Having regaled you earlier this week with some pics from Amsterdam, a heads-up about another cycling luminary from that fair city about to pay a visit to Christchurch.
Prof Marco te Brömmelstroet is Chair of Urban Mobility Futures at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, founder of the Urban Cycling Institute and currently the Academic Director of the Lab of Thought. His work explores the underlying worldviews, values and assumptions that steer the design of our mobility systems and streets. He is also actively involved in international dissemination of Dutch cycling knowledge, including courses like the Summer School on Planning the Cycling City.
Marco is currently touring New Zealand, with presentations planned for Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland. Next Thursday 23rd July from 6-8pm, he will be speaking at Canterbury University (E8 lecture theatre) on the intriguingly titled: “Why was John Lennon in bed with a Dutch bike? A public talk about transforming streets for people”.
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What if streets were designed for communities, not just traffic? Marco will share how our streets are generally shaped through a century-old language that centres on “efficiency”, rather than creating streets for people where liveability is the goal. The mobility system that has emerged is now connected to almost every societal challenge we face. To work on a mobility transition, we need to challenge the language that has shaped it. And for that, we need to understand why John Lennon was in bed with a bicycle…
Registration to this public event is free, so come along and hear what Marco has to say!
Will you be there at Marco’s presentation?