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...
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...
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...
The construction of new bike lanes generates a knock-on effect that increases the number of citizens who use bicycles not only on the streets where these bike lanes are but throughout the city. This is one of the main conclusions of a recently published study on...
The demand for accessible products and services in the United States and Canada is already high, and the number of citizens with disabilities or functional limitations who need them is set to grow significantly with the progressive aging of the population. In an...
In the old neighborhoods of many cities the sidewalks are very narrow, and their extension is either not possible or is part of an integral urban renewal of the place. In other cases, the narrowing of the sidewalk may be due, for example, to the construction or...
The lockdown linked to the Covid-19 crisis led to a significant drop in people’s trips around the city. To seize the opportunity to experiment with another vision of urban planning and make more space available for active modes of transport, Cerema (French Center for...
The bike lane of Plaza de Tetuán was built in 2013 and serves the crossing of two key arteries of the Catalan capital, the Gran Vía de las Cortes Catalanas and the emblematic Paseo de San Juan. This bike lane has been recently renewed and in the renovation works, the...
The health crisis caused by COVID-19 is forcing administrations around the world to make drastic changes in mobility in cities. The new criteria of social distancing to reduce the risk of contagion force the search for options so that those who have to move every day...
The COVID-19 emergency has disrupted our daily life in many ways. However, one thing will remain unchanged: ZICLA’s commitment to building a cycling culture in the US. During this emergency, cities across the country are experiencing an increase in biking due to...
