European Mobility Week 2019

European Mobility Week 2019

The next edition of the European Mobility Week will take place from 16 to 22 September, this year under the theme Safe walking and cycling.

Velo-city: fazer a transição para um novo paradigma

Velo-city: fazer a transição para um novo paradigma

A Velo-city 2019 foi dedicada ao tema “Cycling for the Ages”, com especial enfoque na acessibilidade da bicicleta em termos inter-geracionais, sociais e de género e no papel da bicicleta na transição para um novo modelo económico e societal, mais sustentável e humanizado.

2nd World Cycling Forum: ‘Putting the Bicycle Industry at the Core of Sustainable Development’

2nd World Cycling Forum:  ‘Putting the Bicycle Industry at the Core of Sustainable Development’

The 2nd World Cycling Forum will take place in Rotterdam on the 4th and 5th June 2019. Following the successful first World Cycling Forum held in Porto in 2017, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) in cooperation with Bike Europe will organize the second edition of this International Conference that focuses on the top of the industry. The main theme of the 2019 World Cycling Forum is ‘Putting the Bicycle Industry at the Core of Sustainable Development’.  The Forum will focus on the consequences of climate change and the role that the bicycle industry can play in combating those changes.

Smart Cities Tour 2019

Smart Cities Tour 2019

O programa Smart Cities Tour 2019 pretende apresentar o estado da arte e conhecer os principais desafios e projetos concretos que estão a ser desenvolvidos em Portugal nos municípios, com a participação do território, da academia e das empresas. Tecnologia,

Social Biking challenge

Social Biking challenge

In September 2018, within the scope of the European Mobility Week, the European Commission has launched its Social Biking challenge across Europe. The Social Biking challenge aims to encourage cycling as a social habit. The challenge promotes physical activity, the use of

Bilbao will host the 1st Meeting of Urban Bike in Spain and the Bikefriendly Awards

Bilbao will host the 1st Meeting of Urban Bike in Spain and the Bikefriendly Awards

On 4 and 5 March, Bilbao becames the center of bicycle promotion in the cities, due to the first edition of the Meeting of Urban Bike, organized by the Spanish network of cities for bicycle. The main objective of this first meeting in Bilbao is to encourage and create synergies between public authorities, local start-ups, initiatives and companies linked to cycling mobility, in order to give a definite boost to everyday bicycle use in cities.

Lisbon chosen to organize Velo-city 2021

Lisbon chosen to organize Velo-city 2021

The Portuguese capital has been chosen to organize the conference Velo-City 2021 promoted by the European Cyclists’ Federation, considered the main reference in terms of planning and promotion of cycling as a daily mode of transportation, but also in leisure activities,