Sathya is a Computer Science graduate with a post graduation in Public Policy. He brings more than 25 years of experience in using technology and data to effect social change. Over the last 13 years, as an advocate for sustainable transportation he has been a part various policy changes in sustainability area in Bengaluru. He founded and is the chief convener at Council for Active Mobility, a collective of many organizations working towards accelerating UN Sustainable Development Goals. His Relief Riders initiative during the COVID pandemic won the 2021 UN World Bicycle Day Special Award. He is also an adjunct faculty teaching urban governance for masters students, a director at the waste management start up, Bioman and the Bicycle Mayor of Bengaluru. In this episode Sathya shares his journey in active mobility activism, his various initiatives as a Bicycle Mayor of Bangalore including the Relief riders initiative during COVID. 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:30 Getting into cycling for health and cycling to work 0:09:25 How did he get into cycling and sustainable living activism 0:19:30 What is Council for Active mobility 0:24:48 What is the role of a Bicycle Mayor 0:29:20 Approaching the issue from public policy - State, Market and Society approach 0:33:40 #My15Min City initiative 0:35:50 Relief riders initiative origin and growth 0:48:40 Cycle to work initiative 0:53:10 Cycle lanes outer ring road and more in the master plan 1:03:15 What can we working athletes do to help - Take the CFAM.in pledge 1:07:40 Closing remarks https://cycleto.work/ https://www.cfam.in/ Some Links Below: Working Athlete Community on FB. Link to Anchor Voice messages About the Podcast The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future. Who is a working athlete? Someone working full-time/part-time, entrepreneur or anyone who has to work to make ends meet and doesn't let being busy to stop him/her from pursuing an active lifestyle is a working athlete. I consider stay at home moms/dads who pursue a sport, as working athletes because homemaking is a full-time job. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker

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