COVID and the Cycling Revolution

Stein van Oosteren is the spokesperson of Collectif Velo Ile-de-France, a federation representing 39 cycling advocacy groups in the Paris region. Beside working with NGO’s and municipalities to create a more dynamic and healthier urban realm, Stein is also part of the official Dutch administration in France and represents the Kingdom at the UNESCO. As a Dutch-French dual citizen he is a real-life manifestation of exporting Dutch cycling culture, which, due in large part of his effort, is now reflected in the efforts of the Parisian cycling revolution.

Devoted cyclist and former rugby player, Francesco has been working with Roma Servizi la Mobilità on major EU funded, active transportation projects for over 10 years. He has also served as the communications lead for projects across the EU, such as HandShak, P.A.S.T.A, ECC, Bike Challenge, and SUMP Roma. Francesco is also the author of “When in Rome Go Sustainable” an educational guide featuring the Italian Rugby & Tennis Federations, FIAB and Healthy Stadia on how to access Stadio Olimpico in Rome through public transport, cycling, and walking. Francesco is currently a member of the Osservatorio Bikeconomy's scientific committee and ITF Safer City Streets Strategic Advisory Group and was recently elected BYCS Bicycle Mayor of Rome.

Peter Biczok is a transport planner and technical lead for Remix, and works closely with Remix’s European customer base. Remix is the first collaborative platform for transportation decision making and is used by 340+ cities worldwide. After finishing his Transport planning degree at UCL’s Bartlett School he spent further years researching the Dutch mobility system at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. He worked with traffic analysis AI developer Fileradar and active mobility consultancy Mobycon in the Netherlands before joining Remix. He is also co-founder of Biciklizing.hu and the City and Mobilities Institute in Budapest.