Advocacy at Velo-city 2019

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10 Apr, 2019

Velo-city has something for everyone. We decided to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for in our rich programme of seven plenary sessions, over 80 parallel sessions and over 250 speakers.

This article features a variety of sessions which focus on Advocacy.

Let’s bring you up to speed on our recent advocacy events. Our latest one, ‘More Walking and Cycling Please: Growing Active Mobility Through EU Funds’, took place on the April 3rd 2019 and it discussed the place of Active Mobility in the next Funding Period, 2021 – 2027. For more information have look at the press release here. The previous one was on the March 20th 2019 and consisted of the ‘Breakfast Launch of the Making buildings fit for sustainable mobility ECF Parking Report’ where the presentation and discussion of the report took place. For more information have look at the press release here. Moreover, the 2019 European Parliament Elections Campaign has officially been launched, calling on the EU to commit to shifting the paradigm of transport and mobility policies.

'Meet the CEO's - professional advocacy for everyday cyclists'

This session will introduce the civil society organisations’ role in the 21st century, bringing together six CEOs from Europe's leading cyclists' advocacy organisations. What does activism look like in 2019? Will different and stronger organisations lead to better advocacy? How can organisations take active roles in creating better cities and societies? What is our role in the present climate and sustainability debate and how can we participate in making changes? Through this dialogue between six leading professional European lobbyists we hope to cast a light over how everyday cycling activism and lobbying will look like in the next 5-10 years.

Session speakers: Burkhard Stork from ADFC, Saskia Kluit from Fietsersbond (NL), Francesco Baroncini from FIAB (the Italian Federation of Cycling), Klaus Bondam from Cymklistforbundet (Danish Cyclists’ Federation), Mikael Van Eeckhoudt from Fietsersbond (BE), and Morgan Andersson from Norwegian Syklisterne.

‘Explaining and convincing for a better cycling city’

This session looks at examples of how to complete effective cycling advocacy. What is the role of advocacy coalitions in transforming public policy development? What is the impact of various behavioural change approaches to influencing modal shift to cycling? Is there a one of a kind bicycle policy benchmark? What about a bicycle program encouraging the inclusion of cycling policies in cities? How can community groups organise improvements to active travel infrastructure? How can new cycling strategies and coordinated action open doors to new audiences? How can support for cycleways be built to develop infrastructure? Is there an Italian network and cycling evaluation that provides a framework to create cycling-sensitive cities? Are English-speaking countries experiencing a hostile form of bikelash?

Session speakers: Bernardo Pereira from University of Aveiro, Karlene Doherty from Transport Planning & Engineering, Alessandro Tursi from FIAB –the Italian Federation of Cycling-, Twan Van Duivenbooden from Auckland Transport, JP Amaral from União de Ciclistas do Brasil, Elaine Brick from Aecom, Paul Osborne from Systra Ltd, Will Andrews from Cyclist.ie, Emilia Sternberg from Cykelfrämjandet (the Swedish Cycling Advocacy Organisation).

‘Campaigns’

This session showcases examples of running and completing successful cycling campaigns. Which are the most significant events influencing the evolution of cycling infrastructure? Which are the conditions needed for implementing high quality infrastructure? What do successful campaigns promoting year-round cycling through social media look like? How can bike to work programs be incentivised? Can cycling be established as an everyday form of mobility among Viennese citizens aged 19 to 30? How can direct actions be carried out to highlight the issues faced by cyclists? Can being respectful make cycling more attractive and enjoyable for all road users? Has the image of cycling improved over the past 20 years?

Session speakers: Martti Tulenheimo from the Finnish Cyclists' Federation, Sathya Sankaran from Urban Morph, Kathrin Ivancsits from Mobilitätsagentur Wien, Ciarán Ferrie from I BIKE Dublin, Martin Dolleschel from Canton of Basel-Stadt, Sofie Walschap from Bruxelles Mobilité, and Neil Guthrie from Atkins.

‘Inclusive Cycling’

This session will provide examples of how cycling can become more inclusive for all and what this process entails. How can cycle networks in the UK be more inclusive of all types of cyclists? How can more diversity lead to more inclusion in urban mobility? How can kindergarten children in Norway get firsthand experience on the bike? Can the bicycle be a great tool for doing charity in Russia? How do we envision cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands with the changing bicycle family and family of cyclists in mind?

Session speakers: Isabelle Clement from Wheels For Wellbeing, Saskia Kluit from Fietsersbond (NL), Livia Suarez from La Frida Bike, Hans Alexander Mangen from Bydel Grorud, Ildus Yanyshev from the Cycling Union Republic Of Tatarstan.

We look forward to seeing you at Velo-city 2019!

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