We supported Fietsberaad Vlaanderen in setting up the 'Lerend Netwerk Fietsparkeren', a network of cycling professionals and practitioners to work on bicycle parking, a topic where still a lot of progress can be made!

MORE LION was present at the 2023 Velo-City conference in Leipzig, Germany. It was great to be amongst the leading policy makers in Belgium, thinking about how we can make cycling even better.

Next year's edition is in our hometown, Ghent!

Pieter Morlion gave a presentation on March 7 for the Polis network (POLIS is the leading network of European cities and regions working together to develop innovative technologies and policies for local transport) on how cities can acquire data for their mobility projects. The presentation was bases on a study of which MORE LION is the main author, commissioned by the European Investment Bank: 

The SPI, the Liège metropolitan area, launched a website called 'Mobility in Liège Metropole'. MORE LION created a vision text for the data-driven approach of the mobility data dashboard on the website, advised in writing & evaluating the tender. A great collaboration together with expert Suzanne Hoadley and with the fine people of the SPI, across language borders.

We gave an introductory course in project management at Volvo Trucks in Ghent and Nxt-Pro, the Syntra branch for Professionals in Flanders. Students again awarded the course with very positive feedback & scores.

A number of media in Belgium, like VRT, Le Soir, Nieuwsblad, The Brussels Times report that the federal government in Belgium, together with Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia are working on extension and improvement of the current anti-theft bicycle register Mybike.brussels.

Bike owners will be able to order a non-removable sticker online and attach it to their bikes. Anyone will be able to scan the QR code and see if a bike is stolen or not. Police will be able to contact the owner of a bike, e.g. in case of theft or when it has been lost & retrieved. 

Pieter Morlion (in personal capacity, as an expert) is in charge of the implementation on behalf of the Belgian vice prime minister, who is in charge of transport. The project is expected to roll out at the end of the year.

Pieter Morlion gave a keynote on the future of mobility for the KWB of Woumen, Diksmuide. it was very interesting to present at the countryside, on a location that is nearly impossible to reach by public transport, for a public mainly consisting of 'baby boomers'. A friday night of interesting interaction on mobility, the future, our responsibility and a plea to travel consciously. 

MORE LION gave a presentation at "De Bereikbare STad" on smart cities and how to use mobility data for all municipaliteis in Flanders. The event is an initiative of Agentschap Binnenlands bestuur, organized by The New Drive.

Pieter Morlion gave a presentation on bicycle parking at a Fietsberaad Webinar, for most of the bicycle experts at cities in Flanders.

It was an honour and a pleasure for MORE LION to give a course in project management at Volvo Group in Ghent.