May 3, 2025 - The seaport city Gdansk began promoting cycling and other active mobility modes back in 1989. The construction of a collision-free cycling and walking route along the coast of the Gulf of Gdansk immediately attracted hundreds of recreational cyclists.

Currently the city boasts 851.2 kilometres of cycling- friendly infrastructure including 135.2km of separate cycle tracks, 16.1km of cycle lanes, 57km of contraflow cycle lanes, and 67.3km of cycling and walking infrastructure.

Data from 12 bicycle counters located across Gdansk showed a cumulative increase in bicycle traffic of 52% from 2017 to 2023. The city continuously monitors cycling traffic with automatic counters, providing real-time data to enhance infrastructure planning.

Walking, cycling and public transport together account for 59% of total trips, and this modal share is expected to rise to 65% by 2030.

The city also promotes safety for all road users with 616.9km of traffic-calmed streets that have a speed limit of 30kph.

Gdansk is home to almost 500,000 inhabitants, and together with Gdynia and Sopot they form a metropolitan tri- city with around 1,235,000 residents.

In the spring of 2023, Poland’s bikeshare system, Mevo 2.0, was launched in the tri-city as a free pilot with 4,000 bicycles — 75% e-bikes, 25% traditional bikes. The initiative saw immediate success with over 100,000 users in two months. Currently the popular subscription-based system has 739 stations.

Gdansk is also a key junction for EuroVelo intersecting with three major routes: EV9 (the Baltic-Adriatic route), EV10 (the Baltic Sea Cycle Route), and EV13 (the Iron Curtain Trail). These routes offer diverse and enriching cycling experiences, connecting Gdansk to the heart of Europe and beyond.

This year the city is hosting the prestigious Velo-city Conference, the flagship event of the European Cyclists’ Federation and widely considered the world’s largest cycling conference. The annual world cycling summit will be held June 10-13 at the Gdansk International Fair Co., AmberExpo – MTG SA, one of Poland’s most state-of-the-art trade fair and convention venues.

Gdansk, a truly sustainable cycling hub, is recognized globally for its significant progress in cycling activity, while serving as a perfect example of a starter cycling city.

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