Measuring and evaluating impact of cycling projects

How do you know if your cycling education project really makes a difference? Through impact monitoring and evaluation, you map out what works, where adjustments can be made and how to make results visible to partners and financiers. On this page, you will find tools, methods and examples to measure impact at different levels: from participant experience to behavioural change and social added value. These insights will help you report stronger, learn from practice and grow in a targeted way.

Why measure impact?

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Measure the impact of your cycling lessons, and use that data to convince volunteers, partners and stakeholders to support your cycling school.

How to measure impact?

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To check the impact of your Cycling Lessons, you can collect all kinds of data. Find out how best to do that here.

How to report impact?

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You don't collect data lightly. You also want to use it to communicate the impact of your Cycling Lessons.

Impact Measurement presentation: What, when and why?

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Convince teachers, Volunteers and partners of the importance of Impact Measurement. Use our sample presentation as a starting point.

Attendance list

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An attendance list helps you check which participant was present when, and the impact that presence has on the learning process.

Cycling report

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At the end of the lesson series, give participants a cycling report, with personalised advice. Use our template for this.

Profile interview

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Conduct profile interviews and provide a comprehensive picture of who actually participates in Cycling Lessons. Use our guide for this.

Telephone Survey

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Survey your participants by phone six months after Cycling Lessons, and map the long-term impact of those lessons. Use our guide to do this.

Example from Leuven: measuring impact for even better cycling lessons

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De Fietsschool analysed five years of data from cycling lessons in Leuven. This provides five insights for even better cycling lessons.

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BE CYCLE: Cycling in shelters

De Fietsschool supports shelters that want to roll out a cycling initiative. Find out how to work with your residents around cycling skills, ownership, maintenance and repair here.

A bicycle of your own: buy, rent or share

In order not to forget cycling after the lessons, participants obviously need their own bike. They can buy, rent or share one. And you can help them do so.

Cycling on the street with novice cyclists

How do you guide a group of novice cyclists safely down the street? Read our guide and checklists.

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