From Saddle to the World Stage
Events | CEO Meredith Glaser | On Bike & On Stage
Do you ever wonder what is behind decision making on the supra national level? Today we focus on just that, through the lens of Urban Cycling Institute’s CEO Meredith Glaser, who has been busy advocating for mobility justice and equitable cities at international conferences across Europe. Watch the recordings, read her Linkedin recounts and tell us what you think in the comment section!
World Health Summit | Berlin
How can cities foster cross-sector alliances between public health and transport? What if we talked about the prevention of disease and illness in terms of equitable access to active mobility? What does this mean for global urban health?
Between 13 and 15 October, Berlin welcomed over four thousand delegates to meet at the World Health Summit. Various approaches to tackling public health were discussed at respective sessions. Only one of them, introduced with a keynote by Meredith Glaser to about 150 participants, was dedicated to cities: Cities as a Platform for Health, Equity and Resilient Communities. It was the only session highlighting the role of mobility as a key factor in health. The entire session was recorded, so watch the video below and read about Meredith’s insights here.
The role of car-dominant cities, car-oriented planning, and road danger continue to be swept under the rug as threats to health security and ignored by mainstream public health narratives and global health institutions.
Where does the rubber meet the road? | UN, Geneva
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has developed a "Guide for designating cycle route networks" for different levels of government to consider as they continue to integrate cycling into Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. On behalf of the Chair of Cycling (UGhent), Meredith provided a keynote (September 27) and recommendations for how to expand the impact of this guideline, focusing on local authorities, institutional change, and learning for transitions. You can see Meredith’s pdf of slides here.
On-bike interview by Active Towns | Amsterdam
John Simmerman from Active Towns asks our CEO Meredith Glaser: “What are some of the biggest challenges we face heading into 2025?” Watch them as they bike on, discussing Meredith’s role as the Chair of Cycling in University of Ghent, Amsterdam’s infrastructure, examining the interconnection between the supra national and local:
CIE Summit | Brussels
On October 2 Meredith led a panel discussion at the Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) Summit on the topic of Zero carbon mobility – Cycling leading the mobility transition. Meredith focused the discussion on Cycling as mobility – what works, and why, and the importance of e-bikes in transforming urban mobility. Meredith shared the stage with Lídia Pereira (Member of the European Parliament), Filip Boelaert (Secretary General for Department of Mobility and Public Works, Flemish Government), Maxim Romain (founder and COO of DOTT), Mikko Ampuja (founder and CBDO of Vapaus); and Herman Van Beveren (Decathlon International BTWIN Urban bikes).
