INDEX EDITION
The 2026 Master Class Program
Copenhagenize Index Series
Paris In-person - May 19-21, 2026
Online Courses - April & October, 2025 Custom Courses - Flexible Dates
Turn data into action. Transform cities through cycling.
Index Enhanced Program
To celebrate the Copenhagenize 2025 Index – EIT Urban Mobility Edition and ensure its insights reach professionals worldwide, Copenhagenize is launching an unprecedented year of Master Classes in partnership with EIT Urban Mobility.
The 2026 program is designed to empower urban mobility professionals with actionable tools to improve cycling policies, infrastructure, and everyday mobility systems.
In-person & Online Courses
Drawing on the findings of the Copenhagenize Index and over a decade of Bicycle Urbanism Master Classes, the program offers a mix of open-enrollment and customized trainings, delivered both online and in-person. Targeted at cities, companies, NGOs, and global institutions, these courses introduce proven tools and global best practices to accelerate the shift toward sustainable, inclusive, and bicycle-friendly cities.
What’s new in 2026
This special 2026 program completely revisits and enhances the Bicycle Urbanism Essentials curriculum, incorporating exclusive data, innovations, and case studies from the 2025 Copenhagenize Index—available nowhere else. Participants will gain the most up-to-date knowledge and strategies to lead transformative change in their own contexts.
Understand what makes cycling cities succeed , using the Copenhagenize Index as your guide.
participant's opinion
“The master class was enriching and friendly. We were in a small group, which made it easier to talk to the other participants, and great for sharing feedback. The presentations are also relevant and unique. The format of the master class was well thought out, particularly with the bike tour and guest. Great encounters in the classroom and in the field!”
Coraline Brabander
Master Class participant 2023
Index-Updated Bicycle Urbanism Essentials – Paris
Paris - May 19-21, 2026
Full Rate Paris
2700€ INCL. VAT
Final registration deadline:
→ April 30th, 2026
→ Special Rates exist for MC Alumni
Details
Format: 3 days (21 hrs), in person
Location: Paris – the world’s 5th most bicycle-friendly city
Price: €2700 (standard) / €1890 (alumni rate), incl. VAT
Registration deadline: April 30, 2026
Language: English
Includes: Tuition, course materials, bike rental, three lunches, two dinners, invite to The Master Class Community
Our Essentials master class covers the fundamentals of bicycle urbanism—from infrastructure and design to communication and policy. Participants experience the city’s cycling network first-hand as Paris itself becomes the classroom. With immersive field visits and case studies drawn directly from the Copenhagenize Index, participants return home ready to advocate for and implement world-class cycling strategies that transform mobility and strengthen cities at their core.
Can’t participate this year, but interested in learning about future courses? Register your email and select the “interested” option.
Paris In-Person Program
Day 1
PLANNING, IMAGE & POLITICAL WILL
Day 1 introduces bicycle urbanism through the logic and methodology of the Copenhagenize Index, explaining why cities are assessed and how data, perception, and lived experience shape success. Using global trends and leading cities as reference points, participants explore Paris’s cycling transformation—examining political commitment, advocacy, and governance, and how vision is translated into policy, street design, and neighbourhood-level change.
Day 2
INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY & USER EXPERIENCE
Day 2 focuses on the physical conditions that enable everyday cycling. Participants explore how leading cities design safe, connected, and legible cycling networks, with attention to continuity, traffic calming, intersections, and perceived safety. The afternoon examines bicycle services and intermodality, highlighting best practices in parking, bike-share systems, and integration with public transport, and how these elements support usage growth and large-scale mode shift.
Day 3
LIVABILITY, COMMUNICATION & IMPLEMENTATION
Day 3 connects cycling to broader urban outcomes, exploring its role in building healthier, more inclusive, and more sustainable cities. Participants examine social equity, economic value, public health, and environmental benefits, alongside the importance of communication and education in building support and managing change. The Master Class concludes with an Index-based workshop, enabling participants to analyse their own city and identify concrete, actionable next steps.
Bicycle Urbanism Through the 2025 Index - Online
Edition 1 - April 7, 14, & 21, 2026 at 9:30 am CET / 3:30 pm SST / 4:30 pm JST
Edition 2 - October 6, 13, 20, 2026 at 5 pm CET / 11 am EST / 8 am PST
Full Rate Online
600€ INCL. VAT
Final registration deadlines:
→ Online Edition 1: March 31st, 2026
→ Online Edition 2: September 30th, 2026
Details
Format: Three 2-hour online sessions
Two Editions: Western & Eastern time zones
Price: €600 per person, incl. VAT
Language: English
Includes: Tuition, course materials, invite to the Master Class Community
New this year! It’s not always possible to come to Paris in person, so this year we are offering a condensed online version of our Essentials Master Class. This format is packed with best practices and tools to apply to your work in cities around the globe. Each live session delivers concentrated learning from the Copenhagenize Index - insights, best practices, and inspiring examples from cities worldwide.
Can’t participate this year, but interested in learning about future courses? Register your email and select the “interested” option.
Custom Index-Updated Bicycle Urbanism Essentials
What is the Custom Offer?
A fully customizable edition of the in-person Paris master class, adapted to the client’s context and participant profile. Whether focusing on infrastructure and design for engineers or policy and implementation for elected officials, the program leverages Copenhagenize’s decade of training experience and exclusive 2025 Index data to deliver a rich, targeted learning experience.
Why?
Bringing together stakeholders from the same city or region - whether that be technicians, city employees, elected officials, transit authorities, business associations or civil society groups - is an opportunity to get everyone on the same page and using the same language so you can advance quicker together when you return home.
Email: kassandra@copenhagenize.eu if interested or with any questions.
Interested?
Dates: Flexible (based on client schedule)
Format: Online, in-person, or hybrid (typically 2–3 days in person + online session)
Participants: Minimum 12 (from one city, organization, or a consortium)
Location: Paris – the world’s 5th most bicycle-friendly city, OR in client’s preferred city
Languages: English, French, Spanish, or Arabic
Price: Upon request and based on the format
Includes: Courses (content to be discussed) and invite to The Master Class Community
Objectives
This Master Classes are explicitly structured around the logic of the Copenhagenize Index, enabling participants to:
Learn the essentials of bicycle urbanism using the comprehensive indicators of the Index as a guide
Understand why cities succeed or stagnate
Translate Index insights into concrete actions
Apply data-informed, user-focused bicycle urbanism in their own contexts
