UCI hosts the UCI Mobility & Bike City Forum

The INTERACT Test Group member Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has hosted in collaboration with Glasgow Life and the University of Strathclyde the fourth edition of the UCI Mobility and Bike City Forum. The event took place at the end of October and attracted some 110 participants including cycling leaders, advocates, mobility experts, and many more.

The Forum speakers included different representatives from: the Institute of Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP), Edinburgh City Council, Bike Auckland, the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF), Loughborough University London, the Tour of Scandinavia, CONEBI, the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Shimano Europe, Nextbike UK, the Scottish Government, Outride, Qhubeka, Women on Wheels, the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, as well as the professional rider Alex Dowsett.

Key messages from the forum included:

• Sport has the power to enable cities to reinvent themselves and encourage social change
• Political will and multi-sectorial partnerships play an important part in strengthening cycling
• Sustained investment in cycling and active travel is necessary, as is their recognition as solutions when it comes to climate change
• Academic research has the potential to strengthen the promotion of cycling

See here the highlights from the 2022 UCI Mobility and Bike City Forum:

The Forum in Glasgow leads up to the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships (3-13 August 2023) in Glasgow alongside other regions across Scotland.