This leading international cycle conference takes place annually, bringing together over 1,200 international experts over four days to give presentations, excursions and to provide a basis for networking within the best and most climate friendly transport sector. This year’s event is closer than it has been for a long time. In 2013, the conference took place in Vienna, and this year it is in Slovenia’s capital city Ljubljana. We are also taking part and contributing many presentations. As Cycle Competence Austria, we are providing our conference stand the ‘Austrian Parklet’ as a networking point at the conference of the European Federation of Cyclists, in cooperation with Klimaaktiv Mobil, an initiative of the Ministry for Climate Protection. There will be on-site headphone translations of the conference content both into English and German, the latter of which will also be provided by the Ministry for Climate Protection. You can find the programme online here. Vello, one of our Cycle Competence members, will be offering one of their folding bikes as the main prize of the conference’s scavenger hunt, a particular highlight! One of the other main features of our stand will be the GLEAM Multi-Use Bike!

Velo-City Conference Ljubljana: 14th to 17th of June 2022

Experts from leading cycling countries such as The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, many of whom are Cycle Competence members, as well as participants from many other regions will focus on the following topics:

• Rethinking urban space
• Focus on citizens, stakeholders and community
• Policies for more cycling
• Green tourism, green economy
• Urban mobility innovation

The programme themes span a range of issues, from the current cycle-friendly design of roads, public spaces and urban centres to the various political measures needed to achieve this increase in cycling, to motivational marketing campaigns and ecological tourism. From a communal stand point, many of the topics which are up for discussion are also directly relevant to the Austrian goals of making communities more cycle-friendly. The programme also includes highlights such as a bike parade and a welcome dinner!

The programme from an Austrian point of view:

In order to provide a clear overview of all the events which presenters from Austria are involved in, our ‘Austrian Parklet’ stand (stand number 42) will provide information over all 4 days.

Day 1 – Tuesday the 14th of June

13:30 Meet the Austrain Cycling Pioneers – Cycle Competence stand Nr. 42
14:30: Kids on bikes – Vienna Mobility Agency
16:00: Policies for more cycling – BMK
17:30 Welcome reception

Day 2 – Wednesday the 15th of June

11:00: Local strategies – Stadt Wien
11:00: Perceptions of cycling – BOKU Wien
14:30: Cycling to school – Vienna Mobility Agency
14:30 Cargo bikes – Stadt Graz, Die Radvokaten
14:30 Meet the Cycling Embassies – Cycle Competence Austria
15:30 Austrian Craft Beer at the Austrian Parklet – Cycle Competence Austria stand Nr. 42
17:30 Bicycle Knowledge Network Meeting – Cycle Competence Austria stand Nr. 42
19:00 Bike parade

Day 3 – Thursday the 16th of June

11:00: Funding – con.sens mobilitätsdesign
12:15: National strategies – BMK
20:00: Dinner party

Day 4 – Friday the 17th of June

9:00: Austrian expertise – Cycle Competence Austria with con.sens mobilitätsdesign, University of Salzburg Z_GIS and Bike Citizens
9:00: Climate neutrality – con.sens mobilitätsdesign
11:45: Final plenary – Who wins the Cycle Competence VELLO?

Creative competition for Austrian bike pioneers

In order that as many Austrian communities and initiatives as possible can benefit from the hive-mind of the World Cycle Conference and use its knowledge for further development, we ran a creative competition together with klimaaktiv mobil. The main prizes were tickets to the conference itself. The best concept entries will be presented by Cycle Competence Austria at the ‘Austrian Parklet’ stand on Tuesday the 14th of June between 13:30 – 14:30 at a networking event.