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Establishing healthy physical activity habits like cycling during childhood is not just beneficial, it’s essential. Research shows that active children are more likely to maintain a healthy lifestyle into adulthood, reducing risks of obesity and

A cycling culture should start with kids, allowing them to improve their health, social interaction and learning process. However, Latin American cities have some barriers linked to insecure cycling infrastructure, road safety and weak cycling

BYCS is pleased to share our 2023 Annual Report, containing a summary of our projects, programmes, research, technical assistance, and Network activity throughout 2023. We also share our aspirations for 2024, namely continuing to carry

Cycling for transportation provides many benefits for all, including independence, health, happiness, community integration, and economic opportunity. However barriers to cycling, particularly for children, remain prevalent and in some places are growing, as cars continue

Blog para la Semana de la Movilidad y el Día Nacional Sin Auto (25 – 29 Septiembre 2023). Por Daniela Gutierrez, arquitecta y urbanista mexicana, colaborando como gerente de proyectos de investigación y desarrollo en

Mohammad Nazarpoor is a PHD candidate in Urban Planning at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, and an activist promoting cycling, most recently appointed as Bicycle Mayor of the Iranian Capital. In this essay he emphasizes

This editorial was originally published in English by the Africa Network for Walking and Cycling, and can be accessed here. – Seble es cofundadora de Menged Le Sew, el movimiento de calles abiertas de Etiopía,

BYCS is pleased to share our 2022 Annual Report, containing a summary of our projects, programmes, research, consulting work, and Network activity throughout 2022. We also share our aspirations for 2023, namely continuing to carry

Alex Baum, BYCS Programmes & Systems Manager, has been working throughout 2022, with support from EIT Urban Mobility and funding from the European Union, on an important expansion of our flagship children’s cycling stimulation programme

Maud de Vries, Co-Founder and CEO of BYCS, in her end of year letter, reflects on the evolution of BYCS, and the growing movement to promote cycling around the world.  – Dear Friends, In January

Lucas Snaije, Research & Advocacy Manager at BYCS, writes on the Bicycle Architecture Bienale in Lima, and the supporting initiatives and organisations that have made it a success.   This week marks the end of

Valeria Leyva & Daniela Abril Gutierrez, write on what it means for the Bicycle Mayor Network to be recognised by the UN, and how the Network’s impact is grown. In June this year the Bicycle

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,

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

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

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

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

James Crossley (Creative and Communications Manager), and Julien Vincelot (Learning and Partnerships Manager), reflect on the opportunities taken and missed for active mobility at the UN Conference for Climate Change in Glasgow. For a conference

Lucas Snaije, BYCS’ Research and Advocacy Manager, explores cycling’s critical role in the climate crisis. Over 100 world leaders will gather in Glasgow for the COP26 between October 31st and November 12th, alongside around 20,000

Alex Baum, BYCS’ Global Networks Manager, recounts his experience of the return of in-person events for Velo-city 2021, in Lisbon.  Attendees at this year’s Velo-city conference felt something that many have not felt in months

James Crossley, BYCS’ Creative Strategist, explores the changing dynamic of cycling as activism in a world that provides both too much and too little alternative to active mobility. You don’t need to be at a

July 23rd, 2021 Jillian Banfield, Bicycle Mayor of Halifax, Canada, spoke with Melissa and Chris Bruntlett about their new book, Curbing Traffic. She explores the topics of ambiguity in infrastructure, disability, & accessibility in relation

March 8th, 2021 To mark International Women’s Day 2021, we asked women Bicycle Mayors from 12 cities around the world what the UN’s theme “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”

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

Amsterdam, September 22nd, 2020 To mark World Car Free Day 2020, Lucas Snaije discusses the need to change our culture of urban transportation from one rooted in regimes of automobility to one where active mobility

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

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

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

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

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