The Mobility Awards is a nationwide campaign that recognizes outstanding leadership by cities, workplaces, schools, and establishments in making cycling and walking safer, more inclusive, and more accessible.
First launched in 2020, the awards aim to support a shift toward people-centered mobility by recognizing real-life solutions and champions that promote cycling and walking as essential modes of transport. Learn more here
The Mobility Awards is looking for the most Bicycle-Friendly Cities, Workplaces, Establishments, and Schools in the Philippines.
The awards are conducted every other year and will monitor ways in which previous winners have improved or regressed or remained stagnant. This means ratings can increase in level and can also be reduced annually depending on the improvement or decline of bicycle-friendly ardor, initiatives and facilities among government offices, workplaces, and establishments. Nominees will be accordingly rated every year under the following rate classifications: Katipunan, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
Based on their performance, nominees may receive one of the following ratings:
Bronze – For meeting the minimum standards of support for everyday cyclists
Silver – For exceeding basic requirements and showing active support for cycling commuters
Gold – For demonstrating strong, sustained, and multi-dimensional commitment to inclusive mobility
Katipunan – The highest recognition for truly transformational efforts or for achieving three consecutive Gold ratings
Based on their performance, nominees may receive one of the following ratings:
Bronze – For meeting the minimum standards of support for everyday cyclists
Silver – For exceeding basic requirements and showing active support for cycling commuters
Gold – For demonstrating strong, sustained, and multi-dimensional commitment to inclusive mobility
Katipunan – The highest recognition for truly transformational efforts or for achieving three consecutive Gold ratings
Cities, where more than 50% of Filipinos reside, require more urgent actions to address the alarming economic and health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. As engines of economy, commerce, governance and innovation, cities also have the opportunity to make rapid strides towards inclusive, sustainable, and resilient development.
The Mobility Awards’ ability to validate a large scale of nominations covering municipalities and provinces are limited as the pandemic continues to restrict movement. However, we strive to expand our capacity to reach municipalities and provinces in the future.
Pedestrian-Friendly School – This special award is being launched as a pilot recognition to spotlight cities that are taking bold steps to create safer and more walkable environments.
It honors cities that have implemented city-level pedestrian-first infrastructure or programs such as wide, leveled sidewalks along major roads, at-grade pedestrian crossings, slow-speed zones, and safe school zones that prioritize the safety and dignity of people walking.
These efforts must demonstrate inclusivity in terms of age, gender, and persons with disabilities, and be supported by clear, pedestrian-centered plans and policies.
Infrastructure – Looks at the presence and condition of pedestrian infrastructure along major routes, such as sidewalks, crossings, and ramps. Focus is on whether walkways are continuous, safe, and usable for daily walking needs.
Integration – Evaluates whether walking is prioritized in city plans, policies, and designs. This includes programs that promote walking such as car-free days, people’s streets, heritage or cultural walks, and safer school zones as well as efforts to reduce vehicle speeds in pedestrian areas as means to support broader goals for sustainability, public health and safety.
Implementation – Assesses how well pedestrian-friendly plans and projects are delivered, maintained, and scaled especially in areas with high pedestrian activity.
Inclusivity – Assesses whether pedestrian spaces are accessible and safe for all users, especially vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, caregivers, and those without access to private vehicles.
The winning city will receive:
A Plaque of Recognition
An Official Certificate
Mobility Awards Merchandise
Note: This category is open to all city local governments in the Philippines.
Only one (1) city will be awarded for this pilot round.
The Siklista ng Bayan Award is open to the general public and accepts individual nominations of everyday Filipinos who use bicycles or cargo bikes as a primary part of their livelihood or small enterprise.
This includes, but is not limited to:
Please note:
This award is not open to individuals who simply bike to work or are bike advocates. Nominees must be individuals who rely on their bicycles as a core part of earning a living, typically through entrepreneurial or informal livelihood activities.
No. Previous nominees and winners of the Padyak Champion and Siklista ng Bayan Awards are no longer eligible to be nominated again.
These special awards are meant to spotlight new and emerging cycling livelihood champions each year, giving others the opportunity to be recognized for their inspiring work on the road and in their communities.
Padyak Champions are outstanding cyclist messengers and delivery riders nominated by participating delivery courier companies. i.e: Grab, Lalamove, Foodpanda bicycle courier riders.
If you’re a delivery courier company, we’d love to hear from you! Please feel free to reach out to us directly to nominate your bicycle-based employees.
Previous nominees or winners are not eligible.
You can absolutely submit again. We’ll evaluate your entry based on your current performance so your rating may go up, go down, or stay the same, depending on your most recent initiatives, improvements, or ongoing efforts.
Yes, as long as they meet the eligibility criteria for each.
What if I was nominated or won before? You can still join! We’ll review your latest performance and see if your rating improves or changes.
Definitely. The awards are open to nominees nationwide. However, for the Pedestrian-Friendly City and Bicycle-Friendly City categories, we will only be accepting nominations from cities meaning, only local government units classified as cities are eligible under those two categories.
We’ll be announcing our panel of experts soon, composed of leaders in urban mobility, sustainability, and public health.
Nominations are open to the public. Everyone is encouraged to participate and publicly nominate who they think deserve to receive the Mobility Awards recognition. People can submit nominations through this online nomination form. Submissions of nominations per person are unlimited.
Yes, absolutely! Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged.
You will receive an acknowledgement email from us within 10 days after you submit your nomination. This email confirms that we’ve received your entry and that it is being reviewed.
Yes! We’ll be giving out special prizes to selected nominators. Stay tuned for the announcement.
To qualify, make sure your nominations are complete and compelling. That means providing clear photos, accurate details, and thoughtful explanations on why your nominee deserves to be recognized. The better the nomination, the higher your chances of winning!
The Katipunan Award is the highest rank attainable in the Mobility Awards. It signifies truly transformational efforts initiated and/or adopted by a city, workplace or establishment in promoting bicycle commuting as a mainstream mode of transport among their constituencies, employees, and customers, and in making cities pedestrian-friendly.
This award is inspired by the revolutionary ideals of Katipuneros in uniting Filipinos, securing genuine freedom, and advancing social justice. It emulates these same goals in the Mobility Awards, but in the context of gaining independence from fossil fuels and promoting the mobility needs of the majority of our people.
The Katipunan Award seeks to unite Filipinos behind the ideal that asks our government to prioritize moving people, not cars, and by pointing to public transportation as an effective and pragmatic indicator of democracy in the country.
So far, no one has won the Katipunan Award yet, which serves as a challenge to previous and upcoming nominees for the Mobility Awards.
The deadline for submitting nominations is September 7, 2025.
Winners will be announced during the Mobility Awards 2025 awarding ceremony, tentatively scheduled for November 2025. Stay tuned on our website and social media pages for the official date and details.
For further questions, you can contact us at mobility@icsc.ngo.
