Cycle4Climate

The Riga Cycling Conference 2025: Cycling Cultures

The Riga Cycling Conference 2025 will bring together city officials, researchers, planners, activists, and community organisations to exchange ideas and best practices on building and sustaining a strong
cycling culture. Participants will explore how cycling shapes urban life, promotes sustainability, and connects communities, through keynotes, workshops, discussions, and field visits in Riga’s evolving
cycling environment.

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Programme

DAY I: Monday, 22 September 2025
“Cycling Cultures“

Venue: RTU Institute of Architecture and Design, (Ķīpsalas iela 6), The Drawing Room, 4th Floor

Moderator: Emils Rode, RTU

Welcome words – Dr. arch. Māra Liepa Zemeša (RTU IAD Director) & Marta Kotello (Riga City Council Transport and Mobility Committee Chair)

Keynote: Cycling Cultures
Ola Gustafsson, Think Softer

BREAK

Local perspectives:

Cycling in Ziepniekkalns and Daugavpils
Dr. arch., Professor Sandra Treija, RTU

Riga Neighbourhood Centres
Signe Pērkona, Riga Municipality

Riga Cycling Activism
Mārtiņš Kozlovskis, Pilsēta cilvēkiem

Let’s Go Outside!
Neils Balgalis, Grupa 93/MadCity

BREAK

Cycle4Climate interim results:

Insights from Travel Surveys in Espoo, Gävle, Pärnu, and Riga
Karl Samuelsson, University of Gävle and Veronika Mooses, Tartu University

Behavioural Interventions for Cycling
Zita Tedjokusumo, Metropolia UAS

Panel Discussion

RTU IAD lobby (provided)

Visioning Workshop: Central Baltic Region cycling futures (Think Softer)

Cycle4Climate Case Presentations: Gävle, Espoo, Pärnu, Riga

Design Sprint: Ideating interventions to promote cycling in Cycle4Climate cities

Conclusions & Wrap-up

DAY II: Tuesday, 23 September 2025
“Field Activities“

Venue: Ziepniekkalns Middle School (Ozolciema iela 26)

Cycle4Climate partners ride e-bikes provided by Riga Municipality (others are welcome to join with own bicycles)

Venue: Ziepniekkalns Middle School (Ozolciema iela 26)

Moderator: Zita Tedjokusumo, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Theme: How to encourage use of the Ziepniekkalns–Torņakalns–Centrs cycling lane?

With: local associations, activists, municipal staff, project partners

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aS WELL AS

Cycle4Climate?

Co-funded by the Interreg Central Baltic Programme

Cycle4Climate is a forward-thinking initiative dedicated to transforming urban mobility by shifting the focus from car dependency to a bike-friendly future. Operating across four European cities—Riga (Latvia), Gävle (Sweden), Pärnu (Estonia), and Espoo (Finland)—the project implements targeted interventions and employs continuous traffic monitoring alongside comprehensive travel surveys to assess their impact. By evaluating these innovative strategies, C4C aims to demonstrate how sustainable transportation can effectively reduce CO₂ emissions.

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15minEstates?

Under the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, co-funded by the European Union

15minEstates co-creates spatial strategies for just and sustainable mobility in large-scale housing estates. With 17 partners from 6 countries, it shares the scientific knowledge and experience gained with both governmental bodies and LHEs inhabitants to improve the quality of life in LHEs across Europe and beyond.

Read more about the project

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