Welcome to Our Resources

On these pages, the key outputs of the Handshake project will be posted alongside key resources about the cities and general good practices in cycling.

Public deliverables will be created over the course of the project until 2022 and will be posted as soon as they are available. Follow our twitter channel or sign up to our Newsletter to keep up to date with new materials.

Some example resources are showcased below.

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You can search the resources available by city, date or using free text. Handshake-produced resources are marked:

Made in Handshake

Facts and lessons from the transferred solutions

Made in Handshake

We are proud to present ten fact sheets that represent the main achievements and lessons learned by each of our ten Future Cycling Capitals. We hope that it provides you with the knowledge and inspiration to transform your city into a cycling capital!

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Publication date: Wed 10 Aug 2022

Author: Sanne Vanderstraeten and Fred Dotter

Language: English

Best practices – Inner-city bicycle parking

Made in Handshake Report

This handbook provides guidelines for the installation of bicycle parking facilities at busy locations. Drawing on the experience of the City of Amsterdam in creating such infrastructure, the handbook sets out a seven-step process for doing so.  

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Publication date: Tue 23 Feb 2021

Author: City of Amsterdam

Language: English

Learning from Amsterdam - Bruges Symposium Presentation

Presentation

As part of the CIVITAS Handshake immersive symposium in Bruges (Belgium), Ria Hilhorst from the City of Amsterdam gave a presentation on the lessons to learn from Copenhagen. The Dutch capital is one of Handshake's three "Cycling Capitals".  

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Publication date: Mon 10 Feb 2020

Author: Ria Hilhorst

Language: English

Learning from Copenhagen - Bruges Symposium Presentation

Presentation

As part of the CIVITAS Handshake immersive symposium in Bruges (Belgium), Morten Kabell from Copenhagenize Design Co. gave a presentation what lessons can be learned from Copenhagen. The Danish capital is one of Handshake's three Cycling Capitals.  

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Publication date: Mon 10 Feb 2020

Author: Morten Kabell

Language: English

Handshake Infographic

Brochure Made in Handshake

Our infographic provides all you need to know about Handshake in 250 words!

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Publication date: Thu 16 May 2019

Author: ICLEI Europe

Language: English

CIVITAS Handshake - Press Release - Project Announcement

This press release was disseminated to announce CIVITAS Handshake.

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Publication date: Tue 29 Jan 2019

Author: Richard Adams

CIVITAS Handshake - Press Release - Project Announcement

This press release was disseminated to announce CIVITAS Handshake.

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Publication date: Tue 29 Jan 2019

Author: Richard Adams

Amsterdam Bike Benefits Infographic

Other

Amsterdam’s cycling boom is a boost for the city’s economy and the health and well-being of its citizens.

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Publication date: Tue 1 Jan 2019

Author: City of Amsterdam

Language: English

Plan Amsterdam - Giving Way to cyclists

Publication

How cycling is still on the rise in Amsterdam, and will be for the foreseeable future. Contributions include stories about the lack of cycle parking space and how this is being resolved, and what the main mobility challenges for the next few years will be.

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Publication date: Thu 1 Feb 2018

Author: City of Amsterdam

Language: English

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This project has received funding from the European Union‘s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement no 769177.

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