They include Flickerei and WUK which, established in 1983, is probably the world’s oldest. Ten bike workshops operate in Austria, with at least four in Vienna. Most are networked through l'Heureux Cyclage, which coordinates events, logistics, and learning between 250 workshops, assisting well over 110,000 people yearly.īrussels has at least 18, like Cycloperativa, spread across the city’s arrondissements. Workshops numbers have grown since the 1990s, and are widespread across Europe, the Americas, Australasia and the rest of the world. Some bikes may be sold to support ongoing workshop costs, but rarely for high prices. They are part of the community economy and interrupt the waste stream most parts come from donated or scavenged bikes and are re-used creatively and cheaply with a DIY ethos, avoiding new consumption. Workshops extend the use life of bicycles and components.
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Others give away free bikes to those who need them. Most teach hands-on self-repair and maintenance skills to people who want to learn. Simon Batterbury, Author provided Convivial places to build and repair a bikeīike kitchen workshops are initiated and run by activists and socially-minded cyclists. WeCycle, a workshop in Gumbri Park, Melbourne gives free bikes to asylum seekers, refugees, and people in need. It’s essential to cycling culture that a critical mass of people have riding and bike maintenance skills, and the activity is more socially accepted. In lockdown this year, Sydney experienced a 78% increase in cycling injuries when more people took to their bikes.Ĭycling in cities is a social practice, and building a culture of cycling is essential – especially where bike use has traditionally been low.
In Paris, with its pro-bike mayor and traffic calming initiatives, a recent explosion in bike use has led to accidents and clashes, suggesting other factors like social acceptance and up-skilling need attention. There is some correlation between better bike infrastructure and more riders.īut better infrastructure alone does not solve the problem. Shutterstock Building a culture of cyclingĭedicated bike lanes, road treatments and bike parking are relatively cheap to build and maintain compared to roads, car parks, and major public transport schemes. Monash University and University of Melbourne provide funding as founding partners of The Conversation AU.īike kitchens offer tools, second hand parts and bikes, and convivial help with repairs. Ruth Lane has received funding from the ARC. Matthias Kowasch is affiliated with Chôros ( ).
He is a dual degree PhD Candidate in the program of Communication, Culture and Media (Drexel University, Philadelphia) and in Urban and Regional Planning at Université Gustave Eiffel LVMT.
He has a research grant from the Mobile Lives Forum that partly funds the European part of his PhD. The assistance of Bernardita del Real, Stephen Nurse, Derlie Mateo-Babiano, Alexandre Rigal, Max Teppner and Carlos Uxo is appreciated.Īlejandro Manga is a board member of L'Heureux Cyclage. Simon Batterbury received funding from the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne and Cosmopolis, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Professor of Didactics in Geography, Pädagogische Hochschule SteiermarkĪssociate Professor in Human Geography, Monash University Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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