2. Club des villes et territoires cyclables
A French network of cycling friendly cities and
local authorities founded in 1989.
§ 2012 : Founding of a parliamentary group for
cycling
§ 2016 : Founding of a Cycling Made in France
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3. Indemnité kilométrique vélo (IKV) = bike
kilometric allowance
à Since February 2016 in France
à 0,25€/km
à For voluntary companies only : private
sector employees + officials of the Ministry of
sustainable development and the Ministry of
Housing
4. IKV – How does it work?
• Free of charges for employers and free of
taxation on income for employees at a
maximum of 200€/year
• For voluntary companies only : private
sector employees + officials of the Ministry
of sustainable development and Housing
• Can be cumulated with a public transport
reimbursement for commuter who bike to
the nearest station
5. Why introducing IKV?
§ Results of the experimentation conducted
by ADEME in 2014 (18 companies)
à Increase of 50% of the bike commutes
à Number of cyclists x 2
§ Reducing absenteeism, health benefits,
improve well-being…
6. The Observatory
• Collecting data and sharing good practices
with companies
• Gathering arguments to make IKV
mandatory and to introduce it in the
public service
Observatoire de l’IKV
7. Facts and Figures
• 29 companies involved = 10189 employees
• 211 recipients of IKV
• All sizes of company : RTE (8500
employees, Velo-Cité, 2 employees)
9. Cycling made in France
• A platform of industrials to strengthen the
lobbying for cycling
• Publications (newsletter, infography,
studies…)
• Sharing good practices
• Representing the diversity of the bike
industry : manufacturers of cargo bike,
service providers, manufacturers of parking
solution…