MegaBITS News

As part of the Megabits programme, the municipality of Enschede and Zwolle are both testing a Virtual Message Sign (VMS; a counting pole with a display). The VMSes are intended for collecting data (counting), and the displays can communicate with cyclists along the route. The VMSes are used to enhan...

Building on the previous article on Le Havre Seine Métropole’s advancements in cycling speed data collection, which explored how the counting system was progressively set up and improved, this article takes a step further by looking at what these data actually reveal....

Google Earth presents insights drawn from Google Maps trend data on trip segments completed by bicycle, allowing users to visualise and understand how our cities move....

Recent European research shows that cyclists themselves can provide infrastructure quality data that is just as reliable as inspections carried out by professional experts. A three‑year study of the GREENCAGE project on citizen participation in mobility policy found that assessments made b...

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is increasingly taking a data-based approach to transport planning. During the MegaBITS project, the city's capabilities were expanded to include analyses of transport volumes for bike sharing and other micromobility data....

The MegaBITS Project is approaching its conclusion and hosted its International conference on smart cycling on 25 March 2026 at the University of Twente, in Enschede (The Netherlands)....

On Tuesday 24 March 2026, Mario Boot (University of Twente) will defend his PhD thesis titled “Evaluating Experiences with Smart Cycling Technology”....

The MegaBITS project recently held two key sessions to evaluate pilot implementations and share lessons learnt: a Steering Group meeting in Gothenburg and the final Advisory Group meeting online....

Last week, the Flagship City of Hamburg hosted a "Regional dialogue forum on data-based bicycle infrastructure planning" to share the results of the MegaBITS Project. ...