Kidical Mass is a worldwide movement. Cyclists from 0 to 99 years old take over the streets to reclaim the road space in colourful bicycle demonstrations. The format focuses on children and sustainable mobility.
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KIDICAL MASS – Child friendly and
cycle friendly cities
From big cities to rural areas, we as the Kidical Mass action alliance are united by the vision that children and young people should be able to move around safely and independently on foot and by bike.
Safe streets and active mobility for children and young people is the key to the mobility transition!
Children who are active by bike and on foot from an early age remain so as adults.
With our campaigns – especially the Kidical Mass bicycle demonstrations, the school streets and the bike bus (Bicibús) – we paint a positive picture of the future and make change tangible. The Kidical Mass action alliance consists of over 700 organizations, associations and initiatives from Canada to Australia.
Dates for Action Weeks 2025 to follow.
What is it?
For Whom?
Everyone is welcome to join our inclusive events: Small and large cities feel addressed. Old and young. Parents and singles. Cycling initiatives, local groups of large environmental and cycling organisations, private individuals and initiatives.
Why?
The vison of Kidical Mass is that all children and young people can safely and independently use cycles as a mode of travel. We demand child-friendly, green places where there are many and varied open spaces for play and social interaction between all generations.
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Dates for Action Weeks 2025 to follow
Become a part of it and organize a Kidical Mass, a school street, or a bike bus/bicibus. We have an open source platform with information and materials to get you started. Just get in touch at kontakt@kinderaufsrad.org. We are a worldwide movement and it is still growing.
The map shows the cities of the Fall 2024 Action Weeks.
#KidicalMass #StreetsforEveryone #StreetsforKids
Our demands
Child-friendly
Road traffic law
- Focus on the vulnerability of children and aim for Vision Zero – zero road deaths and serious injuries.
- Enable children’s independent and safe mobility – on the way to school, to friends, to the sports club or playground.
Concrete
measures
- Protected or structurally separated, wide cycle lanes on main roads and country roads as well as protected crossings (based on the Dutch model).
- 30 km/h speed limit on main roads in town.
Concrete
measures
- School streets and traffic-free zones
- Bicycle lanes and bicycle zones as a comprehensive network and basis for a safe route network to school
- Roads without through traffic in residential areas (e.g. Kiezblocks Berlin, Superblocks Barcelona)
Why is the Kidical Mass so important?
Prof. Dr. Marco te Brömmelstroet
Universität Amsterdam / Urban Cycling Institute / @fietsprofessor
„Children should be able to come to school on their own. We know from Paris how to do it. So let’s start now. Let’s make the streets in front of the schools car-free (…) Because we want to give that to the children. The children have the right to that.“
Foto: Gillissen0gmail.com
Flora
9 years, Kidical Mass Köln
“We children want safe routes. We want to feel safe on our way to school or kindergarten. For that, cars have to drive slower!”
Copyright: Stefan Flach
Simone Kraus
Organiser Kidical Mass Cologne/Global Alliance Kidical Mass
“The Kidical Mass is a worldwide movement pushing the mobility revolution of little legs. We are united by the vision that children and young people can move safely and independently. The wow effect: an improvement in the quality of life for all!”
Copyright: Julia Sellmann
Janne
5 years
“My way to kindergarten is mine: Once up the big hill. Then down the hill. Then past the pond with the swans, geese and ducks. Then we go to a big crossroads, the cars drive quickly around the corner, thumbs down! (…)”
Copyright: verenafotografiert
Julia Hagedorn
Midwife and co-organiser Kidical Mass Augsburg
“I support the Kidical Mass because children are the future. The best motivation for the traffic change is the safety of our children!”
Copyright: Private
Azra
Kidical Mass supporter
“For me, cycling means independence and freedom. I want that for my children too”.
Copyright: Amrei Kemming
Floriane Lewer
Referentin Kampagne (ADFC)
“I support the Kidical Mass because I think that cycling with children must be possible without worries. For this, we urgently need a modern, child-friendly road traffic law.”
Copyright: ADFC/Deckbar
Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen
Doctor, science journalist and founder of the "Healthy Earth - Healthy People" Foundation
“We have to make city centres safe for cycling! Cycling not only means mobility, but is also important for child development – and independently mobile children protect our climate at the same time. That’s why I support the Kidical Mass.”
Credit: Dominik Butzmann
Wenzel
Student, 10 years
“Stop ignoring us!”
Copyright: Private
Katja Diehl
Mobility expert
“We need days like the Kidical Masses create to be able to experience the future of free mobility with our children for once in reality.”
Copyright: Amac Garbe
Annika Liebert
Campaigner Campact
“I support the Kidical Mass because it shows that the current transport policy is not without alternatives. A liveable design of our places for all generations is possible.”
Copyright: Private
KIDICAL MASS ALliance
Over 700 local organisations and initiatives are the heart of Kidical Mass. It is a unique network, decentralised, self-organised and stronger together. The Alliance was founded by Kidical Mass Cologne. ADFC, Campact, Changing Cities, Clean Cities Campaign, Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk, Greenpeace, Pro Velo Schweiz, Parents for Future Germany, VCD and Zukunft Fahrrad are big partners.
KIDICAL MASS COMIC IN MANY LANGUAGES
From the ADFC Neuss with many nice translators.
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