To facilitate and promote cycling in the Saint-Étienne area.

Project

For 28 years, the nonprofit organization Ocivélo has been working collectively, in solidarity, and as a responsible citizen to facilitate and promote bicycle use in the Saint-Étienne area.

We view cycling in the city as an efficient mode of transportation, well-suited to an increasingly constrained urban environment—discreet, user-friendly, cost- and energy-efficient, highly low-emission, health-enhancing, and a source of physical well-being. For all these reasons, and so many more, cycling strikes us as an obvious alternative to the “car-centric” approach in the city.

How Ocivélo Works

We carry out several types of initiatives:

Reflection on land-use planning:

• Assessing the area’s bike-friendliness,
• Reflection on development possibilities.

Working with elected officials and decision-makers:

• Regular meetings with elected officials and technical staff,
• Forwarding user complaints,
• Providing feedback on upcoming or ongoing development projects.

Education, raising awareness about active mobility, and encouraging the general public to make changes through various events:

• Bicycle training (for adults and children) for beginners, those returning to cycling, or advanced riders,
• Bicycle parades to show our support for local cycling infrastructure projects,
• Bike rides or tours with some of our partners on various themes,
• “Bike Travel” evening event to celebrate a bike traveler passing through our region,
• Mobile workshop to introduce bike mechanics to as many people as possible, etc.

Repairing and reusing bicycles, promoting user autonomy:

• Hosting a repair workshop open to everyone,
• Assistance with bicycle repairs,
• Collection of bicycles at the local office or recycling center,
• Sale of bicycles at affordable prices.

Reception and self-repair hours:

Tuesday 1:30 PM–8:00 PM
Wednesday 1:30 PM–8:00 PM
Thursday: Workshop open for introductory bike mechanics or bike disassembly classes from 2:00 PM–7:00 PM
Friday 1:30 PM–8:00 PM
Saturday 1:30 PM–7:00 PM