Cycling in Brussels: Close to €1.2 million dedicated to 28 bike facility projects

Some 13 municipalities in the capital are receiving around €1.2 million from the Bikes in Brussels Fund, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF).

The cash injection is financing almost 1,400 new bike parking spaces, with three new cycle routes and two bike workshops to follow, announced the leading philanthropy institution in a statement.

A total of 28 new cycling projects in the Brussels Capital-Region have been funded over the past 12 months, in collaboration with schools, hospitals, local municipalities and associations.

For the past five years, the Bikes in Brussels Fund has been encouraging cycling both within and into the Brussels-Capital Region by supporting various projects from associations, the public sector or public and private partners.

The aim is to make two-wheeled travel accessible to as many people as possible by improving cycling infrastructure and facilities such as bike shelters, secure bike parking facilities, well-developed cycle lanes and dedicated footbridges.

In total, 120 projects amounting to over €7.5 million have been supported by the Bikes in Brussels Fund since its launch at the end of 2018.

Here is an overview of the fund’s latest 28 projects provided by the KBF:

• Anderlecht: the local municipality is installing 10 new five-space bike boxes, along with another five designed to fit two cargo bikes. The Lycée Sœur Emmanuelle is installing a 20-space bike shelter.
• Auderghem: the CHIREC – Delta site is installing new bike parking facilities for its staff, providing spaces for 140 bikes, helping to free up spaces for visitors.
• Brussels: the Université Saint-Louis is installing a 38-space bike parking facility to encourage its staff and students to cycle. The Cambre Horta Faculty of Architecture (ULB) is installing a covered bike parking facility with 334 spaces. The Nos Pilifs inclusive farm is installing a 28-space covered bike parking facility.
• Evere: the municipality is installing three bike shelters near the Atis-Watis crèche, at the L'Aubier school and in the Bon Pasteur park, offering a total capacity of 30 spaces.
• · Forest: Forest cultural centre BRASS is installing a covered bike parking facility, with space for eight bikes, for both its team and its partners.
• · Ixelles: the Université Libre de Bruxelles is installing a 54-space bike parking facility for its students and lecturers, while also setting up a bike workshop for the university community and local residents. The Saint-Joseph de Boondael primary school is installing a 94-space bike shelter.
• Jette: the Jette Omnisport Centre is installing a covered parking facility for 30 bikes.
• Molenbeek-Saint-Jean: The Human Rights League is installing a 10-space bike parking facility, Recyclart a 12-space facility, and non-profit organisation Community Land Trust Brussels is installing a 20-space facility for its fleet of bikes, shared among local associations.
• Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode: The Botanique (Bota75) is installing a 56-space bike parking facility, with Caritas International installing another with 18 spaces.
• Schaerbeek: the local municipality is creating a cycle route and cycle zone around rue Josaphat, while also planning cycle infrastructure for avenue Ernest Renan. The KA E Hiel te Schaarbeek municipal school – Dino Brussel are installing bike racks and a covered 52-space bike parking facility. The Institut de la Vierge Fidèle is installing a 21-space bike shelter.
• Uccle: Cliniques de l'Europe are installing a new secure 123-space bike store, while the Royal Wellington Tennis and Hockey Club is installing a 92-space bike parking facility.
• Watermael-Boitsfort: the local municipality is installing a 26-space covered and secure bike store for its staff. The Lycée Sœur Emmanuelle is installing a 60-space bike shelter.
• Woluwe Saint-Lambert: the local municipality is installing six 30-space bike boxes, while transforming Rue de la Cambre into a dedicated cycleway. CESI is installing a 20-space bike parking facility, while non-profit organisation Creb, which helps children with multiple disabilities, is extending its bike shelter to include 14 bike spaces.