Bicycle Mayor Network

Global initiative

We need to ensure our cities are more liveable and fit for the future. We believe every city can benefit from having a catalyst representing cycling progress and the interests of the community. We call these Bicycle Mayors.

Bicycle Mayors can accelerate the changes we need to see by uniting all citizens to take action. They bring creative diversity with new insights and approaches, from both inside and beyond the world of bicycle planning professionals or the political establishment. They are the human face and voice of cycling in a city. By connecting these changemakers across a global network – creating greater visibility, rapidly sharing ideas, challenges and solutions, – we can create a truly radical shift.

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Network Map

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What does the network do?

Keeps the issues front-and-center and moving forward through global and regional calls-to-action

Promotes the bicycle as a solution to some of the most complex urban challenges

Aligns the network (and its cause) to other movements and organizations that are also working to create more liveable cities

What does a Bicycle Mayor do?

Sindile Mavundla, Bicycle Mayor of Cape Town, leads the Active Mobility Forum coalition, comprised of enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about Cape Town a more liveable city for all demographics and vulnerable populations.

The Bicycle Mayor of Bath, Saskia Heijltjes, organised a Kiddical Mass event with over 100 participants, that aimed to inspire its participants, while simultaneously advocating for road safety for children.

Hyderabad’s Bicycle Mayor, Santhana Selvan, organised the first ever BicycleBus in India for children ride to school as a group, creating a safe environment and shared joyful experience of active mobility.

See more of the action and impact that Bicycle Mayors and the Bicycle Mayor Network have here:

NETWORK IMPACT

How does the network support Bicycle Mayors?

Promote the work of Bicycle Mayors through a monthly organisation newsletter, social media, and events

Facilitate Collaboration through online platforms, network-wide calls, a network newsletter, and working Groups

Provide Resources through a resource hub, workshops and trainings, and access to events

Offer Direct Support through regular one-on-one check-ins and making our staff available for questions

Network History

2016 – Elected first Bicycle Mayor in Amsterdam, Anne Luten

2018 – Elected first Junior Bicycle Mayor, Lotta Crok

2020 – Reached 100 Bicycle Mayors

2021 – BYCS India Foundation established

Youth Bicycle Mayor

The Youth Bicycle Mayor’s role is to offer a teenager’s perspective and imagination to the realm of cycling activation, with the goal of making cities fit for all ages. They work alongside the senior Bicycle Mayor of their city to create tangible impact. Currently, there are 5 Youth Bicycle Mayors, who represent cities in the Netherlands, India, and Ireland.

The idea for the Youth Bicycle Mayor originated as part of the election campaign of Amsterdam’s Bicycle Mayor, Katelijne Boerma, who focused on making cycling safe for all children. She helped find students in local schools to lead cycling progress. These students were involved in design competitions and co-creation workshops to develop new solutions for cycling access, leading to the selection of one student as the Youth Bicycle Mayor.

GET TO KNOW MORE

Asia
Agartala, India
Ahmedabad, India
Alappuzha, India
Ankleshwar, India
Bengaluru, India
Bhopal, India
Bhubaneswar, India
Chandigarh, India
Chennai, India
Dehradun, India
Faridkot, India
Gandhinagar, India
Ghaziabad, India
Gondal, India
Gurugram, India
Guwahati, India
Howrah, India
Hyderabad, India
Imphal, India
Indore, India
Jamnagar, India
Kannur, India
Kolkata, India
Kollam, India
Kozhikode, India
Ludhiana, India
Malappuram, India
Meerut Cantt, India
Mira Bhayandar, India
Moradabad, India
Mumbai, India
Nagpur, India
Nambiyoor, India
Navi Mumbai, India
Navsari, India
New Delhi, India
New Panvel, India
Palakkad, India
Pimpri-Chinchwad, India
Pune, India
Rajkot, India
Ranchi, India
Salem, India
Silvassa, India
Sonipat, India
Thane, India
Tirunelveli, India
Tumkur, India
Vadodara, India
Valsad, India
Vapi, India
Tehran, Iran
Tripoli, Lebanon
Kathmandu, Nepal

Europe
Duress, Albania
Tirana, Albania
Sofia, Bulgaria
Nicosia, Cyprus
Tallinn, Estonia
Mulhouse, France
Cologne, Germany
Munich, Germany
Witten, Germany
Tbilisi, Georgia
Athens, Greece
Loutraki, Greece
Dublin, Ireland
Florence, Italy
Milan, Italy
Napoli, Italy
Rome, Italy
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Hague, Netherlands
Utrecht, Netherlands
Zwolle, Netherlands
Barreiro, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal
Porto, Portugal
Bucharest, Romania
Bratislava, Slovakia
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Barcelona, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Ankara, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Zonguldak, Turkey
Kyiv, Ukraine
Bath, United Kingdom
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Cumbria, United Kingdom
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Inverness, United Kingdom
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Stroud, United Kingdom
Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Oceania
Wollongong, Australia

“They role model good behaviour, identify solutions to local needs and bring together cycling organisations, residents, businesses and governments to make change happen.”

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