A PROGRAM TO SUPPORT
QUEBEC IN ITS SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL
TRANSITION AND TO EMPOWER
QUEBECERS TO TAKE ACTION
SUPPORTING YOU AND YOUR CYCLING ACTIVITIES
Vélorution is a local, community-centred project of Cyclo Nord-Sud that has been developing innovative cycling initiatives for over 10 years to address the major socio-ecological challenges facing Quebec and Canada.
Cycling reduces household expenses, increases life expectancy, boosts local businesses, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions — this is why it’s our cause!
Through a collaborative approach bringing together communities, businesses, local stakeholders, and citizens, we are building a sustainable future.
Partners and boroughs committed to working with us to roll out the Vélorution program
For the public sector
Does your municipality want to develop a cycling culture and offer activities that are accessible to all, with a particular focus on vulnerable people? We have solutions.
For businesses
Does your company want to start transitioning to more sustainable mobility with your employees? We can support you with our turnkey social innovation workshops and labs.
Public sector
Since 2017, Vélorution has been promoting and testing activities to develop a cycling culture and to empower citizens, starting with the most marginalized communities.
Already established in five regions, Vélorution aspires to expand throughout Quebec and is looking for new communities that are ready to meet the challenge of sustainable mobility.
“Repair your bike in a day!”
A day dedicated to building confidence, skills, and independence: each young person leaves with the bike they learned to repair.
Repair workshops in parks
Mobile bike repair workshops designed to serve the areas most affected by social and economic inequality.
Donation of free bikes to children and teenagers
A community solidarity project, in collaboration with local organizations, to provide bikes to children who do not have access to them.
A 1.5-hour training session: How to fix a flat tire by yourself
This customized workshop teaches cyclists how to repair a flat – while also promoting autonomy and confidence for a sustainable bike culture.
Build-your-own-bike program
A group program where teams of young people are guided week after week to restore and repair bikes that will be given to them.
Workshop laboratory on collective community intelligence
An interactive workshop that is structured to examine and diagnose local issues so as to develop solutions via sustainable mobility.
And so much more!
Discover our full range of workshops.
Will participants cycle more?
82% of the 1,085 Vélorution participants surveyed answered YES.
Have participants gained autonomy?
84% of the 1,082 people who benefited from a free bike repair answered YES.
Grams of CO2 per kilometer traveled
One of the most remarkable aspect of cycling is its positive impact on the environment.
You’re giving me the bike? Are you kidding? OMG! …. I’m so happy! You have NO idea how much joy you’re bringing to people.
– Participants who received a free bike
Several students keep telling me how happy they are to finally have a bike! One of the students has been riding her bike to school every day since then! Wasn’t that the ultimate goal of the project?
– Annie Bégin, French language teacher
I was proud of everything I did here, […] I was making progress. You’re always moving forward, and I was close to finishing my bike, I was proud of that.
– Young participant of the Build-your-own-bike program
An initiative that is expanding
LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO CUSTOMIZE THE PROGRAMS THAT BEST SUIT YOUR NEEDS
Would you like to explore further the possibilities of bringing Vélorution to your municipality or borough? Let’s take the first step together.
BUSINESSES – Increase your social and environmental impact with Vélorution
We offer turnkey support that can be tailored to your specific situation.
Our goal: to mobilize your teams around active mobility, well-being at work, and reducing GHG emissions, in order to take concrete action.
Using the U methodology, which promotes sustainable and inclusive change management, we help you initiate a participatory transition that is concrete and tailored to your means.
An overview of our offer
Half-day collective intelligence workshop (short approach)
A short, participatory approach to boost your team’s well-being and explore the levers for environmental transition.
A social innovation laboratory (long approach)
A turnkey participatory approach lasting three half-days to diagnose your priorities and co-develop sustainable solutions tailored to your corporate culture.
Bicycle repairs for your employees during working hours
Offer bicycle repairs to your employees to encourage them to cycle to work and improve their concentration at work.
And much more!
Discover our full range of workshops.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO CUSTOMIZE THE PROGRAMS THAT MEET YOUR NEEDS
Would you like to explore further possibilities for bringing Vélorution to your company? Let’s take the first step together.