Hello everyone, my name is Vivian Ortiz ~ When I got on a bicycle as an adult, I couldn’t balance and didn’t know how to stop. I took a class and was hooked! Hardly a
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From Pop-Up to Permanent – Hopes and Dreams for Latin American Cycling Infrastructure
Amsterdam, August 3rd, 2020 Cities across Latin America have recently implemented extensive networks of pop-up bike lanes. In this piece, Felipe Caicedo Otero engages with Bicycle Mayors from Lima, Quito, Tulancingo and San José on
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GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION TO CHAMPION ACTIVE MOBILITY POST COVID-19
Amsterdam, June 3rd 2020 Today, on the UN’s World Bicycle Day 2020, BYCS and its network of Bicycle Mayors & Leaders are launching a Global Call to Action to Champion Active Mobility post COVID-19. There
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Sonal Kulkarni
Ms Sonal Kulkarni is the Director of Strategic Partnerships, Marketing and External Communications at the BYCS India Foundation. She is also the co-founder of Urban Morph, a collaborative urban solutions incubator to nurture sustainable urban
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Dr Bhairavi Naik Joshi
Dr Bhairavi Naik Joshi is Director and CEO at the BYCS India Foundation. With a vision in mind to see India transform into a cycling nation, she came up with the idea of setting up
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Cycling Towards Resilient Cities: What Urban Mobility in Times of Crisis can Teach Us
As Covid-19 forces cities across the globe to grind to a halt, bicycle usage has surged. In this piece, Lucas Snaije questions if urban crisis may reveal alternative systems of mobility to create a more
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Josafat Martínez de Luna
Urban observer, passionate and creative about all things urban, in particular mobility and cycling. How would you describe your mission? Transforming my city into positive urbanism, through public policy work and collaboration with civil society
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Renée Moore
Renée Moore has worked in the bike advocacy industry for over 5 years, gaining experience in outreach, Vision Zero, community organizing, and program management. She is passionate about introducing underserved communities to Arlington’s resources to
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BYCS IMPACT INDEX
tessst Enabling any city, anywhere to get fast, targeted guidance on how to accelerate cycling progress BYCS’ Impact Index provides comprehensive but accessible insights on current conditions and opportunities to increase cycling in a city.
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European advocates pedal pro-cycling ideas in Bicycle Mayor Summit
This article was written by Senay Boztas from DutchNews.nl: please read more here. The first ever European ‘Bicycle Mayor Summit’ has united 18 leading cycling advocates to share ideas and experiences in the Netherlands this
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Amsterdam opent stedelijke fietsarchitectuur tentoonstelling tijdens Europese Summit
De tweede internationale ‘Bicycle Architecture Biennale’ (BAB), een tentoonstelling van opvallende en vooruitstrevende fiets architectuur, een initiatief dat over de hele wereld reist van Amsterdamse social enterprise BYCS – komt weer naar de Amsterdam en
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When Lebogang met Natheer: How Bicycle Mayors are trading insights for impact
Bicycle Mayors are active in almost 90 cities around the world. They are leading dynamic changes, using cycling to tackle everything from air pollution to mental health and community strength. But the real power of
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Amsterdamse Fietsburgemeester Katelijne Boerma is op zoek naar nieuwe collega’s
Gezocht: Fietsburgemeesters in 6 Nederlandse steden. Meld je nu aan! Amsterdam, December 2019 Katelijne Boerma, Fietsburgemeester van Amsterdam sinds 2017, is op zoek naar meer Fietsburgemeesters én Junior Fietsburgemeesters in Nederland. Met de reden om
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Bike & City #25: Building towards a cycling capital
October | 29th | 20:00 | Pakhuis de Zwijger Amsterdam is the world’s cycling capital. With the amount of cyclists still growing exponentially every year. What’s the city’s infrastructure like to cater these demand? Time
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SOME BIKE IT HOT – NEW GLOBAL EVENT SERIES
BYCS announces a global event series that promotes, stimulates and scales solutions that increase the comfort, joy and safety of cyclists in hot climates. To celebrate World Car-Free Day, BYCS is announcing the launch of
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Poly Bhatt
For some years now, Poly has been interested in the potential of digital technologies and online social media platforms to spearhead societal transformation. Exposure to a number of cultures and socioeconomic environments in India and
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Why Your City Needs a Junior Bicycle Mayor
We are in the midst of a global health crises, and the youngest members of society are being hit the hardest. Cities that want to be fit for the future understand that means also being
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The 5 Transformative Impacts of Urban Cycling
Many cities around the world are working to increase the number of cyclists. Ask them why and you will get a mixed bag of responses – we are overcrowded with cars, our air quality is
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BYCS to Work Zuidas
BYCS helps companies, municipalities, and employees at Zuidas to get to work by bike instead of by car, resulting in healthier and happier people, reduced CO2 emissions and less expenses. Immediate result in just 5
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Thomas Walskaar
Thomas is BYCS’ creative superstar, Designer & Photographer. After moving to Rotterdam to do this MA in Media Design and Communication at The Piet Zwart Institute, he decided to stay in the Netherlands. Thomas has
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Five ways to accelerate cycling progress in any city
This week, BYCS is launching or showcasing five impactful programs that can help any city, anywhere to become more cycling-friendly. These programs are in the spotlight at Velo-city, the world’s biggest cycling conference. Here’s what
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BYCS Impact Index tool unveiled to help advance city cycling
BYCS launches tool to help cities plan sustainable transformation through cycling at Velo-city. Tool developed with the City of Amsterdam and now available to all cities Dublin, 27 June 2019 Any city, anywhere can now
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50th Bicycle Mayor appointed to fast-growing global network
Bicycle Mayors are independent city leaders who bring together all corners of society around new ideas that can accelerate cycling progress. Their work is helping to uncover the massive economic, social, health, and environmental benefits of increased cycling capacity. And, the network has just reached a landmark in its growth with the appointment of the world’s 50th Bicycle Mayor.
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Bicycle Architecture Biennale: World Economic Forum’s top 5 projects
These are the 5 most exciting cycling projects in the Bicycle Architecture Biennale – and the world – according to World Economic Forum. **This is an article from World Economic Forum on the Bicycle Architecture
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BYCS at Velo-City
Cycling is more than transportation, it is transformation. Amsterdam-based social enterprise BYCS pursues this change in a number of BYCS Labs around the world to innovate, test and scale cycling innovations. In a special pop-up
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Bicycle Architecture Biennale Reveals how cycling is creating our future cities
The Bicycle Architecture Biennale (BAB) is a prestigious showcase of cutting edge, visually striking and high profile building designs that are facilitating bicycle travel and transforming communities around the world. After a hugely successful first
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Bike & City 24: (un)desirable behavior in traffic
July 3rd | 20:00 | Pakhuis de Zwijger How can we improve disrespectful behavior in traffic? An interactive talkshow on bicycle etiquette Cycling is the most social way of getting from A to B in a
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Celebrate World Bicycle Day by making cities ‘Fit for Children’
To mark World Bicycle Day and to celebrate the transformational power of cycling, BYCS’ Helena Wolf outlines what Bicycle Mayors in cities around the world are doing to lead positive progress for children, and how you can get involved to help make cities #FitForChildren.
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BYCS Events at WeMakeThe.City Festival
WeMakeThe.City is the biggest city festival in Europe. From 17 to 23 June, it celebrates urban life and focusses on city innovation and progress, in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. We believe cycling plays a crucial
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