Perspectives

8 min read. Lucas Snaije, & Daniela Abril Gutierrez, are the co-authors of the report “School Streets to Shape Child Friendly Cities“, highlighted in this editorial. The sound of children playing is universal. Whether in

8 min. read Leo Rogers is not your typical cyclist, despite wearing lycra and competing in races. By day he works as the supervisor of the Specialized Experience Centre in Costa Mesa California, but by

10 min. read If you are in Latin America, you may have already come across a reel or a tiktok cycling song from Laura Carolina Pava García who, at 27, has used her skills as

8 min read. James Crossley is the Creative & Communications Manager at BYCS.   Cycling is increasingly hailed as one solution to many issues our cities are facing, including pollution, struggling economies and inequitable access

10 min. de lectura Si estas en Latino America, tal vez ya te habrás encontrado con algún reel o tiktok de una rola en bici. Laura Carolina Pava García, a sus 27 años, ha utilizado

12 min. read Mallika Arya is a Senior Campaigner at Purpose. Based in Delhi she has been working on Bengaluru Moving, a Bangalore specific project for the last two years. She now leads the sustainable

3 min read. Lucas Snaije is the Content & Communications Manager for BYCS and the Editor of BYCS Perspectives.  According to the World Bank and the WHO, over 1 billion people globally are living with

9 min. read Dr. Kay Inckle is the Campaigns and Policy Manager at Wheels for Wellbeing. Previously, Kay worked in the social/voluntary sector with psychiatric service-users. She holds a PhD and a post-doc exploring self-harm

8 min. read Dr. Elizabeth Guffey is Professor of Art and Design History and head of the MA Program in Art History at the State University of New York, Purchase College. Elizabeth is the author

8 min. read Jillian Banfield is the Bicycle Mayor of Halifax, Canada. She holds a PhD in Social Psychology, and has been a board member of the Halifax Cycling Coalition, as well as a member

11 min. read Quemuel Arroyo is the first Chief Accessibility Officer at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York State. Prior to joining the MTA, Arroyo served as Interim President and Global Head of

3 min read. Lucas Snaije is the Content & Communications Manager for BYCS and the Editor of BYCS Perspectives.  One only has to see footage of cycling protests in Santiago or New York City to

6 min. read Marcela Espíndola is a feminist militant and urban cycling advocate. In 2020, Marcela was appointed as Buenos Aires’ first Bicycle Mayor. How did you get involved in activism and how do you

9 min. read Elena Haddad & Zeina Hawa are co-founders of The Chain Effect, a non profit promoting the bicycle in Beirut as a sustainable and convenient form of urban mobility and facilitating its use 

11 min. read Paola Castañeda is PhD student at the Transport Studies Unit of the University of Oxford, researching activist practises in relation to mobility in Latin America. She completed an MPhil in Geography and

8 min. read Peter Kerre is a DJ, activist, community organiser, cybersecurity expert, and co-founder Safewalks NYC and Street Riders NYC, the movement that led 10 000 cyclists on a BLM protest through the streets

4 min. read Rosa Shirm is the Content & Communications Intern for BYCS. Urban dwellers around the world have experienced new daily sensory experiences during the ebb and flow of lockdowns: the absence of the

6 min. read Sathya Sankaran is the Bicycle Mayor of Bengaluru. He has over ten years of experience in civic activism and mobility interventions, and plays an active role in driving forward the sustainable vision

9 min. read Sophia Schuff is a transdisciplinary project manager and urban anthropologist based in Gehl’s Copenhagen studio, who specialises in integrating ethnographic research methods, urban design and engagement facilitation skillsets to further the impact

10 min. read Romel Pascual is Executive Director at CicLAvia, the largest open streets event in North America. He is an urban planner with a long history of championing environmental causes and social justice issues. 

6 min. read Professor Xavier Bigard is the Medical Director for the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Bigard is an internationally renowned professor of sports medicine. He has written several books and contributed to eminent scientific

3 min. read Lucas Snaije is the Content & Communications Manager for BYCS and the editor of BYCS Perspectives. In March, many countries reached the symbolic one year mark since first lockdowns began. The progressive build-up

9 min. read Ione Avila-Palencia is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Drexel University Urban Health Collaborative, working with the SALURBAL project. She previously worked at ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health on the EU

9 min. read Isabella Burczak is the Advocacy & Development Manager for the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world governing body for cycling. She is responsible for the UCI’s initiatives and partnerships with regard to

9 min. read Former rugby player and devoted cyclist, Francesco Iacorossi has been working as a project manager at Roma Servizi per la Mobilita since 2009 within EU funded projects mainly in the field of

9 min. read Katelijne Boerma is the second Bicycle Mayor of Amsterdam since 2017, focusing on bicycle fun and safety for kids, stimulating cycling in different communities, and creating ‘bike decency’ among Amsterdam cyclists. She

4 min. read Alex Baum is the Global Networks Manager at BYCS. His research on traffic noise has been published in the American Planning Association’s 2020 State of Transportation Planning journal.  Screeching wheels, blaring horns,

8 min. read Kate Wagner is an architectural critic and columnist at New Republic. She is the creator McMansionHell, a viral blog that roasts the world’s ugliest houses. In addition to writing about architecture, Kate

6 min. read Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako is a 4th year medical student at the Yale School of Medicine, and a visiting fellow in the Center for Emergency Care and Policy Research at the University

9 min. read Catherine Guastavino is an Associate Professor at McGill University, where she holds a William Dawson Research Chair, and Principal Investigator at the Sounds in the City partnership.  Her research interests include soundscape,