Building Cycling Culture/s

Phoenix Digital Arts Centre, Leicester, UK

Saturday 4^th and Sunday 5^th June 2011

www.buildingcyclingcultures.org.uk

How big can cycling get, and how do we get there? How might the size of cycling affect what cycling looks like?

As we work to make cycling bigger and better than it currently is, Building Cycling Culture/s aims to

· celebrate cycling

· explain and explore findings from two big recent research projects into cycling

· invite reflection and discussion about how big cycling in Britain can get, what that cycling might look like, and how we can best get from here to there

On Saturday 4^th and Sunday 5^th June, Building Cycling Culture/s takes over Leicester’s Phoenix Square Media Centre for talk, debate, film, artwork, bike rides, children’s activities, networking and ideas for change.  The venue has all facilities including café, bar, and loads of meeting space

Whether you come for the day or choose to make a weekend of it, please join the business of building cycling culture/s …

Pre-conference events

Saturday 4^th June, 5pm ‘til late: Launch Event and Party

In conversation – with special guests Jon Orcutt (New York Department of Transportation) and Karen Overton (Recycle-a-bicycle, New York)

Join us for an evening of event, including relaxed discussion regarding progress towards building cycling culture/s on both sides of the Atlantic

Along with bike films, live music, bike photography exhibition & community media hub

Sunday 5^th June, 9am to 12noon: Breakfast & Bike Rides

Including – Bike Recycling Projects Tour, Cycle-friendly Pedestrian Zone, Western Park MTB Trails & Connect2 Watermead Park Project

Conference schedule

Sunday 5^th June

12noon to 12.30pm: Registration & buffet lunch

12.30pm to 1.30pm: Welcome & keynote speeches

- Andy Salkeld (Leicester City Council)

- Kevin Mayne (Chief Executive, CTC)

- Dr Rachel Aldred (University of East London)

                               Key findings from the Cycling Cultures project

- Dr Dave Horton (Lancaster University)

                               Key findings from the Understanding Walking & Cycling project

- Jon Orcutt (New York Department of Transportation)

                                Building Cycling Culture/s – Tales from New York

1.30pm to 2:15pm: Break for browsing and talking

A chance to look around stalls including: Bicycology, Bike It, Cyclemagic, Bikes 4 All, Future Cycles, Leicester Cycle Challenge, Bike Film Festival, and others to be confirmed (among them Bikeability, Cycle-Derby’s Scootability Project, Leicester Critical Mass, Beech Holme Tandem Club (Hull), Cambridge Cycling Campaign (Cambridge), and Bristol Bike Project)

A chance to participate in events taking place in and around the Phoenix: bike try-outs and much more …

2.15pm to 3.15pm: Workshops round 1

3.30pm to 4.30pm: Workshop round 2

Choose 2 from the following workshops:

A - ‘Recycling Communities’ – Karen Overton (Recycle-a-bicycle – Bikes, Art & Social Enterprise)

From bike recycling to bike art, sustainable environmental education, training and jobs.

B - ‘Inclusive Cycling’ - Elizabeth Barner (CTC Cycling Champions Project) & STA Bikes Hackney (tbc)

How cycling cultures might address issues of inequality and exclusion.

C - ‘Re-cycling Peak Car Cities’ -  Iain Jaques (Photofinale & Leicester Architecture Festival )

Re-imaging cities and neighbourhoods for walking, cycling and sustainable transport

D - ‘Cycling Networks & New Media’ – Ian Nutt & Rob Martin (Leicester Forest Cycling Club & Critical Mass) & Cambridge Cycling Campaign (tbc)

Using social media to build social cycling networks

E – ‘Building Cycling Culture/s – where do we put the car?’ - Bicycology

Exploring the difficulties of tackling car culture head on

F - ‘Cycling Cultures’ Dr Rachel Aldred and Dr Kat Jungnickel (University of East London)

                Discussing and debating the project’s key findings

G - ‘Understanding Cycling’ – Dr Dave Horton and Dr Griet Scheldeman (Lancaster University)

What needs to change to get Britain on its bike? Discussing and debating the project’s key findings

H - ‘Bike Hire Schemes’ – Jon Orcutt (New York Department of Transport)

The future for ‘bike sharing as public transport’ in New York and elsewhere

4.30pm to 5:30pm: Question Time

5:30 Conference close

Practicalities

• Phoenix Square is fully accessible for all abilities, see http://phoenix.org.uk/
• Children welcome; a crèche is available
• The cost is £10, including food. Prior registration is essential. To do so, please visit: www.buildingcyclingcultures.org.uk/

This event is being generously supported by CTC, Leicester City Council, Citizens’ Eye, the University of East London and Lancaster University