Urban Cycling Institute
Urban Cycling Institute, Lines On a Map, Dylan Power, Louise Raclet, Michela Grasso, Marina Gentil, Joyce David, Seren Rayment, Erik van Marissing, Ingrid Sant, Maya Borean, Bram Vandeninden, Sasha FunkWe bridge research and practice to shift from car-centric planning to cycling for healthy and just environments!
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Mobility is Politics
Recently, I have been re-reading The Diary of Anne Frank. As an Amsterdam resident, I saw this book as a starting point to better understand the city’s history during WW2. While scrolling through the pages, often during my morning commute o...
Stealing Cars: Property, Automobility, and the Colonial Crisis of Car Culture
This essay by historian John Munro inaugurates our new section Long Ride, which will consist of long-form articles, essays and opinion pieces covering a topic extensively. Sit back and relax with a cup of (iced) tea, or use the “listen” fun...
Fatbikes: Solution or Nuisance?
The new ban on fatbikes in Vondelpark coming into effect in May is the latest example of policies which will fail to have the desired impact of improving safety and inclusive mobility. We suggest alternative policy options which approach th...
What We Spoke About This Month
In this newsletter:
You can still register for CRBAM 2026 in Ghent
Registrations open for the Women in Cycling International Leadership Masterclass in Paris
In Helsinki, we led a workshop on inclusive design and mobility
That’s a wr...
Re-establishing Priorities on Two Wheels
Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transportation in Ghent. Photo credits: Ghent Tram, by Simon Q/CC BY-NC 2.0.
How long does it take for a city to renew its approach to sustainable mobility? Ghent’s short answer: a weekend – after years of...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
We bridge research and practice to shift from car-centric planning to cycling for healthy and just environments!
Travel Writing // Bikepacking Routes // Cycling advocacy
Senior Researcher at Urban Cycling Institute.
Everyone, with their own abilities, can contribute to sustainable transitions. With a background in sustainability and urbanism, I bridge research and practice to create "softer" and inclusive urban mobility experiences.
Any story is worth telling. Founder of Spaghettipolitics, author of "Il futuro non può aspettare" journalist, researcher
Passionate about active mobility and its links to social inequality, I draw on urbanist feminism to advocate for more inclusive cities. Through activism, volunteering, and research, I work to promote accessibility and social justice in urban spaces.
Joyce David is a PhD researcher at Ghent University (Chair of Cycling, Department of Geography). Her work focuses on children’s mobility, independent cycling and child-friendly urban environments.
Urban geographer
Combining interdisciplinary research and multimedia storytelling, I explore the interplay of identity, landscape, and power at the local scale—with a focus on advancing more equitable and resilient urban futures.
Urban Studies graduate with interests in alternative tenure, grassroots urban planning, and sustainable mobility.
Postdoctoral Researcher Health Sciences; Scientist focused on environmental health research
American living her (best yet) life in Amsterdam. Parenting by bakfiets. Fan of trains and trams. Strongly in favor of human-powered mobility and human-generated art and writing.
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