Vision Zero is an international road traffic safety project that aims to achieve no fatalities or serious injuries involving road traffic. It started in Sweden and was approved by the Swedish parliament in October 1997. Since then, hundreds of cities in many countries...
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The success of a new bike lane encourages the construction of new ones.
In 2016, the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) began a project called Bicivia, a network of metropolitan bike lanes designed to connect the metropolitan area from north to south and west to east in a fast, safe, direct way. The stretch between Esplugues de...
More and safer bike lanes mean more cyclists.
Nowadays there is a widespread consensus on the importance of a transition towards more sustainable means of transport such as the bicycle. That is why many big cities are investing in different projects and initiatives to promote the use of the bike. It has been...
What is the effect of bike lanes on the local economy?
Riding a bike is highly beneficial for our health, the environment, the economy, and other things. Some people are skeptical of the economic benefits of constructing a bike lane. Traders based in the street where the bike lane will be constructed are the most critical...
The Zipper® system by ZICLA has been recognized as a Good Practice by the Design for All Foundation.
The Design for All Foundation has recognized our Zipper® system as a Good Practice. The Zipper ® system has been conceived as urban equipment that improves the safety of the cyclists when the bike lane is located on the road. The units of the Zipper system are...
5 amaizing ways in which cycling is beneficial for our wellbeing.
Summer holidays are about to arrive and with them people use to choose the bicycle to move around the city of the place they live in during this period. But this does not mean that the bicycle is only practical for summer, on the contrary, it is a very good option for...
ZICLA’s Zebra® separators are part of the landscape of Barcelona.
Barcelona is the city where we have installed more Zebra® separators since we began manufacturing them. Both, ZICLA and Zebra® separators were born in Barcelona, and it has been the first big city to include this product massively in its bike lane network. In fact, if...
The folding bicycles a key tool for the sustainable mobility.
Each day there are more cities investing money and space to improve the bike lane networks in order to offer a more sustainable mobility to its citizens. Barcelona is one of these cities; in fact, almost every inhabitant is able to find a protected bike lane,...
Why reflective clothing is important for cyclists.
Reflective clothing is important for cyclists because is the way to protect themselves riding in cities or on the road. One of the biggest problems that cyclists face is being 'invisible' to the driver's eye, particularly at night. Though you are four times more...
Which cities have 24 hours public transport?
At ZICLA we have been working since our beginnings to turn cities into safer and more welcoming places for people. Because of the continual acceleration of the population growth, studies reveal that by 2050, 70% of the population will live in cities. And the human...









