Introducing the Selection Committee for the Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI)

Claudia Adriazola-Steil

Claudia Adriazola-Steil has worked in the transport sector for 25 years. Claudia is the Deputy Global Urban Mobility Director and the Director of Health and Road Safety at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cites.

Claudia focuses on the intersection of sustainable mobility, climate change, public health and equity. Over the past 15 years at WRI, Claudia has been instrumental in developing one of the most innovative road safety programs in the world, based on the Safe System Approach and making connections to sustainability and equity. She has significantly influenced the international agenda, as well as those of national and local governments.

During her tenure, Claudia has advanced new partnerships and reshaped the mobility agenda to focus on a system approach to urban mobility that encompasses urban development, mass transportation, walking, cycling, electric vehicles, new mobility and innovation. Claudia has experience working in more than 50 cities in Latin America, Asia and Africa and has overseen over $60 million in investments.

Claudia has successfully led the organization of Transforming Transportation since 2017, a global flagship conference co-organized by the World Bank and WRI. She has been a keynote speaker in high-level meetings, including at the UN General Assembly, the World Bank, World Health Organization, Ministerial Conferences, and others. Claudia has been distinguished by the German TUMI initiative as a Remarkable Woman in Transport. She has co-authored more than 20 publications and papers and participated in numerous peer-reviews.

Sam Johnson

Sam Johnson is a Sustainable Transport Specialist with the World Bank. He has worked with the World Bank since 2016, advising national governments on transport infrastructure planning, design, construction, maintenance, and financing across roads, maritime transport, aviation, and urban mobility. He leads the World Bank Group’s technical group on Safe and Productive Streets and is a strong advocate for people-centered urban design, active mobility, and reducing car dependency to support more vibrant, equitable, affordable, healthy, and green cities. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) with First Class Honours, a Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Action, and a Master’s in Global Development Practice from Harvard University.

Cyprine Odada

Cyprine Odada is an urban planner, sustainable mobility expert, and liveable cities advocate with over a decade of experience advancing active mobility and people-centred urban development across Africa.

She is the Founder and CEO of Women Shaping Cities, where she leads research, policy, and practice to create safer, healthier, and more inclusive cities. Prior to founding Women Shaping Cities, Cyprine spent more than ten years leading Critical Mass Nairobi, building Africa’s largest cycling advocacy movement and to elevate cycling and walking as essential components of urban transport.

Her advocacy has helped shape Kenya’s sustainable mobility agenda. In 2026, the National Assembly passed the Kenya Roads (Amendment) Bill, 2024, introducing mandatory provisions for dedicated cycling lanes and pedestrian walkways on designated roads. The legislation reflects proposals Cyprine championed over many years to make cycling and walking integral to road design.

Throughout her career, Cyprine has advised governments, development partners, and international organisations on urban planning, sustainable transport, street design, and stakeholder engagement. Her expertise spans technical advisory, urban mobility planning, capacity building, and policy development, with projects across Kenya and other African countries. She has worked with organisations including UN-Habitat, ITDP, WWF, and TripleLine Consulting.

Cyprine holds a Master’s degree in Cities from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where her research explored the relationship between urban planning and everyday mobility. She is committed to making visible the experiences and challenges of those too often overlooked in urban and transportation planning, including women, children, caregivers, older adults, and persons with disabilities, and to championing their right to safe, accessible, and inclusive cities

Janette Sadik-Khan

Janette Sadik-Khan is one of the world’s foremost authorities on transportation and urban transformation. She served as New York City’s transportation commissioner from 2007 to 2013 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, overseeing historic changes to the city’s streets. She oversaw the pedestrianization of Broadway in Times Square, built nearly 400 miles of bike lanes and established Citi Bike, the largest bike share system in North America, and she launched seven rapid bus lines across the city while setting in motion the creation of more than 70 plazas. A founding principal with Bloomberg Associates, she works with mayors around the world to reimagine and redesign their cities. She chairs the National Association of Transportation Officials and the Global Designing Cities Initiative, implementing new, people-focused street design standards, which have been adopted in more than 150 cities across the United States and around the world.

Karen Vancluysen

Karen Vancluysen was appointed Secretary General of POLIS in 2014, after having been its Research Director for 10 years. POLIS is the leading European network of cities and regions working together to develop sustainable and innovative urban mobility solutions for today and tomorrow. Before joining POLIS, Karen worked at Eurocities as manager of the mobility network ACCESS, and at Langzaam Verkeer, a Belgian centre for mobility management, as project manager. Since 1998, Karen has been involved in urban mobility networking, advocacy and policy activities, as well as EU research and innovation projects in the field. She has been a speaker and moderator at many high-level events in Europe and beyond, on a wide range of sustainable mobility and innovation themes.