In September 2022, Mobycon, along with Dutch delegates, including Queen Máxima and Princess of Orange-Nassau, participated in a trade mission to California. They engaged in high-level meetings with California officials to discuss California’s progress in mobility and sustainable transit. Mobycon also conducted a ThinkBike Workshop in Santa Cruz, sharing insights on network planning, infrastructure design, and bicycle policy.
In September 2022, Mobycon joined a number of Dutch organizational delegates on a trade mission to California, which also include her Majesty Queen Máxima, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, representing the Dutch Royal family. During the two-week event they met for a series of high-level engagements with elected officials from California. This including Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Mayor London Breed of San Fransisco, and Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles.
Together the delegation got to witness and discuss an overview of the progress California has been making in regard to mobility, and its push towards green and alternative forms of transit. Mobycon and the delegation offered their own insights, providing Californian officials with a taste of the Dutch mobility experience, and a sense of what lessons can be learned and applied to the Californian context.
In addition to the time spent in San Francisco and Los Angeles, Mobycon also delivered a ThinkBike Workshop in Santa Cruz. There participants were able to learn more about good principles for network planning, Infrastructure design, and bicycle policy.
