The Conference
Bike Sharing Europe: The expert conference @polisMOBILITY trade fair in Cologne on 22 May 2024
Bike sharing is growing across Europe. Bike sharing has become an integral part of European transportation culture and will continue to gain importance as cities strive to offer their citizens more environmentally friendly and efficient mobility solutions. The Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) Expert Group on Bike Share published a study in 2022 on benchmarking bike sharing in 148 European cities. Cargo bikes play a pivotal role in the realm of sharing systems. They can serve as standalone sharing systems, dedicated to transporting goods and large items within cities. Additionally, cargo bikes can be seamlessly integrated into existing bike sharing systems, expanding their utility and catering to a broader range of needs. In Germany alone, cargo bike sharing is already available in more than 160 cities. The Bike Sharing Europe Expert Conference focussed on cargo bikes and how they can enhance bike sharing systems. The conference was organised by cargobike.jetzt at the polisMOBILITY trade fair in Cologne.
The conference served as a meeting point and exchange platform with networking and learning opportunities for various stakeholders. Around 60 participants from civil society, experts, academia, business, and municipal representatives were able to engage in open dialogue, learned from each other, and talked about joint visions and concrete projects.
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Impressions
Programme
Welcome Reception by Green Moves – 22.05.2024, 12:30 – 13:15 @ CityStage @polisMOBILITY
Bevore the conference, our Sponsor Green Moves cordially invited to a welcome reception at the polis Mobility: „Sharing Works Not Only in Big Cities! Learnings from Small and Medium-Sized Municipalities“
Programme
- Brief presentation on the experiences of cargo bike sharing systems in smaller and medium-sized municipalities, Janis Och, TINK
- Collaboration between a municipality and a mobility service provider, a dialogue between Green Moves and the city of Brühl
- What other projects are there for smaller municipalities regarding cargo bikes?, Martin Seißler, cargobike.jetzt
+ networking over food and drinks.
Bike Sharing Europe Conference – 22 May 2024 – Congress Saal 3, CongressCenterOst @polisMOBILTY 2024
13:30 – Opening
- Alexander Lutz, cargobike.jetzt
- Dennis Priester, Chief of Staff Department of Transport, City of Cologne
13:40 – Keynote
- Julienne Chen, Head of City Partnerships at EIT Urban Mobility
13:55 – Panel 1: The role of Cargo Bikes: How can cargo bikes be successfully integrated into bike-sharing systems?
Moderation: Alexander Lutz, cargobike.jetzt
14:40 – Panel 2: Bike Sharing as a Public Service: Economic sustainability vs. public support
Moderation: Alexander Lutz, cargobike.jetzt
- Grace Roberts, Donkey Republic
- Pascal Tsachouridis, Green Moves
- Natasche Spörle, Bolt
- Kai von Borck, Sigo
15:30 – World Café: Factors for the successful implementation of bike-sharing systems
- Mareike Rauchhaus, nextbike: As a major bike-sharing provider: Integration of cargo bikes into the fleet.
- Janis Och, TINK: Data utilization and processing in sharing systems.
- Jaron Borensztajn & Alexander Czeh, Cargoroo: Cooperation with mobility stations.
- Marleen Twelsiek, Connected Mobility Düsseldorf: Planning a bikesharing system from a municipal perspective using the example of Düsseldorf.
16:30 – Panel 3: A look into the future: Evolution of bike sharing
Moderation: Benno Bartels, superlite.bike
- Project Ready4Robots: Mathias Koss, Landratsamt Nordsachen and Richard Kemmerzehl, eVehicle for you GmbH
- Interreg-Project SMALL – Shared Mobility for All: Dr. Ralf Brand, Rupprecht Consult GmbH
23 May 2024, openSTAGE @polisMOBILITY
14:30-15:30 – Panel discussion – Title: Enhancing Cycling in Urban and Rural Areas: How Can We Get More Bikes for More People onto our Streets
Moderation: Jana Fliegel, Velokonzept
- Dr. Ute Symanski, futurWIR – Consulting for Politics and Science; Management Board RADKOMM e.V.
- Prof. Dr. Meredith Glaser, CEO Urban Cycling Institute / Professor of Cycling Ghent University
- Jaron Borensztajn, Cargoroo
Sponsors
Partners
Zukunft Fahrrad is a coalition of dynamic and innovative companies from all sectors of the bicycle industry: service providers, manufacturers, retailers, digitalization startups, and suppliers. The focus lies in the area of services. www.zukunft-fahrrad.org
The European Cyclists’ Federation is the European umbrella federation of civil society organisations advocating and working for more and better cycling. www.ecf.com
Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) is the Brussels-based voice of cycling business. CIE Members work in Expert Groups to develop policy and technical content in key areas, including bike sharing and cargo bikes. www.cyclingindustries.com
The AGFS (the Association for Pedestrian and Bicycle-friendly Cities, Townships and Districts in North Rhine Westphalia) is a network of currently 99 municipalities that promotes non-motorized means of transportation, preferably cycling and walking. www.agfs-nrw.de
Forum Freie Lastenräder is the association of over 150 commons cargo bike sharing initiatives in Germany, Austria and Hungary with more than 500 bikes and tens of thousands of registered users. www.dein-lastenrad.de
The company TINK advises municipalities in Germany on the introduction of local cargo bike sharing systems and organises a Germany-wide city network for knowledge exchange. www.tinknetzwerk.de
The Kidical Mass is a global movement. Since 2017, it has also been present in Germany. During colorful bicycle demonstrations, cyclists aged 0 to 99 take over the streets. The format focuses on children and sustainable mobility. www.kinderaufsrad.org
BYCS is a global network supporting community-led urban change through cycling. The Bicycle Mayor Network represent cycling progress and the interests of the community in their city. Always with the motto that the bike is one of the simplest solutions to some of the world’s most complex urban challenges. www.bycs.org
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Contact
Eileen Niehaus conference manager
cargobike.jetzt
conference@cargobikesharing.eu
+49 30 2978 1118
Diana Dréan
Koelnmesse
d.drean@koelnmesse.de
+49 221 821 2264
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Press review & releases
19. May 2022, VISION mobility: polisMOBILITY 2022: Cargobike-Sharing-Konferenz – nicht die Auto-Fehler wiederholen
29 March 2022: 72 percent of cargo bike rentals replace car journeys. / 72 Prozent der Lastenrad-Ausleihen ersetzen Autofahrten.
8 December 2021: New expert conference Cargo Bike Sharing Europe / Neue Fachkonferenz Cargo Bike Sharing Europe
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Conference 2022
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Press review & releases
19. May 2022, VISION mobility: polisMOBILITY 2022: Cargobike-Sharing-Konferenz – nicht die Auto-Fehler wiederholen
29 March 2022: 72 percent of cargo bike rentals replace car journeys. / 72 Prozent der Lastenrad-Ausleihen ersetzen Autofahrten.
8 December 2021: New expert conference Cargo Bike Sharing Europe / Neue Fachkonferenz Cargo Bike Sharing Europe
Partners 2022
Sponsors 2022
