From September 7-10, the cities of Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville will host the 2022 NACTO Designing Cities conference. This is the tenth conference of its kind, bringing together nearly 1,000 officials, planners, and practitioners to improve the state of...
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Enjoy your vacation on your bike. Beyond safe cycling infrastructure.
Many people take advantage of the summer vacation to visit new cities and discover new places in the world. This involves a mass movement of people, often related to increased transport emissions. Motorized transportation methods are not the only ones that allow us to...
ZICLA’s experience at the 2022 Velo-City conference.
From 14th to 17th of June, the City of Ljubljana (Slovenia) hosted the 2022 Velo-City conference with the slogan “Cycling the Change”. The event was organized by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and the City of Ljubljana. It was a week full of knowledge...
ZICLA around the World: Installation of five Vectorial® system platforms in Wellington, New Zealand.
The Vectorial® system platforms have arrived in Oceania for the first time. In December 2021, the city of Wellington got in touch with us because a massive 147-kilometer network of cycleways is planned for Wellington over the next decade (just 23 km existed in...
ZICLA will sponsor and attend the 2022 Velo-City conference in Ljubljana (Slovenia).
From the June 14th to 17th, Ljubljana (Slovenia) will host the 2022 Velo-City conference with the slogan “Cycling the Change”. This year the event is organized by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) and the City of Ljubljana. Velo-City Conference. Velo-City, the...
ZICLA’s experience on the 23rd annual National Bike Summit held in Washington DC.
Overall, the National Bike Summit has been a success and an opportunity for ZICLA specifically to be physically present in such a relevant event regarding cycling. We have had a great chance to meet many of the people who we only know through our computer screen. What...
The gender gap in bike lane use in Barcelona.
The BACC recently published a study aimed at analyzing the use of bike lanes in the city of Barcelona. The study recorded the data at nine bike lane locations in the city, morning and evening, in two rush-hour time slots. Its findings regarding women's use of the...
ZICLA will be attending and sponsoring the National Bike Summit 2022.
Under the theme “Choosing Our Future”, from March 27th to 30th Washington DC will be hosting the yearly National Bike Summit. As the Bike League, the organizers of the event stated: “as 2021 has presented individuals and institutions with a host of...
Accessibility in cities and the Access City Awards.
People with disabilities face physical barriers and behaviors that hinder their full inclusion in society. The number of people with disabilities grows as the population ages. In Europe, society is essentially urban, with four out of five citizens living in towns and...
What makes a cycle track attractive to cyclists?
In recent years, the length and quality of cycle tracks has grown around the world. Cities try to reduce the presence of motor vehicles on their streets while promoting the use of bicycles. This has led to the construction of new cycle tracks that attract more...









