Velo-city

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Velo-city conference
Velo-city-logo-colour.png
GenreCycle planning conference
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated1980 (Bremen, West Germany)
Previous event Velo-city 2024 Ghent
Next event Velo-city 2025 Gdańsk
Organised by European Cyclists' Federation
Website www.velo-city-conference.com

Velo-city is a conference series of cycle planning conferences that started in 1980 in Bremen, where advocates, cities, decision makers, academics, researchers and industry leaders meet to shape the future of cycling.

Contents

As annual flagship event of the European Cyclists’ Federation, Velo-city plays a valuable part in promoting cycling as a sustainable and healthy means of transport for all. [1]

Hosted in a different city every year, the conference offers a knowledge-exchange and policy-transfer platform through its programme to more than 1600 Velo-citizens from over 60 countries [2] involved in the policy, promotion of cycling, active mobility and sustainable urban development. In addition, the conference exhibition showcases the latest innovations for a better cycling experience. Answering the growing demand for expertise in cycling from cities, ECF has decided to hold an annual Velo-city conference in 2010. [3]

Selection process

The European Cyclists’ Federation conducts international bidding processes, encouraging cities committed to sustainable and active mobility to apply for future conferences. [4] After a period when public and local authorities are allowed to bid, ECF Board is in charge of assessing the proposals of cities for the title according to criteria specified in candidacy.

Every year, a host city is chosen for the edition coming in a three years time. [5]

History

The German entrepreneur and cycling advocate Manfred Neun speaks at Velo-city in 2009 Manfred Speaking in Brussels.jpg
The German entrepreneur and cycling advocate Manfred Neun speaks at Velo-city in 2009

Hosted in a different city every year, the conference offers a knowledge-exchange and policy-transfer platform through its programme to more than 1600 Velo-citizens from over 60 countries [6] involved in the policy, promotion of cycling, active mobility and sustainable urban development. In addition, the conference exhibition showcases the latest innovations for a better cycling experience.

Answering the growing demand for expertise in cycling from cities, ECF has decided to hold an annual Velo-city conference in 2010. [7]

List of host cities

Velo-city editions have been held in these locations with the following themes:

YearCityCountryTheme
1980 Bremen Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
1984 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
1987 Groningen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Planning for the urban cyclist
1989 Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark How to make people use the bicycle
1991 Milan Flag of Italy.svg Italy The bicycle: improving mobility and the environment in our cities
1992 Montreal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
1993 Nottingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
1995 Basel Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland The bicycle, symbol of sustainable transport
1996 Fremantle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
1997 Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain
1999 Graz
Maribor [8]
Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
2000 Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
2001 Edinburgh
Glasgow [9]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Partnership for Change
2003 Paris [10] Flag of France.svg France The bicycle as an essential tool for winning the city back
2005 Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Delivering the vision
2007 Munich [11] Flag of Germany.svg Germany From vision to reality
2009 Brussels [12] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Re-cycling cities
2010 Copenhagen [13] Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Different Gears, Same Destinations
2011 Seville [14] Flag of Spain.svg Spain The Cycle of Life
2012 Vancouver [15] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Cities in Motion
2013 Vienna [16] Flag of Austria.svg Austria The Sound of Cycling – Urban Cycling Cultures
2014 Adelaide [17] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Celebration of Cycling
2015 Nantes [18] Flag of France.svg France Cycling: Future Maker
2016 Taipei [19] Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Evolution of Cycling
2017 Arnhem and Nijmegen [20] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Freedom of Cycling
2018 Rio de Janeiro [21] Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Access to Life
2019 Dublin [22] Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Cycling for the Ages
2021 Lisbon [23] Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Cycle Diversity
2022 Ljubljana [24] Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Cycling the Change
2023 Leipzig [25] Flag of Germany.svg Germany Leading the Transition
2024 Ghent [26] [27] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Connecting through Cycling
2025 Gdańsk [28] Flag of Poland.svg Poland Energizing Solidarity
2026 Rimini [29] Flag of Italy.svg Italy Delivering the Urban Dream
2027 Ehime Prefecture [30] Flag of Japan.svg Japan
2028 Geneva [31] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland

References

  1. "Velo-city". 24 March 2021.
  2. "Velo-city 2024 Ghent: Tuesday Daily Report". 18 June 2024.
  3. "Velo-city". 24 March 2021.
  4. "Velo-city | FAQ". Velo-city-conference.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. "Velo-city | ECF – European Cyclists' Federation". Ecf.com. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  6. "Velo-city 2024 Ghent: Tuesday Daily Report". 18 June 2024.
  7. "Velo-city". 24 March 2021.
  8. Graz Austria and Maribor conference
  9. Edinburgh and Glasgow conference
  10. Paris conference
  11. Munich conference
  12. Brussels conference
  13. "Copenhagen conference". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
  14. Seville conference
  15. Vancouver conference
  16. Vienna conference
  17. Adelaide conference
  18. Nante conference
  19. Taipei City conference
  20. Arnhem and Nijmegen conference
  21. Rio de Janeiro conference
  22. Dublin conference
  23. Lisboa conference
  24. Ljubljana conference
  25. Leipzig conference
  26. "Velo-city 2024: Ghent wins bid to host the world cycling summit". ECF. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  27. "Call for abstracts".
  28. "Velo-city 2025: Gdańsk to host the world cycling summit". 15 February 2023.
  29. "Velo-city 2026: Rimini wins bid to host the world cycling summit". 30 January 2024.
  30. "Ehime Prefecture wins bid to host Velo-city 2027: A first for Japan!". 30 January 2025.
  31. "Geneva to Host Velo-city 2028 conference: Pushing for cycling Beyond Borders". 17 April 2025.
  1. Velo-city Global 2014
  2. Velo-city Global 2016 – CI/VI
  3. Velo-city Global 2016 – website