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Join us at the World Urban Forum 12 Egypt for our panel discussion: “Advancing Caring Cities: Active Mobility for Healthy, Child-Friendly Futures.” 📅 Date: November 5 🕤 15:00 – 16:30 📍 Location: Multipurpose Room 21   🔗 https://lnkd.in/ePyKtfBD In this interactive and diverse session, we will bring together experts in active mobility and human-centred urban design to explore how prioritizing children's needs can lead to healthier, safer, and more inclusive cities. Moderator:   Daniela Abril Gutierrez , BYCS Panelists:   - Rushda Majeed, Van Leer Foundation - Yousra El-Nemr, Tabdeel - Simon Battisti, Qendra Marrëdhënie Cities4Children - The Global Alliance #WUF12 #ActiveMobility #ChildFriendlyCities #CaringCities

🗓 The 5-day countdown starts today! We're excited that our colleague Simon Alvarez Belon will represent BYCS at the Tomorrow. Mobility World Congress in Barcelona from November 5-7, held alongside the Smart City Expo World Congress. This event unites experts and leaders driving the shift towards safer, greener urban mobility. Mark your calendars and connect with Simon to explore how BYCS contributes to this global transition toward sustainable cities! 🚲

We’re looking for a passionate student in the Netherlands to join our team as a Bicycle Mayor Network Intern. 🚲 Are you ready to make a real impact by supporting cycling advocacy and helping to build a global network of Bicycle Mayors? Apply today or share this post to help us find our next team member! #hiring 

Cairo, here we come! 🇪🇬 By announcing our participation at the World Urban Forum 12 Egypt (WUF), we are proudly taking a significant step towards more inclusive, cycle-friendly cities for all. 🚲 Our team members, Maud de Vries, Daniela Abril Gutierrez, and Mona Khatib, will be present, leading discussions, connecting with global experts, and sharing insights on active mobility and urban transformation. Exciting events BYCS is part of: “It Starts with Children - Local Actions for Inclusive Urban Futures” 📅 November 6 | 🕤 15:00-16:30 Led by Save the Children International 🔗 Event Link: https://lnkd.in/eF5q5Hkh “A Win for Climate and Health: Mainstreaming Road Safety in Sustainable Transport Projects” 📅 November 7 | 🕤 15:00-16:30 Led by PATH partner Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and facilitated by Sheila Watson of PATH partner FIA Foundation 🔗 Event Link: https://lnkd.in/eZrXqYg2 Also, don’t miss our session: “Advancing Caring Cities: Active Mobility for Healthy, Child-Friendly Futures” 📅 November 5 | 🕤 15:00-16:30 🔗 Event Link: https://lnkd.in/ePyKtfBD Keep an eye on our page for more details on this session soon. 🌟 #BYCSatWUF #ActiveMobility #UrbanTransformation #WorldUrbanForum #InclusiveCities

Our Bicycle Heroes project was featured on Oost TV! 🚴✨ Together with the Bicycle Mayor of Zwolle, primary school students in Zwolle have been coming up with creative, impactful ideas for making cycling safer, easier, and more enjoyable. Watch the video to meet our Bicycle Heroes and their brilliant ideas!

*Spanish below* Exciting news on the Cycle for Better Health initiative! We’re thrilled to kick off the project in our first city: Bogota, Colombia. 🌱 Together with our global partners Novo Nordisk and Cities for Better Health, and our local implementation partner Fundación Mamacitas en Bici Bici, we've officially launched activities in the Suba and Usaquén neighbourhoods with more than 75 young children enrolled. Our mission? To empower children in vulnerable communities through cycling—boosting their physical activity, health, and overall well being. 🚲 This is just the beginning! Stay tuned as we continue to roll out this initiative across the globe. 🌍 Jo Jewell, Mads Rosenkilde, Saul Cardozo, Julian Polanco Sierra #CycleForBetterHealth #Bogotá #BYCS #CitiesForBetterHealth #NovoNordisk #MamacitasEnBici #YouthCycling #OurCityOurHealth #ActiveCommunities ¡Emocionantes noticias desde Bogotá! Estamos encantados de poner en marcha la iniciativa Pedalea por La Salud (Cycle for Better Health) en nuestra primera ciudad. 🌱 Junto con nuestros socios globales Novo Nordisk y Cities for Better Health, y nuestro socio local de implementación Mamacitas en Bici, hemos lanzado oficialmente actividades en los barrios de Suba y Usaquén con más de 75 inscripciones. ¿Nuestra misión? Empoderar a los niños de comunidades vulnerables a través del ciclismo, aumentando su actividad física, su salud y su bienestar general. 🚲 ¡Y esto es solo el comienzo! Estén muy atentos porque seguiremos desarrollando esta iniciativa en otros lugares en el mundo. 🌍 #CycleForBetterHealth #PedaleaPorLaSalud #Bogotá #BYCS #CitiesForBetterHealth #NovoNordisk #MamacitasEnBici #CiclismoParaLasInfancias #ComunidadesActivas

BYCS is thrilled to be attending the world’s largest gathering of physical activity experts, advocates, and policymakers at #ISPAH2024 in Paris (October 28-31). We’ll showcase our Cycle for Better Health project alongside our partner, Cities for Better Health. 🚴♂️ Attending #ISPAH2024? Let’s connect! Come visit us at booth #1 where our colleague Alex will be. You can also reach out to him at alex@bycs.org. Our project focuses on increasing cycling among children in underserved communities, helping to build healthy physical activity habits that last a lifetime. Working with local partners, we’re co-developing and testing awareness, skills-building, and access initiatives to make cycling an integral part of children’s lives. Currently, we’re piloting the project in Bogotá and Bratislava, with a third city to be confirmed soon! 🌱 Learn more about Cycle for Better Health: https://lnkd.in/eCkb5xnv A big thank you to our partner Cities for Better Health for supporting this project: https://lnkd.in/dSdn5eVD #CycleForBetterHealth #ISPAH2024 #UrbanHealth #CyclingForChange Novo Nordisk, Jo Jewell, Mads Rosenkilde, Mette Bauditz, ISPAH - The International Society for Physical Activity and Health

Thank you for your efforts in highlighting our cycling work in India! 🚲 BYCS India Foundation

Exciting news from Haarlem! ✍ Last Friday, we had the honour of joining Commissioner of the King, Arthur Van Dijk, and Haarlem’s Deputy Mayor for Youth, Education, Mobility, and Local Democracy, Bas van Leeuwen, to officially sign the Children’s Cycling Manifesto. At Buurthuis De Ringvaart, we engaged in an inspiring discussion about how to revitalize cycling culture by encouraging children and their families to get back on their bikes. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to advancing this important dialogue for a more sustainable, bike-friendly future! Read the Children’s Cycling Manifesto here: https://lnkd.in/exuv6mfZ #ChildrensCycling #ActiveMobility

Ready to help shape the next generation of cyclists? On October 15th, we’re hosting an engaging, hands-on session in Amsterdam to tackle the barriers that keep young kids (and their parents) from getting on bikes early.  📧 Send an email to Maud de Vries at maud@bycs.org to sign up.