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 to take priority and cycling improvements target mainly adults without children.
For cycling to become the norm for all children, we need both human and financial resources. With these cities and civil society organisations should ensure that every child can ride in a safe and comfortable environment, has access to cycles, develops adequate skills, and sees cycling as part of their culture.
By signing, you are supporting the International Children’s Cycling Manifesto and standing with us in the movement to make cycling an essential part of children’s lives worldwide.
Sign the Manifesto Here“I was a guest at the Hero daycare center in Schalkwijk, Haarlem. With the START program, the youngest children learn to cycle with active involvement from their parents. Encouraging cycling in young children is very important.
That’s why I signed the International Children’s Cycling Manifesto, as the first Commissioner of the King in the Netherlands to do so.
Cycling is so much more than just moving from A to B. Those who cycle stay fitter, healthier, and feel better. And if more cycling takes place in every neighborhood and city, it benefits everyone.”
– Arthur Van Dijk, Commissionaire of the King in the Netherlands
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