As announced in the previous article, the warehouses 2 and 3 at Pier Mauá (Av. Rodrigues Alves) in Rio de Janeiro will be the venue for the next Velo-city conference 2018, which will take place from 12 to 15 June. The entire area, which will host...
This year the world’s biggest urban mobility and bicycle event is moving to Rio in an astonishing venue. The totally renovated area of Porto Maravilha will be the setting for Velo-city 2018. In particular, two spectacular waterfront warehouses...
Velo-city Conference will gather 165 Speakers from 34 countries exploring the fusion of Health, Infrastructure, Technology, Governance and Data discourses through the lens of cycling inclusion in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Velo-city storyline can...
Among the priorities of Velo-city 2018, Rio there is the promotion of shared spaces and the capacity of Living together. The initiative Areas de Lazer (Leisure Areas) is a very good example of how normally congested roads can be converted into a...
Road safety is a major concern in every city around the world and this is why it will be a central theme of the next Velo-city 2018, Rio. The sometimes difficult co-existence of vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians requires shared responses and in-...
One of the sub-themes of Velo-city conference 2018 is Learn to Live. This means making the best use of public spaces and finding the right balance so that cyclists, pedestrians, drivers and all citizens may live in harmony. The “Parada Carioca” (...
The survey ‘Perfil do Ciclista’ (Cyclist profile) conducted in 2015 was the first Brazilian study about the profile of urban cyclists. 5012 cyclists were interviewed in ten Brazilian cities, including São Paulo, Salvador, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro...
Copacabana is a district located in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro and it offers today the opportunity of using a widespread network of bike lanes. It all began in the early 90's with the construction of the Orla bicycle lanes. In the middle of...
It was in 2012, during the pre-election period, that the idea of the Ciclo Rotas Centro (Cycle Routes Center) emerged. This was a gift from civil society to the newly elected mayor of Rio de Janeiro, which aimed at creating a cycle network in the...
The use of bicycles and tricycles to deliver goods and services is fast-growing and it is becoming a trend in Europe and the U.S., generally due to environmental issues and often with the support of public policies.However, in Rio de Janeiro...
The city of Rio de Janeiro began to build its cycling history in the transition period from XIXth to XXth century. In that period the country was experiencing a modernization process, due to the influence of the European lifestyle and, especially,...
During last month’s Velo-city conference in the Netherlands, an unusual event was organised to spread the word about the excellent examples the Dutch set in combined bike and train journeys. Over 20 journalists from around the world...
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