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BYCS Annual Report 2023

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

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International Children’s Cycling Manifesto

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

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BYCS Annual Report 2022

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

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A Year of Heroes

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

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An End of Year Letter from our CEO

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

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BYCS Annual Report 2021

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

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COP26: Centring Cycling in the Climate Discussion

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

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The Inherent Resistance of Cycling

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

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Celebrating International Women’s Day

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”

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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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