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What happens when kids cycle to school together — every day, guided by trained marshals? Safer streets. Healthier children. More connected communities. This is the Bike Bus movement. And on April 29–30, Lisbon will host its biggest gathering yet: the Global Bike Bus Summit 2026. Whether you're a local authority, researcher, school coordinator, or mobility advocate — this is your room.  ✅ 30+ speakers from 9 countries ✅ Workshops, round tables & keynote talks ✅ Join a real Bike Bus ride through Lisbon  Previous editions were held in Barcelona, Frankfurt, and Worcester. Lisbon is next.  🔗 Full programme & tickets: https://lnkd.in/efZyHfJs  #ActiveMobility #SchoolTransport #BikeToSchool #UrbanPlanning #ChildFriendlyCities

El canvi de París és de tot menys casual. La ciutat es marca un horitzó a 10 anys amb una aposta política clara, sostinguda en el temps i amb voluntat de transformar la ciutat. Més ⬇️⬇️

What happens when kids cycle to school together — every day, guided by trained marshals? Safer streets. Healthier children. More connected communities. This is the Bike Bus movement. On April 29–30, Lisbon will host its biggest gathering yet: Bike Bus Summit 2026. Whether you're a local authority, researcher, school coordinator, or mobility advocate — this is your room.  ✅ 30+ speakers from 9 countries ✅ Workshops, round tables & keynote talks ✅ Join a real Bike Bus ride through Lisbon  Previous editions were held in Barcelona, Frankfurt, and Worcester. Lisbon is next.  🔗 Full programme & tickets: https://lnkd.in/efZyHfJs #ActiveMobility #SchoolTransport #BikeToSchool #UrbanPlanning #ChildFriendlyCities #Bikebus #BikebusLisbon #Sustainablemobility

Lisbon: The Comeback of the Bicycle Lisbon is famous for hills, trams, and tiled streets - not bicycles. Yet in recent years, a quiet transformation has been unfolding: the city is relearning how to move. For most of the 20th century, planning prioritized cars. High-speed roads, suburban expansion, and modern infrastructure pushed cycling to the margins. Mirroring global trends, by the early 2000s cycling was almost invisible in commuting statistics and barely considered in mobility policy. But change began from below. Grassroots rides, community workshops, and the first Critical Mass events in 2003 brought cyclists back into public space. Small groups demanded safer streets, recognition, and a different vision of urban life; one centered on people rather than vehicles. As it so often does, policy eventually followed activism. Lisbon introduced cycle ways, green corridors, and in 2017 launched the Gira public bike-share system. During the COVID-19 lock downs, the city accelerated the process by creating new lanes and reclaiming road space under the slogan “A Rua é Sua” (“The Street is Yours”). Today, riders include students, families, migrants delivering food by e-bike, and commuters crossing the city. The bicycle now connects neighborhoods, shortens commutes, and offers an alternative to congestion and rising living costs. Lisbon’s story shows something important: cities don’t change only through master plans. They change when citizens insist on different possibilities and planners begin to listen. Cycling Cities: The Lisbon Experience traces this remarkable journey from marginalization to revival, showing how activism, policy, and culture together reshaped urban mobility. Lisbon demonstrates that sustainable transport transitions are not just technical — they are social. Explore the full chapter to see how a city once defined by cars is becoming a city of people again.

Fix the school run and you fix a lot more than traffic. Surely it is time to put our children before our cars. Here's what the research actually shows about walking and cycling to school. 🏃 Health Children who walk or cycle to school have healthier body weight and cholesterol levels. They also show lower inflammation and healthier waist measurements than those driven to school. Kids who are active early are far more likely to stay active as adults. This reduces their risk of chronic diseases and supports their mental health for life. ❤️ 📚 Education Active travel to school is linked to better academic performance. Children arrive at school more focused, with better attention and working memory. 💪 Independence and confidence Walking and cycling helps children build real independence. Children learn to assess risk, make decisions, and navigate their community on their own. This builds resilience and self-confidence that stays with them for life. 🌟 🚗 Congestion Fewer school-run cars means less traffic for everyone. This makes the morning commute easier for the whole community, not just school families. So what needs to change? We need joined-up policies that make walking and cycling to school the easy, natural and safe choice: School Streets — closing roads around schools at drop-off and pick-up times Walking and cycle buses — supervised group travel that is safe and social Slower speeds — making roads feel safer for children and parents Safer junctions — removing the most dangerous pinch points on school routes Good infrastructure — quality pavements and cycle lanes the whole way to school Getting school travel right is not a small thing. It shapes how healthy, how smart, and how confident our children grow up to be. 🎯

PT 🇵🇹 🚲🌍 YOUTH4MOBILITY | Kick-off em Utrecht A semana passada arrancou oficialmente o YOUTH4MOBILITY (DUT Call Youth4Mobility). A Bicicultura marcou presença com 2 membros da equipa, Paulo Roberto Chakour e Luís Vieira num encontro com parceiros internacionais para definir métodos, calendarização e, sobretudo, como garantir que os/as jovens têm um papel real na transformação da mobilidade nas cidades. EN 🇬🇧 🚲🌍 YOUTH4MOBILITY | Kick-off in Utrecht Last week we officially kicked off YOUTH4MOBILITY (DUT Call Youth4Mobility). Bicicultura was there with two team members, Paulo Roberto Chakour and Luís Vieira joining international partners to align on methods, timeline and—most importantly—how to ensure young people play a real role in shaping mobility in our cities. #YOUTH4MOBILITY #DUT #DrivingUrbanTransitions #ActiveMobility #YouthEngagement #UrbanLivingLabs

🚶🚴#Active #safe mobility can help tackle three challenges at once: physical inactivity, mental ill-health, and the need for healthy, sustainable and environmentally friendly transport. A new WHO/Europe policy brief, developed by #ECEHBonn under the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (#THEPEP), brings together the first overview of review studies and the growing body of evidence on how #walking and #cycling support #mentalhealth across the life course. It also offers evidence-based tips and project examples to guide investments and action on how walking and cycling can: 🔹 Improve mental well-being 🔹 Reduce stress 🔹 Support cognitive health …while contributing to sustainable, low-emission transport systems. With the Vienna Declaration and the Pan-European Master Plans for Cycling and Walking as a backdrop, the brief provides practical guidance for policy-makers and practitioners implementing the #BudapestDeclaration. 💡 The message is clear: investing in safe, active mobility pays off—for mental health, physical health, and sustainability, at all ages. 🔗 Read the brief (also available in German): https://bit.ly/4jQYCgB #EHP #7MCEH #LetsGetMoving #EPW2

"Lisboa, cidade ciclável desde os anos 1890s", 29/Jan/2026, às 18h, Gabinete de Estudos Olisiponenses. Conversa sobre os resultados do projecto de investigação Hi-BicLab   Esta conversa terá como foco o processo colectivo que foi o projecto de investigação Hi-BicLab e um dos seus resultados, o livro Cycling Cities: the Lisbon Experience. Estarão presentes cinco dos seus autores (Bernardo Campos Pereira (Lisboa E-Nova), David Vale (CIAUD, FAUL), Diego Cavalcanti (CIUHCT, NOVA FCT), M. Luísa Sousa (CIUHCT, NOVA FCT) e Patrícia Melo (UECE, ISEG)) e a moderação será feita por Luís Vieira. O livro Cycling Cities: the Lisbon Experience (disponível aqui: (https://lnkd.in/e2VGm5i3) integra a colecção Cycling Cities, editada pela Fundação para a História da Tecnologia (Universidade Técnica de Eindhoven, coord. Ruth Oldenziel), que conta com uma análise histórica e de políticas públicas da utilização da bicicleta em mais de 50 cidades em pelo menos 25 países. https://lnkd.in/ekWRf6Y3

"Lisboa, cidade ciclável desde os anos 1890s", na quinta 29/01 às 18:00, no Gabinete de Estudos Olisiponenses

"Lisboa, cidade ciclável desde os anos 1890s", já na próxima quinta-feira, no Gabinete de Estudos Olisiponenses https://lnkd.in/enPGH6Fr