With more than 500 kilometers of safe bike lanes, cycling is the fastest growing transportation mode in Vancouver. Some of the bike lanes are known for their scenic beauty and attractiveness, such as…
On the 1st and 2nd of July, Qucit took part in the 21st congress of the French Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB), which was held in Montpellier. Each year, FUB invites all the players of the French cycling ecosystem to meet at its annual congress around a theme. This year: "Cycling: a new era?”.
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Capital of Flanders, Lille is a city rich in architecture and heritage that can be discovered by bike! The European Metropolis of Lille wishes to promote…
“This time has shown us the potential cycling that has to change our cities and our lives” said Jill Warren of the Brussels-based European Cycling Federation. 2020 has seen a significant increase in the number of private bicycles on the streets, but also in the use of self-service bicycles. To keep these systems in perfect working order, the maintenance and upkeep of these fleets is crucial. However, this central aspect of the bike-sharing sector is often unknown.
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Rennes is the third most popular city for cyclists in France. Brittany's largest city already has almost 232 km of cycle paths and it doesn't intend to stop there! Indeed…
“2021 is going to be an important year where these emerging behaviors consolidate and mechanical and electric bikes become an essential mode of transportation in the urban mobility mix”.
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Reducing the carbon footprint of human activities has been at the heart of society's concerns for several years. Mobility is a fundamental pillar of the economy and accounts for a significant proportion of greenhouse gas emissions. Moving towards sustainable, carbon-neutral mobility is becoming urgent. But what kind of mobility are we talking about? What levers can be activated to achieve this objective?
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Tartu is the second most important city in Estonia after the capital Tallinn. The city is considered as the cultural and intellectual capital of the country. In recent years, many cycle paths…
Described as the "pearl of Aquitaine", Bordeaux is a metropolis crossed by the Garonne River where it is good to cycle. With more than 1400 kilometres of cycle paths…
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Following the first lockdown, one in three French people living in a big city want to change his or her place of residence. A closer proximity to nature, a more authentic living environment or a calmer pace of life are all reasons that push the French to turn to medium-sized cities or even small towns. However, these peri-urban and rural areas are often stuck with limited access to digital technology, which can slow down their demographic development.
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At Qucit, we have been working for more than five years to improve bike sharing systems. We have written extensively about bike share systems (from the different modes of use in cities to the fairly recent growth of e-bike share systems). It is clear that cycling is one of the major topics today in the world of urban mobility!
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In Europe as elsewhere in the world, covid-19 and lockdown have forced citizens to change their habits. Governments have had to put in place many measures to respect social distancing and protect the population. In many countries, measures have been taken to encourage the use of bicycles.
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At Qucit, we’ve been working to improve bike-sharing systems for the last 5 years. In the process, we wrote extensively on bike-share programs (from the different patterns of use in cities to the fairly recent growth in e-bikes schemes) but we thought with NABSA and the coming elections in France, it could be the perfect opportunity to go over cycling policies to support bike-share initiatives in cities (and to give a few kudos).
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