Perspectives

Mona Khatib, Communications and Marketing Manager at BYCS, aims to bridge communities through strategic campaigns that highlight cycling’s transformative power. Her work highlights global connectivity and empowers individuals to advocate for sustainable urban mobility. __

Sarah Mitchell is the Chief Executive of Cycling UK. With a background in working for social justice organizations, Sarah believes in the power of storytelling and positive framing to shift the narrative around cycling and

Cyprine Odada is an urban planner and the Executive Director of Critical Mass Nairobi, a cycling movement in Nairobi, Kenya. With a passion for cycling and advocating for sustainable transportation, Cyprine has been instrumental in

Filip Watteeuw is a senior deputy mayor in the city of Ghent, Belgium. He is responsible for Mobility, Public Space, and Urban Planning. Filip has been a leading political figure in Belgium and Europe, known

The bicycle is a tool that BYCS believes has the power to alleviate considerable environmental stress by being implemented in a variety of different urban contexts. As an NGO based in Amsterdam, BYCS holds considerable

Mariana Salvador era la Alcaldía de la Bicicleta de Santa Fe-Argentina. Es abogada, especializada en derecho ambiental, cambio climático y ciclismo urbano por la Cycling Embassy y la Universidad de Aalborg- Dinamarca. ¿Podrías hablarnos de

Natheer Halawani is the Bicycle Mayor of Tripoli, Lebanon. An engineer by education, he also has a Master’s in Business Administration and has been running his own businesses for the last seven years, including a

Emily Williams has lived in Inverness for 20 years, and recently took the role of Bicycle Mayor. For the last year and a half she has been the CEO of a social enterprise called Velocity

Introduction: Caroline Cerfontaine works at the European Cyclists’ Federation as the Velo-city Director in charge of ECF’s annual flagship event: Velo-city, the world cycling summit. Prior to that, she worked at the International Association of

6 min. read Emmanuel John is a sustainable transport and road safety expert with 24 years of experience in urban transport and traffic safety both at government and NGO levels, holding a multitude of positions

6 min. read Merve Akdag is an experienced architect and urban researcher working on integrating cultural awareness into interdisciplinary urban research, engagement projects, and development of spaces. She is currently working in the Transportation Department

6 min. read Andrea Torres is the Director of Programme Support and Learning at the Bernard van Leer Foundation. With over 20 years of experience managing and implementing social public policies and programmes, and 10

This article was created in collaboration between BYCS and the International Cargo Bike Festival, and was originally posted at cargobikefestival.com 10 min. read In 2020 Valerie Labi co-founded startup Cargo Bikes Africa “to see how

7 min. read Camilo Urbano is a political scientist by training and Master in Urban and Regional Planning by the LSE. He is also the leader of Urban Development at DESPACIO, an NGO and research

7 minutos de lectura Camilo Urbano es politólogo de formación y maestro en Planeación Urbana y Regional por el LSE. También es líder de Desarrollo Urbano en DESPACIO, una ONG y centro de investigaciones con

8 min. read Oleksii Khvorostenko is the Bicycle Mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine, and alongside co-founders Yuliya Belinskaya and Karina Agakhanova, runs CargoCult, e-cargo bike delivery service that since the Corona Pandemic, and now in the

8 min. read Fiona O’Keeffe is the current Head of Operations at Pedal Me, a cargobike delivery company operating in London who are pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a mover in

Incorporating the needs of children into a city’s cycling strategy benefits all users. Facilitating active mobility for this demographic also amplifies the associated benefits because of their more vulnerable nature as well as their significant

15 min. read Marti Frutos Gabioud is Bicycle Mayor of Santa Fe, Argentina. She is also an active member of Pibxs en Bici, a cycling and feminist organisation for the construction of a dissident, open

15 minutos de lectura Marti Frutos Gabioud es Alcaldesa de la Bicicleta de Santa Fe, Argentina. También es miembro activo de Pibxs en Bici, una organización ciclista y feminista para la construcción de un espacio

11 min. read Guest interview and essay with Zahra Bahrami, written by Mohammad Nazarpoor, Bicycle Mayor of Tehran. Currently Iran is politically unstable, and women’s rights are a central issue. Cycling for women, especially in

12 دقیقه بخوانید ایرانِ امروز، در شرایط سیاسی ناپایداری به سر می‌برد؛ شرایطی که «زن بودن» را در مقام پرسش جدی قرار داده است. دوچرخه‌سواری زنان، به‌خصوص در سال‌های اخیر، یکی از چالش‌های سیاسی مناقشه

9 min. read Julienne Chen is the Citizen Engagement and Programme Manager at EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), which is a body of the European Union.

15 min. read Hande Karaca is the Bicycle Mayor of Istanbul and founder of Chain Breaking Women, an initiative with the belief that cycling is an inseparable part of women’s solidarity. In this interview we

9 min. read Jill Warren is the CEO of the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) based in Brussels. They are a member-based organisation, in Europe and beyond, dedicated to promoting cycling as a sustainable and healthy

4 min. read Daniela Abril Gutierrez is Project Coordinator at BYCS, working on gender-oriented projects and contributing with a latinamerican perspective to BYCS’ global programs. This editorial invites broader social reflection through the intersection of

8 min. read Lee Craigie is the Active Nation Commissioner for Scotland, an official representative of walking, cycling and physical activity across the nation. A former professional mountain bike racer and director of the Adventure

6 min. read Sindile Mavundla is the Bicycle Mayor of Cape Town, South Africa. This role compliments his work as a bicycle entrepreneur, in which he runs a series of bike stores in Khayelitsha. It

5 min. read Dr. Amit Samarth is the Bicycle Mayor of Nagpur, the most central city in India. As well as working in public health and now running a sports academy, he completes huge physical

4 min read. James Crossley is BYCS’ Creative and Communication Manager, and is passionate about finding alternative routes into cycling advocacy that make use of popular culture. This editorial touches on some of the opportunities,