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The COVID-19 pandemic has shown cities around the world the need for more resilient and equitable mobility systems. This will be crucial not only to weather the pandemic but also to fight climate change and to address the deepening inequalities in many urban areas worldwide.
The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and the Dutch Cycling Embassy (DCE) are pleased to invite you to Celebrating Cycling Cities, a two-hour event during which representatives from European cities and EU institutions will discuss and share best practices for how to shape more cycle-friendly urban mobility systems.
The event will kick off with perspectives from the EU institutions and the Netherlands before two roundtable sessions will see representatives from European cycling cities share their experiences and best practices. The event will also feature short sessions on the Metropolitan Mobility Podcast, the CIVITAS Handshake project and Velo-city 2021 Lisboa.
The speakers and panelists are:
- Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director-General of DG MOVE and Mission Manager of “100 Climate-Neutral Cities by 2030”
- Simona Berden, Senior Adviser in the Development Projects and Investments Office, Ljubljana
- Caroline Cerfontaine, Director of Velo-city
- Hazel Chu, Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Alessandro Delpiano, Director of Territorial and Sustainable Mobility, Bologna
- Miguel Gaspar, Deputy Mayor of Lisbon for Economy, Innovation, Mobility and Safety
- Giuseppe Grezzi, Deputy Mayor of Valencia for Sustainable Mobility and Public Space
- Piotr Grzelak, Deputy Mayor of Gdańsk
- Mario Gualdi, Managing Director of ISINNOVA
- Sidsel Birk Hjuler, Head of office of the Cycle Superhighways, Capital Region of Denmark, and ECF Board member
- Otso Kivekäs, Chair of the Helsinki City Council
- Geert Kloppenburg, Host of the Metropolitan Mobility Podcast
- Daniel Mes, Member of Cabinet of European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
- Pascal van den Noort, Executive Director of Velo Mondial
- Andreas Schuster, City Councilor of the City of Munich
- Stientje van Veldhoven, Dutch State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management
- Egbert de Vries, Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam
The event will be moderated by Lucas Harms, Managing Director of DCE, and Jill Warren, CEO of ECF, with opening and closing remarks by Henk Swarttouw, President of ECF.
When: Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 3:00-5:00 pm
Where: Online via Zoom
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