European community for mobility management

Through a multi-city initiative called “ThinkBike Workshops”, Dutch experts will be visiting Canada and the US this year to discuss possibilities for increased bicycle use. The ThinkBike Workshops will bring together Dutch bike experts, local politicians, planners, advocates, engineers and business people to plan and discuss how North American cities can become more bike-friendly.

Teams will survey the cities by bike and discuss how streets, intersections and whole neighborhoods can be improved for optimal bicycle use. Other topics of discussion at the workshops will include bike safety, bike commuting, biking to school, bike parking, bikes and public transport, law enforcement, etc.

Toronto and Chicago are the first cities to host the bike workshops; visits to other American cities (Washington, DC and Miami) are planned for this fall and others will follow in 2011. The Netherlands is very pleased to be part of these workshops, which highlight the long-standing friendship and further strengthens the great relationship between the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands.