Meredith Glaser
@cyclingprofessor.bsky.social
Professor of Cycling | CEO Urban Cycling Institute
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👏 LAUNCH 👏 Getting women to cycle is not as simple as creating protected bike lanes & safer traffic conditions. Getting women active in decision making takes more than a single invitation. It takes a #socialmovement. Join Women in Cycling Benelux!
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‼️ UNBELIEVABLE RESULTS‼️ Hold my baguette while I count the people on bikes! How did Paris increase cycling by 240% in a few short years?
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
‼️ UNBELIEVABLE RESULTS‼️ Hold my baguette while I count the people on bikes! How did Paris increase cycling by 240% in a few short years?
Reposted by Meredith Glaser
📢 📢 Extension of Registration Deadline and Keynote- Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting 📢 📢
Join us from 10-12 September in Amsterdam and register before 31 July to secure your spot! www.aanmelder.nl/crb2025/regi...
Know more about the conference here-> cyclingresearchboard.com
Join us from 10-12 September in Amsterdam and register before 31 July to secure your spot! www.aanmelder.nl/crb2025/regi...
Know more about the conference here-> cyclingresearchboard.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📢 📢 Extension of Registration Deadline and Keynote- Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting 📢 📢
Join us from 10-12 September in Amsterdam and register before 31 July to secure your spot! www.aanmelder.nl/crb2025/regi...
Know more about the conference here-> cyclingresearchboard.com
Join us from 10-12 September in Amsterdam and register before 31 July to secure your spot! www.aanmelder.nl/crb2025/regi...
Know more about the conference here-> cyclingresearchboard.com
Reposted by Meredith Glaser
Listen or read our very own @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social insights into her #career, #aspirations, and #advice for those interested in the #cycling field!
Lessons from the Field: An Interview with Cycling Professor and CEO Meredith Glaser
Interview with Urban Cycling Institute's CEO Meredith Glaser
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June 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Listen or read our very own @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social insights into her #career, #aspirations, and #advice for those interested in the #cycling field!
24 change agents from 11 countries will share key insights from 3 weeks in #Amsterdam. 📅 16 July 2025 | 🕑 14:00–16:00 CET
📍 UvA REC Campus, Room C1.04
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July 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
24 change agents from 11 countries will share key insights from 3 weeks in #Amsterdam. 📅 16 July 2025 | 🕑 14:00–16:00 CET
📍 UvA REC Campus, Room C1.04
🌍 Zoom us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 In person RSVP: forms.gle/ur5dXydkDeai...
Online:
📍 UvA REC Campus, Room C1.04
🌍 Zoom us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
👉 In person RSVP: forms.gle/ur5dXydkDeai...
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📣 NEW RESEARCH 📣 Did you know that using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers your life satisfaction? shorturl.at/s56Bh
May 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
📣 NEW RESEARCH 📣 Did you know that using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers your life satisfaction? shorturl.at/s56Bh
Cringe-worthy? #aprilfools Dutch media joked: new residents will take an exam so they have "proper regard for Dutch cycling traditions." True, cycling is integral to accessing human needs, opportunities. With no bike, newcomers are disadvantaged. Read the study: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The human infrastructure of a cycling city: Amsterdam through the eyes of international newcomers
Although place-specific social norms play at least as important a role as physical factors in encouraging cycling in mature cycling cities, few studies have explored these factors in detail. In ord...
www.tandfonline.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Cringe-worthy? #aprilfools Dutch media joked: new residents will take an exam so they have "proper regard for Dutch cycling traditions." True, cycling is integral to accessing human needs, opportunities. With no bike, newcomers are disadvantaged. Read the study: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
📣 📣 NEW STUDY challenges the trope 'if you build it, they will come' - even in #Amsterdam achieving #mobilityjustice means more than building bike lanes, but a fundamental shift in governance, recognizing barriers and actively addressing them.
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/study-find...
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/study-find...
Study Finds Barriers to Cycling in the World’s Cycling Capital
Research | Transport Exclusion | Amsterdam, Netherlands
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April 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📣 📣 NEW STUDY challenges the trope 'if you build it, they will come' - even in #Amsterdam achieving #mobilityjustice means more than building bike lanes, but a fundamental shift in governance, recognizing barriers and actively addressing them.
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/study-find...
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/study-find...
“Let’s keep pushing for cities where cycling is a right, not a privilege.” Cyprine Odada
Read her perspectives on cycling in Nairobi
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/leading-th...
Read her perspectives on cycling in Nairobi
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/leading-th...
Leading The Change: Cyprine Odada And The Impact Of Critical Mass Nairobi
Interview | Perspectives | Nairobi, Kenya
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March 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“Let’s keep pushing for cities where cycling is a right, not a privilege.” Cyprine Odada
Read her perspectives on cycling in Nairobi
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/leading-th...
Read her perspectives on cycling in Nairobi
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/leading-th...
👏 LAUNCH 👏 Getting women to cycle is not as simple as creating protected bike lanes & safer traffic conditions. Getting women active in decision making takes more than a single invitation. It takes a #socialmovement. Join Women in Cycling Benelux!
🚺 Webinar: bit.ly/3F98kLe
🚺 LinkedIn: rb.gy/ugxlm4
🚺 Webinar: bit.ly/3F98kLe
🚺 LinkedIn: rb.gy/ugxlm4
March 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
👏 LAUNCH 👏 Getting women to cycle is not as simple as creating protected bike lanes & safer traffic conditions. Getting women active in decision making takes more than a single invitation. It takes a #socialmovement. Join Women in Cycling Benelux!
🚺 Webinar: bit.ly/3F98kLe
🚺 LinkedIn: rb.gy/ugxlm4
🚺 Webinar: bit.ly/3F98kLe
🚺 LinkedIn: rb.gy/ugxlm4
The "rules" for cycling in Netherlands are much more than hand signals! My favorite is #6 red lights = social time. What's your favorite and do you have more to add?
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/unwritten-...
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/unwritten-...
Unwritten Codes For Cycling
Perspectives | Cycling in the Netherlands
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February 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The "rules" for cycling in Netherlands are much more than hand signals! My favorite is #6 red lights = social time. What's your favorite and do you have more to add?
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/unwritten-...
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/unwritten-...
To all those out there who are feeling uncertain, worried, anxious. Refuse to be distracted from enjoying your own important work. Keep on blazing trails, finding that north star.
Thank you Sharon for these encouraging words.
Thank you Sharon for these encouraging words.
February 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
To all those out there who are feeling uncertain, worried, anxious. Refuse to be distracted from enjoying your own important work. Keep on blazing trails, finding that north star.
Thank you Sharon for these encouraging words.
Thank you Sharon for these encouraging words.
"Women are ready to challenge the #statusquo and demand spaces that serve their mobility patterns, not spaces that simply perpetuate inequalities without questioning “traditional” ways of life." Fantastic article written by 6 #womenincycling
Read the full article > tinyurl.com/bdhm73zx
Read the full article > tinyurl.com/bdhm73zx
It Is Time For Women To Take Leading Roles In The Mobility Transition
Cycling News | Critical Reflections | Switzerland
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January 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Women are ready to challenge the #statusquo and demand spaces that serve their mobility patterns, not spaces that simply perpetuate inequalities without questioning “traditional” ways of life." Fantastic article written by 6 #womenincycling
Read the full article > tinyurl.com/bdhm73zx
Read the full article > tinyurl.com/bdhm73zx
When we 'travel together alone', our #mobility contributes to physical, mental, social health problems. When we recapture the value of 'traveling alone together' - surprise! - the humble #bicycle offers a unique potential exposure to diversity. #openaccess
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
When we 'travel together alone', our #mobility contributes to physical, mental, social health problems. When we recapture the value of 'traveling alone together' - surprise! - the humble #bicycle offers a unique potential exposure to diversity. #openaccess
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Did you know you can now be a member of @urbancyclinginstitute.org and endorse our work and our mission? It's easy - subscribe to our #Substack. In return, you get insightful articles, inspiration, and actionable ideas to your inbox.
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Pedaling backward: Ontario’s Controversial Bill For Bike Lane Removal
Cycling News | Critical Reflections | Ontario, Canada
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January 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Did you know you can now be a member of @urbancyclinginstitute.org and endorse our work and our mission? It's easy - subscribe to our #Substack. In return, you get insightful articles, inspiration, and actionable ideas to your inbox.
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Pretty last minute, but this season we went for a tree. First time in 14 years. I hate the thought of cutting down trees, but carrying home our precious tree by bike was a joy. #preciouscargo #ecargobike @btwin.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Pretty last minute, but this season we went for a tree. First time in 14 years. I hate the thought of cutting down trees, but carrying home our precious tree by bike was a joy. #preciouscargo #ecargobike @btwin.bsky.social
"We're not Amsterdam! Our city is huge, so riding bikes doesn't make sense." The common trope. But use this cool mapping tool to compare the size of Amsterdam to your city! maps.amsterdam.nl/hoegroot/
December 18, 2024 at 12:20 PM
"We're not Amsterdam! Our city is huge, so riding bikes doesn't make sense." The common trope. But use this cool mapping tool to compare the size of Amsterdam to your city! maps.amsterdam.nl/hoegroot/
Can a street's name make you feel more included, represented in your city? 8 in 10 streets are named after men in #Amsterdam - but not for long. In the financial district Zuidas, all new streets will be named after women leaders. Other districts are following.
shorturl.at/Q8pF8
shorturl.at/Q8pF8
December 17, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Can a street's name make you feel more included, represented in your city? 8 in 10 streets are named after men in #Amsterdam - but not for long. In the financial district Zuidas, all new streets will be named after women leaders. Other districts are following.
shorturl.at/Q8pF8
shorturl.at/Q8pF8
Watch out #cyclingcities, #Sheffield UK shows persistence pays off. Mother and cyclist says "I feel very safe going round here. It's not too fast and all the cars stopped for me. I'm really pleased it's open."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sheffield's delayed Dutch-style roundabout finally opens
The new layout of the roundabout at West Bar in Sheffield prioritises pedestrians and cyclists.
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December 16, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Watch out #cyclingcities, #Sheffield UK shows persistence pays off. Mother and cyclist says "I feel very safe going round here. It's not too fast and all the cars stopped for me. I'm really pleased it's open."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Meredith Glaser
📣 We are THRILLED to announce the dates for the 9th Annual Meeting of the Cycling Research Board 2025 in #Amsterdam! 🚲
We invite you to join us through your participation and #abstract submissions!!
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December 9, 2024 at 2:13 PM
📣 We are THRILLED to announce the dates for the 9th Annual Meeting of the Cycling Research Board 2025 in #Amsterdam! 🚲
We invite you to join us through your participation and #abstract submissions!!
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We invite you to join us through your participation and #abstract submissions!!
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"Cars should have warning labels like cigarette packets." A fantastic prompt for DALL-E.
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www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/d...
December 4, 2024 at 1:13 PM
"Cars should have warning labels like cigarette packets." A fantastic prompt for DALL-E.
www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/d...
www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/d...
Could #fatbikes be seen as a tool for emancipation? #socialjustice? #accessibility? I talk with @nosop3.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoO...
De strijd om het fietspad
YouTube video by NOS op 3
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December 3, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Could #fatbikes be seen as a tool for emancipation? #socialjustice? #accessibility? I talk with @nosop3.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZoO...
"It’s so emotionally captivating to see kids in masses biking with each other...it’s like you’re seeing freedom, independence, joy, the health...everybody’s craving what that imagery represents." New research shows the impact of #bikebus on #kids #health #communities #futures.
shorturl.at/Uem6d
shorturl.at/Uem6d
December 2, 2024 at 7:53 AM
"It’s so emotionally captivating to see kids in masses biking with each other...it’s like you’re seeing freedom, independence, joy, the health...everybody’s craving what that imagery represents." New research shows the impact of #bikebus on #kids #health #communities #futures.
shorturl.at/Uem6d
shorturl.at/Uem6d
Each km driven by car costs society €0.11, while cycling and walking benefit society €0.18 / €0.37 per km. "The cost of #EU automobility is ± €500 billion per year. Due to positive health effects, cycling is an external benefit worth €24 billion/yr & walking €66 billion/yr."
See: shorturl.at/3Tg4j
See: shorturl.at/3Tg4j
From obesity to lung diseases, from traffic fatalities to obstructions caused by traffic crashes, from noise pollution to heat - I am now almost certain that the economic disadvantages of the car outweigh the advantages.
Are there any studies on this?
Are there any studies on this?
November 30, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Each km driven by car costs society €0.11, while cycling and walking benefit society €0.18 / €0.37 per km. "The cost of #EU automobility is ± €500 billion per year. Due to positive health effects, cycling is an external benefit worth €24 billion/yr & walking €66 billion/yr."
See: shorturl.at/3Tg4j
See: shorturl.at/3Tg4j
Reposted by Meredith Glaser
📖👀 Learn about the #Africa - based #research of scholarship recipients Winnie Sambu, Paloma Chuquín Alarcón, and Inah Eteng Okon by heading over to our #Substack 👉
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November 29, 2024 at 6:58 PM
📖👀 Learn about the #Africa - based #research of scholarship recipients Winnie Sambu, Paloma Chuquín Alarcón, and Inah Eteng Okon by heading over to our #Substack 👉
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/cycling-re...
urbancyclinginstitute.substack.com/p/cycling-re...
#Cycling is 10x more important than #electriccars for reaching net-zero cities". If just 1 in 5 urban residents shift only 1 trip per day from driving to cycling, it would cut emissions from all car travel in Europe by about 8%.
Read more: tinyurl.com/muup824s
Graphic: Mikael Colville Andersen
Read more: tinyurl.com/muup824s
Graphic: Mikael Colville Andersen
November 29, 2024 at 9:46 AM
#Cycling is 10x more important than #electriccars for reaching net-zero cities". If just 1 in 5 urban residents shift only 1 trip per day from driving to cycling, it would cut emissions from all car travel in Europe by about 8%.
Read more: tinyurl.com/muup824s
Graphic: Mikael Colville Andersen
Read more: tinyurl.com/muup824s
Graphic: Mikael Colville Andersen