Last year, Brussels Mobility counted approximately 12% more cyclists on cycle paths in the Brussels Capital Region. The increase is greatest on weekdays, at +13%, which drops to +7% at weekends. Meanwhile, cyclists and e-scooter riders are also anxiously awaiting the ban on bicycles and e-scooters in the Anspachlaan/Boulevard Anspach pedestrian zone, which is awaiting political approval.
The evolution also varies depending on the time of the day, according to the Belga press agency, based on the figures it requested. Between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m., there was an annual increase of 15%, and between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., an increase of 12%. Around noon, growth drops to about 9%, but during the evening rush hour, between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., it rises again to about 12%.
Wetstraat/Rue de la Loi remains popular
The most popular automatic counting points remain those in Wetstraat/Rue de la Loi, with more than 5,600 bicycle movements per day, although work in the vicinity of the Schuman roundabout in 2025 led to a decline in traffic there. This is followed by the counter on Koolmijnenkaai/Quai des Charbonnages along the canal with approximately 5,200 passages, ahead of the Kunstlaan/Avenue des Arts, with just over 5,000 passages.
The counters on Tevurenlaan/Avenue de Tervueren and Franklin Rooseveltlaan/Avenue Franklin Roosevelt recorded annual growth of around 20%, while the strongest increase was measured on Leopold III-laan/Boulevard Léopold III, with more than 30%.
Ban for two-wheelers in the pedestrian zone Anspach?
This year, it will also be interesting to see what the City of Brussels will do about introducing a ban on two-wheelers in the pedestrian zone on Anspachlaan/Boulevard Anspach. The ban has not yet been introduced because there is no other safe alternative for cyclists and e-scooter users along the route.
The route intended for this purpose runs via Arteveldestraat/Rue Van Artevelde, Zwarte Lievevrouwstraat/Rue Notre-Dames-aux-Nonnettes, and Lakensestraat/Rue de Laeken. However, many cars still drive through these narrow streets today.
To make this route a safe cycle route, the city council is actually forced to implement a cut. The cut would also help alleviate traffic jams on Dansaertstraat/Rue Antoine Dansaert. Even the pedestrian movement Walk considers an unsafe cycle route worse than the irritation caused by cyclists and e-scooter users on Anspachlaan/Avenue Anspach.
