European community for mobility management

Vienna and Adelaide will host the world’s most important cycling planning conference, after being selected by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF). The two cities were selected because of their commitment to cycling and their capacity to host an international conference. Vienna will host the 2013 edition while Adelaide will be home to Velo-city global 2014.

Photo: Everyday cyclists during Velo-city Global 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Credits: Copenhagenize

“Having visited all shortlisted cities, among them too Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Nantes (France) and the BrabantStad Region (the Netherlands), it’s been a really tough choice” says Bernhard Ensink, Velo-city conference Series Director and ECF Secretary General. Ensink adds: “All five cities had strategies on how to improve the conditions for cyclists. At the end of every site visit, I wanted to organize a conference in each and every one of them” Vienna sees 6% of all trips done by bicycle while Adelaide has an estimated 1-2% of trips on two wheels. Both cities have ambitious strategies in place to boost cycling numbers. ECF expects more than 1000 global cycling experts including top politicians, urban planners, transport ministers, transportation experts and cycling specialists to attend each conference.

The next Velo-city Global conference will be held in Vancouver (Canada) in 2012, June 26-29.

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