist, an environmentalist, vegetarian and a fan of metal and hard rock music, although not sectarian. Throughout my life, I

9 min. read Sneha Visakha is a Research Fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Karnataka, working on Urban Development and Municipal Governance. She is interested in feminist urbanism, local governance and socio-legal research.

3 min. read Lucas Snaije is the Research & Advocacy Manager for BYCS and the editor of BYCS Perspectives. The relation between the bicycle, women and the city is a vast, limitless topic of discussion.

My name is Swarupa Shah and I am a yoga trainer. As Silvassa is known for its scenic beauty, I love how cycling can take me to places that most people don’t encounter. I have

8 min. read Andrea María Navarrete Mogollón is practical-theorist cyclist, cyclefeminist, flâneuse and social researcher. She is the founder of Mujeres Bici-bles. In 2020, Andrea Maria was selected for TUMI’s Remarkable Women in Transport. How

8 min. read Leslie Kern is an associate professor of geography and environment and director of women’s and gender studies at Mount Allison University. She is the author of Feminist City: Claiming Space in a

About me: As a working mother of three children (10 and under) I am very reliant on my cargo bike often with the added trailer. I love good cycling infrastructure especially when the needs of

3 min read. Lucas Snaije is the Content & Communications Manager for BYCS and the Editor of BYCS Perspectives.  When cities began to shut down in many parts of the world 9 months ago, a

6 min read. Felix John is a member of the Chennai Cyclists group WCCG. In 2019, he was appointed Bicycle Mayor of Chennai, India.  How did you become involved in Bicycle Advocacy ? I didn’t

6 min read. Natheer Halawani is an accomplished photographer, bicycle advocate and engineer from Tripoli, Lebanon. His work focuses on national major events, social issues and visual story-telling. Since 2019, Natheer was appointed as the

10 min read. Dr. Rachel Aldred is a Professor of Transport at the University of Westminster and the Director of the Active Travel Academy. Rachel has ten years’ experience of researching active travel, and has

10 min read. Areli Carreón is a longtime activist and co-founder of Bicitekas, an organisation that promotes the use of bicycles in Mexico City and lobbies for policy change around cycling and urban mobility. Since

Amsterdam, December 16th, 2020 We’re taking steps towards establishing regional hubs for our Bicycle Mayor Network, and are proud to officially present the BYCS India Foundation. Here is why decentralisation is a core principle in