MegaBITS News

MegaBITS partner Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) is pleased to announce its participation in the European Commission's ITS Advisory Group, a strategic platform under DG Move. The ITS Advisory Group is instrumental in guiding the implementation of the ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) Directive, a...

In its latest call for projects, EIT Urban Mobility is looking to support the European cycling industry via a funded call to “promote a competitive and sustainable European cycling industry”. Further to input from CIE, Topic 4 of this call aims to support the cycling industry in a number of areas, s...

The NAPCORE Taskforce on Cycling Data, alongside the Cycling Ambassadors, is excited to announce a series of online workshops dedicated to exploring the role of data in improving cycling infrastructure. These workshops will focus on the use cases and data types needed to enhance cycling experiences...

Recently, Wim Dijkstra, MegaBITS Strategic Advisor, talked about the MegaBITS project on Cities in motion, the POLIS network magazine on sustainable mobility. This interview gave Wim a great chance to explain the importance of integrating Smart Cycling into Europe’s sustainable mobility framework an...

Velo-City is one of the world’s biggest annual cycling conferences, bringing together policy makers, advocates and cycling industry representatives for four days of discussions, brainstorming and networking on how to make our cities more cycle-friendly. What better audience to promote cycling ITS an...

On June 11, 2024, the MegaBITS project held a thematic Advisory Group meeting focused on the Cycle Data Space. This gathering brought together experts in smart mobility, data governance, and cycling ITS to discuss the latest developments and challenges in creating effective data spaces for cycling d...

Floating Bike Data (FBD) can offer valuable insights into cycling patterns, traffic flow and traffic safety, yet it remains underutilized by policymakers today. This was highlighted in the Mobilizing Europe's Green Ambitions through Bicycles and Intelligent Transport Systems (MegaBITS) project meeti...

The F106 bike highway between Herentals and Aarschot in Belgium no longer meets the standards for quality bike traffic. It is too narrow, has an outdated surface, and unsafe crossings. At the request of municipalities and cities, the Province of Antwerp is thoroughly examining the entire route to id...

Although behavioural nudging has been often used as a method to promote sustainable choices, its application is quite limited in the field of active mobility. BICIFICATION project nudged urban cycling through a gamification and rewarding scheme in Braga, Istanbul and Tallinn during 2022....