In this People and Projects episode, Wendy Nash interviews Iden Petraj, the Bike Mayor of Tirana, Albania. They discuss the substantial changes in Tirana’s bike infrastructure, the role of a Bike Mayor, and the initiatives to promote bike riding within the city. Iden highlights the increase in bicycle parking spots, efforts to improve safety for bike riders, especially women, and provides insight into community projects targeting low-income areas. The conversation also covers the general bike riding culture in Tirana, comparisons with cities like Copenhagen, and the impact of winning Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure project by Bloomberg Philanthropies on funding on local bike riding projects.
Find out more about Bloomberg Philanthopies and which other cities won this very coveted prize: https://bloombergcities.jhu.edu/bici and https://globaldesigningcities.org/
