BYCS news

11 DECEMBER, 2018

COP24: Bicycle Mayor appointed in Katowice to accelerate climate action

A Bicycle Mayor has been appointed in Katowice, the southern Polish city hosting this year’s UN climate talks, known as COP24. Cycling changemaker Grzegorz Mikrut will help accelerate the city’s transformation, to unlock the massive social and environmental gains that come from increased cycling.

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November 2018

20 Nov

Bicycle Mayors around world call on cities to become ‘fit for children’

Today, on the UN’s Universal Children’s Day, the Global Bicycle Mayor & Leader Network is launching ‘Cities fit for children’, a campaign to accelerate the opportunity for young people to cycle safely in every city around the world, to improve their health.

05 Nov

Nederland werkt aan schonere lucht en transitie naar fiets in steden wereldwijd

Nederland gaat voor schoon, circulair en fietsen, om ons land gezonder te maken. Roald Lapperre, Directeur-generaal Milieu en Internationaal bij het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat, sprak dat commitment onder applaus uit in vijf actiepunten, tijdens de 1e World Health Organisation (WHO) Conferentie over Luchtvervuiling en Gezondheid in Geneve. Het overleg van wereldleiders, IGO’s en NGO’s vond afgelopen week plaats omdat jaarlijks 7 miljoen mensen sterven door ongezonde lucht, ver...

02 Nov

Bicycle Mayors Urge World Leaders to Invest in Cycling at WHO Conference: “we need more human-oriented cities for cleaner air and health”

At the first World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health in Geneva, the Breathe Life campaign around clean air for a healty future got strong commitments from global leaders, governments, IGO’s and NGO’s to change the way we live and work as we do now. “600.000 children around the world die every year, because of air pollution, mostly in developing countries. In London, a 9-year old girl called Ella, lost her life because of asthma. It’s time for change. No m...

October 2018

24 Oct

Bicycle Mayor Summit Leads to New Insights, Partnerships and Opportunities

Amsterdam based social enterprise BYCS organised a summit of the international Bicycle Mayors from 8 to 14 october in Mexico City. The six day event brought the changemakers together to discuss challenges, share solutions and identify ways to radically accelerate city transformation through cycling. The event was fruitful and included a visit to the Dutch embassy in Mexico; a treasure hunt exercise that led to valuable insights on city problem solving, and the signing of a Memorandum of Under...

08 Oct

Bedrijvencampagne ‘Go Cycling’ van start: vaker fietsen om burnout te voorkomen

Op de Amsterdamse Zuidas gaat vandaag een nieuwe campagne van start genaamd 'Go Cycling', die vaker fietsen, een goede mentale gezondheid en zakelijk succes met elkaar verbindt.

Campaign calls on businesses to ‘Go Cycling’ for mental health

A new campaign called Go Cycling, connecting cycling with good mental health and business success, is launching today in Amsterdam’s international business district, Zuidas. The campaign will run initially from 8 - 12 October to coincide with World Mental Health Day taking place on Wednesday 10 October.

July 2018

25 Jul

Cities urged to adopt Bicycle Mayors to accelerate progress

With ‘Bicycle Mayors’ now active on every continent, tackling everything from air pollution to social mobility, a new campaign calls on cities to join the growing global change network.

19 Jul

World’s first Junior Bicycle Mayor elected in Amsterdam

Lotta Crock, the world's first Junior Bicycle Mayor, will work to make cycling safer, better and more fun for kids in Amsterdam.

ABOUT BYCS

BYCS sees a world where 50% of all city trips are by bicycle by 2030. We call this global vision 50by30. This ambitious goal demands the brightest ideas and the most determined action. We believe it will lead to fundamentally healthier, happier and more prosperous cities.

BYCS acts as a catalyst for breakthrough solutions around cycling. We create and accelerate ideas, and we kick start collaborations. We're pursuing our bold 50by30 goal by launching innovative programs that can scale and engage people globally.

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