Protected: BICI Technical Meeting (December 3 – 5) Fortaleza, Brazil

Gran Marquise Hotel Check-in
Time: 15:00 GMT-3

Breakfast
Location: TBD
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 GMT-3


Welcome
Location: Capitolio
Time: 8:30 - 9:15 GMT-3
Moderator: Renata Carvalho
Presenters: City of Fortaleza, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and GDCI

Overview: An introductory overview for the BICI Technical Meeting, setting expectations, outlining responsibilities, and highlighting the theme of "Bigger, Bolder, Better."


BICI State of Play
Location: Capitolio
Time: 9:15 - 10:00 GMT-3
Presenters: Ed Lancaster, Maria Clara Trujillo

Overview: An overview of BICI and highlighting the workshop’s purpose, connections among cities, and goals for the week.


Introduction to Crosscutting Themes: Innovation and Cycling for all Ages, Abilities, and Genders
Location: Capitolio
Time: 10:00 - 10:45 GMT-3
Presenters: Paul Supawanich, Ryan Pierce, and Skye Duncan

Overview: Discussion on innovation in BICI, featuring global examples and expectations for cities as leaders in cycling infrastructure innovation.


City Updates: Fortaleza, Addis, Lisbon, Wellington, and PCMC
Location: Capitolio
Time: 11:00 - 12:45 GMT-3
Presenters: Fortaleza, Addis, Lisbon, Wellington, and PCMC

Overview: Cities share project updates to inspire ideas and learning.


Lunch
Location: TBD
Time: 12:45 - 14:00 GMT-3


City Updates: Mombasa, Bogotá, Tirana, Quelimane, and Milan
Location: Capitolio
Time: 14:00 - 15:45 GMT-3
Presenters: Mombasa, Bogotá, Tirana, Quelimane, and Milan

Overview: Cities share project updates to inspire ideas and learning.


Session: Innovative Network Planning
Location: Capitolio
Time: 16:00 - 17:30 GMT-3
Presenters: Fabrizio Prati and Maria Clara Trujillo

Overview: Guidance and interactive workshop on delivering connected cycling networks, with examples and discussions on city-specific challenges and opportunities.


Welcome Reception
Location: TBD
Time: 18:00 - 19:00 GMT-3
Speakers: Ryan Pierce and Skye Duncan


Dinner
Location: Ilha Mar Restaurant
Time: 19:00 - 21:00 GMT-3

Breakfast
Location: TBD
Time: 7:00 - 8:00 GMT-3


Site Visit

Bike Ride / Walk
Time: 8:00 - 11:00 GMT-3
Coordinator: Giovanni Zayas

Overview: Guided bike ride showcasing Fortaleza’s cycling projects, with opportunities for learning and Q&A with city staff on design and implementation.

Introduction to CitiNova
Location: CitiNova
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 GMT-3
Presenter: Luiz Aragão - President of the Innovation Foundation

Overview: Presentations on CitiNova's innovative governance approach and its influence on Fortaleza’s BICI proposal.


Lunch and Travel Back to Hotel
Location: Mar de Rosas Restaurant
Time: 12:00 - 13:30 GMT-3


Session: Peer-to-Peer City Shareouts
Location: Capitolio, Palatino, and Minerva
Time: 13:30 - 15:00 GMT-3

Three concurrent sessions. Participants will be split into three groups where they will comment on each other's projects and consider ways to make them bigger, bolder, and better.


Session: Designing Cycle-Friendly Intersections
Location: Capitolio
Time: 15:15 - 17:30 GMT-3
Presenters: Fabrizio Prati and Maria Clara Trujillo

Overview: Guidance and interactive workshop on designing inclusive intersections, with examples and discussions on city-specific challenges and opportunities.


Dinner
Location: Hotel Gran Marquise
Time: 18:00 - 21:00 GMT-3

Breakfast and Prep/Travel to Site Visit
Location: TBD
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 GMT-3


Site Visit
Location: Municipal Transport Agency and Bicycle Recycling Center
Time: 9:00 - 12:00 GMT-3
Coordinators: Giovanni Zayas and Solomon Green-Eames

Overview: Provide inspiration from Fortaleza’s innovative cycling infrastructure, highlighting key projects, organizational changes, and programs to address local challenges.


Lunch
Location: Hotel Gran Marquise
Time: 12:00 - 13:30 GMT-3


Session: Peer-to-Peer City Shareouts
Location: Capitolio
Time: 13:30 - 14:35 GMT-3
Presenters: TBD

Overview: Participants will identify two impactful changes for their BICI projects and one broader change for their city’s cycling initiatives.


Closing: Key Takeaways and Looking Forward to 2025
Location: Capitolio
Time: 14:45 - 16:00 GMT-3
Presenters: Ed Lancaster, Paul Supawanich, and Skye Duncan

Overview: Discussion to solidify city commitments for their BICI work in 2025, and energize participants with a clear understanding of their goals and expectations for the program's future.

Bilateral Meetings with Cities
Locations: Capitolio, Palatino, and Minerva
Time: 16:15 - 18:00 GMT-3

Overview: Cities will meet with their respective Program Managers (and other GDCI staff) to discuss what they will apply to their BICI projects, based on their learnings.

Skye Duncan
Executive Director
Dunedin, New Zealand

Alma Holm
Program Associate
Cape Town, South Africa

Becca Warner
Communications Manager
Virgina, USA

Ed Lancaster
BICI Lead
Brussels, Belgium

Estefanía Mejia Tamayo
Program Associate
Bogotá, Colombia

Fabrizio Prati
Director of Design & Research
New York, USA

Giovanni Zayas
Program Manager
Puebla, Mexico

Jullietta Jung
Program Manager
New South Wales, Australia

Maria Clara Trujillo
Design Lead
Medellín, Colombia

Marina Višić
Program Associate
The Hague, Netherlands

Paul Supawanich
Director of Programs
Atlanta, USA

Regatu Solomon
Program Manager
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Renata Carvalho
Design Manager
London, UK

Solomon Green-Eames
Program Manager
London, UK

Vivi Tiezzi
Program Manager
São Paulo, Brazil

Beatriz Rodrigues
Program Manager
Fortaleza, Brazil

Hannah Mendes
Local Liaison
Fortaleza, Brazil

Renan Carioca
Research Manager
Fortaleza, Brazil

Nora Pena
Events Consultant
New York, USA

Ryan Pierce
Government Innovation
New York, USA

TBD