Insights and stories
Welcome to our insights and stories page. Here, we share inspiring updates, practical experiences and fresh perspectives on sustainable mobility. Discover how we and our partners are setting people in motion, in Belgium and beyond. One step, pedal and policy at a time.
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What data from Cycling School Leuven teach us about the success of cycling lessons
What factors ensure that a person can actually cycle after a series of cycling lessons? Which factors increase the chances of success? Cycling School examined five years of data from cycling courses in Leuven and mapped out for the first time what really counts.
What makes research by Mobiel 21 so unique?
Mobiel 21 conducts mobility research that translates social signals and policy questions into concrete action points. Cycling behaviour, mobility poverty or support for local mobility measures? Together with citizens, policymakers, companies and all kinds of other organisations, we arrive at new insights. In an accessible and people-oriented way. Discover how we work.
CIVINET .BE and local professionals work together on inclusive mobility
How can we make mobility more accessible for everyone, including those who are excluded today? During a workshop 'Inclusive mobility' on 19 June, organised by Mobiel 21 and CIVINET .BE, local authorities, welfare organisations and mobility experts worked together on insights, practical examples and methodologies. A retrospect.
"Our goal? To get all of Lier, inside the vests one day car-free!"
The Mobility Council in Lier works closely with the city to make Car-Free Sunday a blissful day without cars every time, with thousands of pedestrians and trappers and lots of healthy air. And the ambitions are big. How big? We asked Lieve, president of the Mobility Council.
Safe school environments as standard, not optional
Every year, our roads get a little busier. School environments are unfortunately no exception. Make child-friendly school environments the norm and read our white paper, based on data from dozens of school transport plans we created in recent years.
First aid for the Covenant of Mayors
Managing Director Els explains how Mobiel 21 helps you achieve mobility goals from the Covenant of Mayors and Local Energy and Climate Pact. Out with mobility poverty and a warm welcome for participation and awareness raising for equitable mobility.
Equitable mobility: what's in a name?
Does the term 'sustainable mobility' suddenly no longer suffice? And is equitable mobility just another term meaning the same thing. Or do the two complement each other? Colleague Els explains
Rain of complaints about flex transport in Flanders: What should be different?
De Lijn's flex transport, intended to make public transport more flexible and efficient, is receiving fierce criticism from travellers. Research by Mobiel 21 on customised transport in Ghent shows that for flex transport to work, it must be simple, easily accessible and tailored to the needs of less mobile people.
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Are you ready to join us on the road towards a more sustainable future? Want to set up a project with Mobiel 21? We'd love to hear your plans, proposals and questions.