This contribution for an interactive conference format - preferably workshop or podium discussion - will be discussing the concept of (Bi)cycle Urbanism in urban (re)development. (Bi)cycle Urbanism takes advantage of focusing to merge two great human inventions: A dense urban fabric and the ball-bearing. (Bi)cycle Urbanism can be understood as an interdisciplinary concept encompassing disciplines like (bi)cycling advocacy, policy making, urban planning, landscape architecture or city administration, amongst others. The concept relates to the various disciplines and stakeholders on three levels: Individual, institution and society.

A (Bi)cycle Urbanism approach allows using cycles as tools for benchmarking urban development in terms of human scale and fitness to mastering urban challenges like resource constraint, social equity or economic recession. The speed and scale of global urbanization render a (Bi)cycle Urbanism approach to urban development an urgent undertaking with numerous possibilities for application.
For this contribution, the working hypothesis is that (Bi)cycle Urbanism involves yet unexplored potentials to (re)structure contemporary cities as socially just, environmentally benign and culturally vibrant urban spaces. Such potentials will be discussed within the framework of (bi)cycle urbanism, touching upon the following aspects, amongst others: Individual
(Bi)cycle Urbanism facilitates (bi)cycle cultures to sustain personal mobility, urban functioning as well as social equity. ‘Bicycle livelihoods' empower people for organizing and maintaining everyday life by providing identity, economic opportunity and functional utility.
• Active transit versus passive transport.
• Mobile businesses and alternative economic perspectives.
• Bicycles and equitable mobility.
Institution
(Bi)cycle Urbanism in institutions results in analyzing, planning and maintaining urban environments with a priority focus on (bi)cycles.
• (Bi)cycle mainstreaming in administration and other institutions.
• Bicycle cultural integration of new stakeholders.
• Bicycle cultural exchange between cultural and geographical settings.
Society
In society (Bi)cycle Urbanism implies a re-urbanization and re-appropriation of cities with (bi)cycles as catalytic tools.
• (Bi)cycle urbanization of a dense and diverse urban fabric.
• Welcoming (bi)cycles to enrich public spaces
• (Bi)cycles to support a convivial modernity.

For our contribution we anticipate an international and interdiciplinary discourse on (Bi)cycle Urbanism, addressing advocates, policy makers, researchers, politicians and others who are working in the urban realm. We will present results from international field research and case studies undertaken by Smarter Than Car (STC) in China, Europe and other cultural contexts. The contributing team will be enabling a transciplinary dialogue supported by our diverse professional backgrounds and working experiences.