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SUMMARY:Reimagining Rural Mobility: Bringing Cycling into Focus in Rural A
 reas - Lena Ruegge
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DESCRIPTION:This presentation examines the role of cycling in rural areas 
 and explores how its relevance and use can be brought more strongly into f
 ocus. A key challenge is that smaller municipalities and rural regions oft
 en lack organised cycling communities\, which makes collaboration with loc
 al populations as well as the co-development and advancement of cycling me
 asures more difficult. In addition\, both public discourse and research te
 nd to focus predominantly on urban contexts\, whose approaches cannot be d
 irectly transferred to rural settings. Yet rural areas also hold significa
 nt potential for cycling as a mode of transport\, particularly in replacin
 g car use for short-distance trips\, where reliance on automobiles is typi
 cally higher than in cities.\nThe presentation therefore centres on the qu
 estion of how cycling can quickly become more visible and present at the l
 ocal level\, in order to generate initial momentum for broader cycling pro
 motion. Drawing on the “bicycle-friendly municipality” project\, we de
 monstrate how targeted interventions in smaller municipalities can strengt
 hen structures\, visibility\, and acceptance of cycling\, thereby enabling
  new forms of participation and collaboration. We conclude the talk with a
 n open question regarding what additional approaches exist—or could be d
 eveloped—to further strengthen cycling as a mode of transport in rural a
 reas. More broadly\, the presentation aims to raise awareness of cycling p
 romotion in rural contexts and to bring this topic more prominently into o
 ngoing discourse.
LOCATION:Plenary room (Lecture Room 2.2)
URL:https://pretalx.com/crbam-2026/talk/9LGCLB/
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