Common Frames

The Competence Centre for Sustainability and the Faculty of Design and Art of unibz present "Common Frames", an unconference exploring how bicycles can inspire more sustainable, social, and imaginative public spaces. Through an exhibition, short movie screenings, hands-on repair, and collective futuring sessions, the event brings together designers, artists, researchers, activists, citizens and cyclists to experiment with low-tech, open-source tools for ecological care and urban transformation.

While Bolzano ranks as one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in Italy, the daily reality of traffic, air pollution, and road safety highlights how much work is still left to do. A truly fair mobility transition is urgent, and cycling offers real solutions for public health, air quality, and social connection. The event asks a critical question regarding what role scientific and research institutions should play in promoting soft mobility. Universities are well positioned to develop and test ways of living together, yet there is still a noticeable gap in strong mobility management. By looking closely at unibz and its partner organizations, the unconference examines what can be improved in mobility offers for both their own communities and the wider city.