Cycling Cities
For the past three years, the Cycling Cities campaign has worked to communicate and scale best practices from Global South cities that are leading the way in cycling. These cities tend to have a few things in common – a cycle network (or similar) plan that establishes a connected network of safe cycle lanes, dedicated funding for cycle infrastructure and program implementation, and a range of initiatives that support access to cycling, such as bikeshare.
In this webinar, we will hear from three Cycling Cities that are successfully implementing these key elements. City representatives will briefly share their projects, and then participate in a moderated discussion to share insights about program design, vision and goal setting, funding, communications, and maintenance. Attendees are encouraged to submit questions to be included in the moderated discussion at the time of registration.
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João Pedro - Niteroi, Brazil | 18.7Mb |
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Rutuja Nivate - Pimpri Chinchwad, India | 1.1Mb |
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Jan Boyd & Derek Dunsire - Glasgow, Scotland | 6.5Mb |
Fernanda Rivera is a senior specialist in sustainable mobility public policies, with more than 12 years of professional experience working in strategic governmental agencies on the implementation of cycling, public transport and road safety projects in Mexico City. She was the former General Director of Public Transport and Licensing in the Ministry of Mobility. The most relevant actions she has been part of are the implementation of Mexico City’s bike share, the modernization of the city’s public transport operational model, leading the road safety policies, gender perspective on mobility (active mobility and public transport), on–street parking, taxi and ride hailing regulations and policies. Currently, she is studying for a master’s degree in Transport and City Planning at University College London.
Heather Thompson has been with ITDP for more than a dozen years, first serving on its Board of Directors for eight years, and then as CEO since 2018. Ms. Thompson believes that bold progress needs to be made toward more walkable, cycle-friendly, and transit-accessible cities. ITDP’s work in making cities more equitable, livable and environmentally conscious changes everything for the better – for people and the planet.
Ms. Thompson has nearly two decades of experience in the environmental non-profit sector, designing and carrying out strategies with large-scale impact. She co-founded and served as VP of Programs at ClimateWorks Foundation, and was a Principal at California Environmental Associates where she led the firm’s work in philanthropic strategy. She has helped clients design and implement strategies that help our cities and natural systems increase resilience in the face of climate change, population growth and other development pressures. She has lived and worked abroad in China, the U.K., and Denmark, and holds a Master of Science in environmental economics from the University of York, U.K. and a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from the University of California, San Diego.
As Director of Cycling Infrastructure in Niterói, Brazil, João leads a team of architects focused on sustainable mobility and urban planning through projects like the city’s bike sharing system, the building, maintaining and expansion of the cycling network of Niterói.
With a degree in Architecture and Urbanism from one of the main universities of Brazil, João utilizes his background of urban planning and landscape design, as well as architecture. The team focuses on integrating infrastructure with data-driven solutions and enhancing urban mobility with eco-friendly design.
Rutuja joined the ITDP India Programme in 2022 as an Associate with the Urban Development team. Her role centres on technical advocacy for sustainable urban development including planning and designing, implementation and policy reforms. She works closely with the regions of Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nagpur, and Aurangabad, where she collaborates with city officials and stakeholders to drive people-centric, sustainable urban development. Rutuja also contributes to research that supports ITDP’s mission of achieving sustainable urban development across city, state, and national levels.
With a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Architecture in Navi Mumbai and a Master’s in Urban Design from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Rutuja brings strong academic and practical experience to her work. Before joining ITDP, she worked with The Urban Lab in Ahmedabad and the Directorate of Urban Land Transport in Bangalore on various sustainable mobility projects, including streets and junction design, placemaking, public bicycle sharing systems and tourism enhancing mobility projects.
Jan joined Glasgow City Council in 2018 where she has applied her first-hand experience of activity delivery to support the community engagement and behaviour change elements of its active travel infrastructure projects. Since becoming Project Officer for the Active Travel Strategy (ATS) team in early 2021, Jan has played a significant role in strategy development, helping to write Glasgow’s Active Travel Strategy 2022-2031, Travel Behaviour Change Strategy and Cycling & Urban Sports Strategy.
She is currently part of the team progressing development of the City Network (a key output of the ATS), in particular supporting the recent public engagement for the first phase of the network. She is also contributing towards the development of the city’s new Physical Activity and Sports Strategy.
