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-24 JULY-
F R I D AY
1 2 3
09.30 - 12.00
13.00 - 14.00
16.00 - 18.00
12.00 - 13.00
08.00 - 09.30
LECTURE 6: Planning the cycling city: Micro (crossings + public space)
KEYNOTES: Stefan Bendiks & Iris van der Horst
1. “Choreography of an intersection: how do cyclists use the Weesperplein?”
Two (2) good multiple choice questions with 5 answer options. Be sure to mark the cor-
rect answer and include a citation with which lecture and keynote.
1. Watch a short TED talk on YouTube. Search: Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes at TEDxBelfast-
Women
2. Pick a place, go and observe. Use the Gehl quality of space criteria [guidelines will
be provided]
3. Desire Lines [guidelins will be provided]: Weesperzijde observation
RECAP/RESULTS ZWOLLE: Groups present their findings
Rush hour observations/experience Weesperzijde (more info on 23 July)
Lunch
Rush hour observations/experience Weesperzijde (more info on 23 July)
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M O N D AY
1 2 3
09.30 - 12.00
13.00 - 15.00
12.00 - 13.00
08.30 - 09.30
LECTURE 7: Data, demand analysis, visualization
KEYNOTE: Joost de Kruif
1. “Commentary: The relevance of research in planning support systems: a response to
Janssen et al.”
1. Look around the website http://maps.amsterdam.nl
2. Watch the Ring Ring video: https://vimeo.com/82584063
3. Look around the website http://www.bikeprint.nl
4. Gather your own data [guidelines will be provided] – groups of 2
Methods excursion
KEYNOTE: Iris van der Horst / DIVV Amsterdam
Lunch
Week 1 debrief
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F R I D AY / W E E K E N D
1 2 3
07.30
08.00 - 09.30
14.00 - 16.00
07.45
10.30 - 12.00
16.00 - 17.00
The City of Amsterdam has been working on the redesign of Central Station for the past
several years. This summer the underground tunnel linked the north and south side of the
station will open. It has been estimated that 3,000 cyclists will use this tunnel every day.
Before the final designs are set, the City would like to have some detailed observations
made.
The main question remains: who are the users of this main crossing? Where did they
come from and where are they going? Our assignment is to gather detailed observa-
tions and perspectives of the existing dynamics of this major corridor.
Amsterdam’s a great cycling city, but The Netherlands and Europe has so much to offer.
Here’s an opportunity to go see another [cycling] city and compare it to Amsterdam.
Within the country, it’s easy to get to Rotterdam, Den Haag, Einhoven, Utrecht/Houten,
or Groningen.
A train-ride away is Cologne, London, Hamburg, Brussels, Antwerp, or Paris. And a short
flight opens up the continent even more: Copenhagen, Malmo, Berlin, Dublin, Nantes,
Vienna, Barcelona, or Budapest.
Meeting point: Victoria Hotel main entrance
Observations
Presentation rendering
Groups disseminate
Group think, mapping + analysis
Final results presentation
ROUGH SCHEDULE
OPTION 1: CENTRAL STATION CORRIDOR STUDY
OPTION 2: LONG WEEKEND CITY TRIP
-3 AUGUST-
M O N D AY
1 2 3
09.30 - 12.00
13.00 - 15.00
12.00 - 13.00
08.30 - 09.30
City Trips recap + Central Station corridor recap and presentation
1. “Urban transport transitions: Copenhagen, City of Cyclists”
2. “Learning from Abroad: The Role of Policy Transfer in Contemporary Policy-Making”
3. “A transportation engineer on what convinced him to use a Complete Streets ap-
proach”
4. “Want better streets in America? Go to Denmark”
LECTURE 11: Translating insights into lessons
KEYNOTES: Zach Vanderkooij & Martha Roskowski
Lunch
Week 2 debrief
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Coursemanual final a4
- 1. 1 COURSE MANUAL FIELD NOTES & Planning the Cycling City - Summer 2015 the first ever university course on urban cycling
- 2. 32 -CONTENT- Welcome to Amsterdam. The land of bikes. How did it all begin? We’ll look at the historical and political context of cycling in The Netherlands, delve right into the influencing vari- ables with group model- buidling, and examine the macro- and micro levels of infrastructure. WEEK 1 -PAGE 12- - THE BASICS - The final week is all about translating lessons learned and discovering new avenues for the benefits of urban cycling. Topics bikenomics and culture are at the forefront of our discussion. This week we’ll concentrate on prepar- ing for the final event presentaions. -PAGE 34- WEEK 3 - BEYOND - In Week 2 we take a step into more practical issues. How do we ap- ply knowledge around urban cycling? Data, user behavior, network design, wayfinding. The impor- tant link to the national railway. Marketing and behavior change cam- paigns as a policy tool. -PAGE 24- WEEK 2 - APPLICATION- EXTRAS -PAGE 6- - WELCOME - -PAGE 3- - ROSTER - -PAGE 8- COURSE OUTLINE -PAGE 10- - ASSIGNMENTS - -PAGE 40- - SPONSORS - - - -COURSE OUTLINE- 20 July Historical/Political context of cycling in the Netherlands Adri de la Bruheze / Ruth Oldenziel / Andre Pettinga 21 July System dynamics / Skill-building Marco te Brömmelstroet 22 July Planning the cycling city / Macro: land use & network Marco te Brömmelstroet / Sjors van Duuren 23 July Field trip: Zwolle Marcus Popkema 24 July Planning the cycling city / Micro: crossings & public space Stefan Bendiks / Iris van der Horst WEEK 2 LECTURES & KEYNOTES ROOM: REC B 2.04 WEEK 1 LECTURES & KEYNOTES ROOM: REC B 2.04 WEEK 3 LECTURES & KEYNOTES ROOM: REC E 0.09 03 Aug Translating insights into lessons Zach van der Kooij / Martha Roskowski 04 Aug Bikenomics Carl Koopmans / Cees van Ommeren 05 Aug Effects of bicycle culture Giseline Kuipers 06 Aug Professional support for presentations (skill-building) Job ten Bosch 07 Aug Final presentations at the City of Amsterdam Council Hall 27 July Data, demand, analysis, visualisation Joost de Kruiff 28 July Network design & way-finding Annemaria van den Bos / Wouter Tooren 29 July The bike + train system Marco te Brömmelstroet / Jan Ploeger 30 July Marketing as a policy instrument Nico Mulder / Roger Pruppers
- 4. 76 Ready. Set. Bike. Our goal for the next three weeks is to take you on a journey through a cycling city. To learn the ins and outs of Amsterdam. And to send you back home even more confused. We are excited to have each and every one of you on board for this journey into the unknown. The first ever university course on urban cycling, organised in the leading example for aspiring cycling cities! We’ve prepared these three weeks in the best pos- sible way we know how. It’s been an arduous task to pick and choose the top- ics to include and those to leave out. After all, we only have three weeks. And we have yet to discover the perfect combination of specific (or maybe more broad?) topics to include in a course about urban cycling. We are all equals on this playing field. It’s not de- signed as a typical teach- er-student pedagogy. You bring as much expertise from your home city as we do about ours. So we ask you to, together with us, make the most of this ex- citing ride. The keynotes, the readings, assignments, methods for learning, and everything in between: they are only the ingredi- ents of which you have to make your own meal. Feel free to mix in your own in- gredients. Bon appétit, eet smakelijk! We also invite you to take the opportunity to play with, in and across Amster- dam. Learning by doing and doing by learning. But in the most relaxed way im- aginable. We don’t want to rush you: as cycling, learning is not only about the destination but also on enjoying the ride itself. For each day of the course, readings will help your un- derstanding of the key- notes’ material. With this, we expect you to be well prepared and able to ask the right questions to the leading experts in the field. Even more, we’ve sug- gested ‘experiences’ for each day, to augment the reading, lectures and discussions. These mini-as- signments are meant to be quick and dirty ways to take that extra step into gaining a deeper knowl- edge about that day’s material. It might be a short YouTube video, a Goog- le search, or observations. Our vision is to keep this course as hands-on as pos- sible. It makes no sense to only talk about cycling within the academic walls of our ivory tower. And it’s not all about the bike. Of course we encour- Photo: Meredith Glaser / Amsterdam Cycle Chic Don’t forget: a cycling city is as much about bikes as it is about trams, cars, buses, metros, and--yes--even walk- ing. So try a different mode every day, talk to people next to you, take it all in. age to ride your bike every day. But don’t forget: a cy- cling city is as much about bikes as it is about trams, cars, buses, metros, and-- yes--even walking. So try a different mode every day, talk to people next to you, take it all in. One final request: keep an open mind. There are 32 of us, representing at least 16 countries. We all bring a unique set of expertise, knowledge, experience, questions and background to the table. Let’s take advantage of this excep- tional group of individuals. Let’s learn from each oth- er, exchange knowledge, and go home with a more advanced set of skills, in- telligence around plan- ning for cycling cities and a great social and profes- sional network. Our hope for each of you is that by the end of the course, you leave feeling more confused, asking more questions, and eager to learn more. By the end of the course, we hope you look back on the first days when you freely cy- cled through Amsterdam - care-free and enjoying yourself - with a sense of wishfulness. Because now you cycle through the streets with a different lens, one that automatically examines, questions and analyses. That’s why we’re all here. Finally, thank you for being here. For stepping out on a limb, taking a risk. Exposing yourself to the world. We promise it’s going to be a fantastic ride. Kindest regards, Meredith Glaser Marco te Brömmelstroet Photo: Meredith Glaser / Amsterdam Cycle Chic
- 5. 98 -COURSE ROSTER- Nadine Galle Ray Pritchard Oliver Blain Shravan Shah Meredith Glaser Nathaniel Fink Sheila McGraw Paul Robinson Zsolt Schuller Marco te Brömmelstroet Petr Pokorny Kathleen Corey The Netherlands Australia US US Australia India US UK UK The Netherlands Czech Republic Canadav -COURSE ROSTER- Asiya Bidordinova Earl Bossard Katie McNett Jain Lochlann Brett Petzer Gerardo Carpentieri Kristina Marošová Marius Gantert Benita van Miltenburg Genevieve Hastwell Kevin Chan Marin Hara Brian Almdale Ingvild MØrk Lily Ranger Mark Ames Cosmin Popan Julie Moeller- Kristiansen Lisa Ratner Miroslav Vasilev Canada US US UK Canda Australia Canada Japan South Africa Italy Slovakia Germany US Norway Canada UK Romania Denmark US Bulgaria
- 6. 1110 -ASSIGNMENTS- Over a series of observations, groups will break out to explore the Weesperzijde corridor by bike, tram and by foot. Specific intersections along the corridor will be determined to assess during the Amsterdam rush hour. Groups will conduct a variety of tasks (ie, assess volumes, analyse existing data, conduct user interviews, draw desire lines of users, compile user photos, etc). Groups will prepare a comprehensive overview of the case, present their findings, and propose solutions. The final discussion will be with the large group over dinner at De Ysebreker restaurant. KEY DATES: 21 JULY / 8-9.00h / Rush hour observation 24 JULY / 8-9.00h / Rush hour observation 24 JULY / 16-18h / Rush hour observation 04 AUG / 13-18h / Group work and analysis 04 AUG / 18-20h / Final presentations & discussion ASSIGNMENT 3: FINAL PRESENTATION DEADLINE: 7 AUG ASSIGNMENT 2: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS DEADLINE: VARIES ASSIGNMENT 1: WEESPERZIJDE CASE & GROUP WORK DEADLINE: 4 AUG ASSIGNMENT 4: FINAL PAPER DEADLINE: 30 SEPT In about 8,000 words (10-15 A4 pages), reflect on the lessons learned here and apply them in your local context. Look back at your original systems dynamic model. Analyse it again, add more variables, change any relationships, apply it to your home town. We want to give you the flexbility to write about your experiences, opinions, reflections, and observations. Once submitted, you will also grade each other’s papers and this will be part of the final grade. We will give you further instructions for this portion of the assignment. KEY DATES: 30 SEPT / Final paper deadline 2 OCT / Peer review assignment 6 OCT / Peer review assignment deadline Think about the insights and urban cycling challenges from your home city or another and compare it with your experiences here in the Netherlands. Also, reflect on your individual system dynamics model created on Day 2. The final presentation will occur on the last day of the program when the student groups will present their work (the fieldwork and personal views on urban cycling) in a public meeting, hosted by the City of Amsterdam, in the heart of Amsterdam. KEY DATES: 29 JULY / 13-15h / Presentation proposal preparation in groups 29 JULY / 17h / Final presentation proposal deadline 05 AUG / 13-17h / Group presentation preparation. Submit presentation to Meredith. 06 AUG / 09-13h / Professional support for presentations 07 AUG / 19-22h / Final presentations Each week, submit two (2) good multiple choice questions by Friday. Each question should reflect material from lectures. Each question should have 5 options (A-E), with the answer high-lighted. Also be sure to reference the question and answer from the lecturer name and date. Send via mail to: meredith@magplanningcompany.com. Photo: Meredith Glaser / Amsterdam Cycle Chic “Cycling is part of the Dutch national habitus. It is neither a conscious lifestyle nor a political statement. It is not associated with a particular social class or region. In the Netherlands, the bicycle is a means of everyday transportation, not just for students, sportsmen or the ecologically-minded, but for everyone.” -Giselinde Kuipers, UvA
- 7. 1312 -20 JULY- M O N D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 15.00 12.00 - 13.00 LECTURE 1: Historical/political context of cycling in the Netherlands KEYNOTES: Adri de la Bruheze & Ruth Oldenziel 1. “In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist.” By Pete Jordan 2. “Congested Spaces: Bicycle Lanes in Urban Europe, 1900-1995” 3. “How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world” | Cities | The Guardian 4. “Ireland should adopt 30km/h as its default urban speed limit says expert” 1. Watch a short movie: go to http://cyclingacademics.blogspot.nl and search “The Nieuwmarkt in spring 1975”. 2. Go to Nieuwmarkt. Find someone in their 50s or older. Interview them. What do they remember? 2. Get on your bike and head to an area with high tourist traffic (i.e. the Dam, Rijksmuseum, and Heinekin Experience). Park and observe ‘local’ users versus non-local LECTURE 2: Historical/political context of cycling in the Netherlands KEYNOTE: Andre Pettinga Lunch WHAT’S ON READ EXPERIENCE
- 8. 1514 -21 JULY- T U E S D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 15.00 12.00 - 13.00 08.00 - 09.30 LECTURE 3: System Dynamics 101 KEYNOTE: Marco te Brommelstroet 1. Group model building: Tackling messy problems 2. The Societal Costs and Benefits of Commuter Bicycling: Simulating the Effects of Spe- cific Policies Using System Dynamics Modeling 3. Handout: Nominal Group Technique for variables script concept 4. Handout: Causal loop diagram script 1. Make a dynamic system model about your the following personal personal assess- ment: why are you in Amsterdam? What is your purpose here? What are all the variables that caused you to come here? Which one (almost) prevented you? How did these variables interact? 2. Check out this insane obesity diagram: http://blog.metasd.com/2010/09/interac- tive-diagrams-obesity-dynamics/ Group work: model-building and system dynamics Lunch with APPM Management Consultants Rush hour observations/experience: Weesperzijde (more info on 20 July) WHAT’S ON READ EXPERIENCE
- 9. 1716 -22 JULY- W E D N E S D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 15.00 12.00 - 13.00 08.00 - 09.30 LECTURE 4: Planning the cycling city: Macro (land use + networks) KEYNOTES: Marco te Brommelstroet & Sjors van Duren 1. “Urban development without more mobility by car? Lessons from Amsterdam, a multi- modal urban region” 2. “Organisation does matter – planning for cycling in Stockholm and Copenhagen” 3. “Spatial and social variations in cycling patterns in a mature cycling country exploring differences and trends” 4. “End of the car age: how cities are outgrowing the automobile” Mimic a daily activity pattern: 1. Get on Google Maps. Look for the closest grocery store (Albert Heijn, Ekoplaza, Deen, Jumbo), kindergarten (kinderdagverblijf) or school (basis school), buy a newspaper (krant), and office space (Spaces, WeWork) or train station (Amsterdam Zuid, Amstel, etc). 2. Visit each destination consecutively. Reflect on your experience. 3. Watch Lucas Brailsford infographic video http://cyclingacademics.blogspot.nl and search “why Dutch cycle” LECTURE 5: Recent trends in cycling in the Netherlands KEYNOTE: Lucas Harms Lunch Rush hour observations/experience (optional) WHAT’S ON READ EXPERIENCE
- 10. 1918 -23 JULY- T H U R S D AY 1 2 3 08.10 16.00 - 17.00 17.30 09.15 - 15.00 17.15 08.00 Train to Zwolle 1. Go to https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com and search for “Zwolle”. Choose 3 articles to read. 1. Watch the video: YouTube search “Zwolle, nominee for best cycling city in the Nether- lands 2014” Assignment Zwolle Train to Amsterdam Zuid Zwolle excursion Meet at Fietspoint Zwolle (Zwolle Station) Meet at Starbucks at Amsterdam Zuid Station WHAT’S ON READ EXPERIENCE
- 11. 2120 -24 JULY- F R I D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 14.00 16.00 - 18.00 12.00 - 13.00 08.00 - 09.30 LECTURE 6: Planning the cycling city: Micro (crossings + public space) KEYNOTES: Stefan Bendiks & Iris van der Horst 1. “Choreography of an intersection: how do cyclists use the Weesperplein?” Two (2) good multiple choice questions with 5 answer options. Be sure to mark the cor- rect answer and include a citation with which lecture and keynote. 1. Watch a short TED talk on YouTube. Search: Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes at TEDxBelfast- Women 2. Pick a place, go and observe. Use the Gehl quality of space criteria [guidelines will be provided] 3. Desire Lines [guidelins will be provided]: Weesperzijde observation RECAP/RESULTS ZWOLLE: Groups present their findings Rush hour observations/experience Weesperzijde (more info on 23 July) Lunch Rush hour observations/experience Weesperzijde (more info on 23 July) WHAT’S ON READ SUBMIT EXPERIENCE
- 12. 2322 -25/26 JULY- S A T U R D AY / S U N D AY 1 2 3 * Bike to Amsterdam Noord, take the ferry behind Central Station. Check out the Eye, Tolhuistuin, Noorderlicht, Pllek. Take note in the differences of land use, infrastructure, space, users. Explore Cafe de Ceuvel’s bottom-up terrain. * Head out to one of the Saturday markets in the city: Noordermarkt, Nieuwemarkt, Al- bert Cuyp, or the Dappermarkt. Who is there? How did they get there? * Get to the beach: Bloemendaal, Zandfoort or even the ‘urban beach’ at Roest. * Ride down the Amstel all the way to Ouder Kerk (15km r/t). * Take a bus to Edam, Marken, Monnikendam (skip the tourist hoards at Volendam). * Check out Oud West. Eat lunch at De Hallen and find your way to the Osdorp suburbs. * Visit the Bijlmer and the Arena area. Take note in the differences of land use, infrastructure, space, users. * Take your bike on the train (don’t forget to buy an extra ticket for your bike!) and go to Delft or Haarlem for a small town feel or Rotterdam, for a big city feel. Or even Utrecht or Groningen! * Ride out to Amsterdamse Bos, a Dutch “forrest” WEEKEND RECOMMENDATIONS Photo: Mikael Colville-Andersen “The bicycle makes sense in cities. It’s an affordable, efficient method of transportation. It’s green, it’s healthy – but those are tag-along benefits and miss the point. People want to get from A to B in the quickest way possible. - Mikael Colville-Andersen, CEO Copenhagenize Design Co.
- 13. 2524 -27 JULY- M O N D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 15.00 12.00 - 13.00 08.30 - 09.30 LECTURE 7: Data, demand analysis, visualization KEYNOTE: Joost de Kruif 1. “Commentary: The relevance of research in planning support systems: a response to Janssen et al.” 1. Look around the website http://maps.amsterdam.nl 2. Watch the Ring Ring video: https://vimeo.com/82584063 3. Look around the website http://www.bikeprint.nl 4. Gather your own data [guidelines will be provided] – groups of 2 Methods excursion KEYNOTE: Iris van der Horst / DIVV Amsterdam Lunch Week 1 debrief WHAT’S ON READ EXPERIENCE
- 14. 2726 -28 JULY- T U E S D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 15.00 16.30 - 17.30 12.00 - 13.00 LECTURE 8: Network design + wayfinding KEYNOTES: Wouter Tooren & Annemarie van den Bos 1. “Space Syntax: The Role of Urban Form in Cyclist Route Choice in Central London” 2. “Retracing trajectories: the embodied experience of cycling, urban sensescapes and the commute between ‘neighbourhood’ and ‘city’ in Utrecht, NL” 3. “The spatiotemporal sequencing of everyday activities in the large-scale environment” 4. “Finding the building in wayfinding” 5. “The SEGD/Hablamos Juntos Healthcare Symbols - Will They Work?” We will give you a surprise location in/around Amsterdam and will ask you to visit it - No phones allowed!! Check the Facebook group. Group work Rush hour observations (Bike + Train) Lunch with DTV Consultants WHAT’S ON READ EXPERIENCE -28 JULY- T U E S D AY 1 2 3
- 15. 2928 -29 JULY- W E D N E S D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 15.00 12.00 - 13.00 08.30 - 09.30 LECTURE 9: the Bike + Train system KEYNOTES: Marco te Brommelstroet & Jan Ploeger 1. “The bicycle-train mode: Characterisation and reflections on an emerging transport system” 2. “The Bicycle as Part of a Green Integrated Traffic System” 3. “Planning for the urban cyclist” 1. Watch the bike+train commercial: http://cyclingacademics.blogspot.nl and search “commercial strengths” 2. Use the bike+train connection the weekend before (e.g. go to the beach) and see how it works. 3. Day before: choose a train station and observe rush hour bike + train Group work: final presentation proposal Lunch Week 1 debrief WHAT’S ON READ EXPERIENCE By 17.00 (5pm) please submit your group’s presentation proposal to Meredith: meredith@magplanningcompany.com SUBMIT
- 16. 3130 -30 JULY- T H U R S D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 15.00 12.00 - 13.00 08.30 - 09.30 LECTURE 10: Marketing as a policy instrument KEYNOTE: Nico Mulder & Roger Pruppers 1. “Promoting Cycling for Transport: Research Needs and Challenges” 2. “Sometimes you want people to make the right choices for the right reasons: poten- tial perversity and jeopardy of behavioural change campaigns in the mobility domain” 3. “The Influence of Descriptive Social Norm Information on Sustainable Transportation Behavior: A Field Experiment” 4. (OPTIONAL) “Depicting mobility in movies” 1. Watch Dutch TV for an hour in the evening. What is the role of the bike in TV commer- cials? How often do you see a bike, car, train, tram? 2. Watch ANWB Straat verlichting. What do you think? Go to: http://www.anwb.nl/verkeer/veiligheid/lichtbrigade/wat-is-de-anwb-lichtbrigade 3. Watch “This is Amsterdam and my bike.” What do your think? Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOkqTDdtlc4 4. Watch Copenhagenize videos via YouTube link. We’ll send out the link the day before! Placeholder/Debrief for optional crossing study Lunch Observations WHAT’S ON READ EXPERIENCE By Friday, submit two (2) good multiple choice questions with 5 answer options. Be sure to mark the correct answer and include a citation with which lecture and keynote. SUBMIT
- 17. 3332 -31 JULY- F R I D AY / W E E K E N D 1 2 3 07.30 08.00 - 09.30 14.00 - 16.00 07.45 10.30 - 12.00 16.00 - 17.00 The City of Amsterdam has been working on the redesign of Central Station for the past several years. This summer the underground tunnel linked the north and south side of the station will open. It has been estimated that 3,000 cyclists will use this tunnel every day. Before the final designs are set, the City would like to have some detailed observations made. The main question remains: who are the users of this main crossing? Where did they come from and where are they going? Our assignment is to gather detailed observa- tions and perspectives of the existing dynamics of this major corridor. Amsterdam’s a great cycling city, but The Netherlands and Europe has so much to offer. Here’s an opportunity to go see another [cycling] city and compare it to Amsterdam. Within the country, it’s easy to get to Rotterdam, Den Haag, Einhoven, Utrecht/Houten, or Groningen. A train-ride away is Cologne, London, Hamburg, Brussels, Antwerp, or Paris. And a short flight opens up the continent even more: Copenhagen, Malmo, Berlin, Dublin, Nantes, Vienna, Barcelona, or Budapest. Meeting point: Victoria Hotel main entrance Observations Presentation rendering Groups disseminate Group think, mapping + analysis Final results presentation ROUGH SCHEDULE OPTION 1: CENTRAL STATION CORRIDOR STUDY OPTION 2: LONG WEEKEND CITY TRIP -3 AUGUST- M O N D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 15.00 12.00 - 13.00 08.30 - 09.30 City Trips recap + Central Station corridor recap and presentation 1. “Urban transport transitions: Copenhagen, City of Cyclists” 2. “Learning from Abroad: The Role of Policy Transfer in Contemporary Policy-Making” 3. “A transportation engineer on what convinced him to use a Complete Streets ap- proach” 4. “Want better streets in America? Go to Denmark” LECTURE 11: Translating insights into lessons KEYNOTES: Zach Vanderkooij & Martha Roskowski Lunch Week 2 debrief WHAT’S ON READ
- 18. 3534 -4 AUGUST- T U E S D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 13.00 - 15.00 12.00 - 13.00 13.00 - 17.00 18.00 - 20.00 LECTURE 12: Bikenomics KEYNOTES: Cees van Ommeren & Carl Koopmans 1. “Transport transitions in Copenhagen: Comparing the cost of cars and bicycles” 2. “Evaluating Transport Infrastructure Investments: The Dutch Experience with a Stand- ardized Approach” 3. “Social costs and benefits of investments in cycling” 4. “The British Cycling Economy” Perch yourself at any major intersection with trams, cars, bikes, and pedestrians. Here’s a few ideas: Frederiksplein, Rembrandtplein, Waterlooplein, Overtoom, Kinkerstraat at Bilderdijkstraat, Rozengracht at Prinsengracht, Wibaustraat. What do you observe about cyclist behavior and mediation of traffic? How are cyclists interacting with other modes of transport & vice-versa? Office hours Marco and Meredith Lunch with Move Mobility Group work and analysis: Weesperzijde (more info to come) Final presentations and discussion over dinner at De Ysebreker WHAT’S ON READ EXPERIENCE
- 19. 3736 -5 AUGUST- W E D N E S D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 12.00 18.00 13.00 - 17.00 12.00 - 13.00 LECTURE 13: Effects of bicycle culture KEYNOTES: Giseline Kuipers Send your group presentation slides via WeTransfer.com to Meredith. 1. “The rise and decline of national habitus: Dutch cycling culture and the shaping of national similarity” 2. “Cycling and the city: A case study of how gendered, ethnic and class identities can shape healthy transport choices” Take photos, up close and personal, of cyclists. Submit your 2 best photos and captions to Meredith via email. The winners will get a guest blogger post on Amsterdam Cycle Chic. Group presentation work Lunch WHAT’S ON SUBMIT READ EXPERIENCE
- 20. 3938 “Only thanks to fierce activism and a number of decisive events would Amsterdam succeed in becoming what it is, unquestionably, now: the bicycle capital of the world.” - The Guardian-6 AUGUST- T H U R S D AY 1 2 3 09.00 - 13.00 18.00 - 20.00 Professional presentation support from Debatrix Farewell dinner WHAT’S ON 09.00 - 13.00 18.00 - 20.00 Professional presentation support from Debatrix Farewell dinner (location to be announced) WHAT’S ON -7 AUGUST- F R I D AY 1 2 3 09.30 - 10.30 10.30 - 12.30 Week 3 debrief Meredith & Marco office hours WHAT’S ON 19.00 - 22.00 Final Event and presentations at the grand City Council Hall Come to class with a reflection on which was the best and worst talk so far from the course? Why? EXPERIENCE Two (2) good multiple choice questions with 5 answer options. Be sure to mark the cor- rect answer and include a citation with which lecture and keynote. SUBMIT
- 22. 4342 -SPONSORS- -THANKS- DTV Consultants is an ambitious and innovative research and consultancy in the field of traffic and mobility. We are also your practical trainer for the traffic en- gineering field. For more than twenty-five years we’ve worked hard for a grow- ing clientele that includes public and private parties in the Netherlands and abroad. With over fifty enthusiastic employees we are big enough to answer all traffic-related questions and small enough for a personal approach and cus- tomized advice. Our international ambitions are enshrined in our mission statement: To become an international organization of experts, which plays a leading role in realizing sustainable mobility. www.dtvconsultants.nl Special thanks to all our keynotes, class participants from near and far, and to the staff at GSSS for their enthusiasm and hard work. More thanks to the Gemeente Amsterdam and Stadsregio for their contribution towards the assignments, maps, and time. A final thanks to Gergo Hevesi with MindMapGroup and Meredith Glaser for the collaboration on the design and lay-out of this document. -SPONSORS- APPM Management Consultants is an independent management consultancy in the world of infrastructure, spatial planning and development, real estate, water, energy and climate. Our strength is realizing the set goals in a profession- al, enthusiastic and sober way. Our motto: “Pleasure in creating a more beauti- ful world”. www.appm.nl Our goal is to improve accessibility, liveability, safety and economic vitality in countries, regions and cites by providing guidance towards sustainable trans- port and mobility systems. We have expertise on all sixteen relevant fields of Transport and Transportation Planning and Engineering (i.e. Data Collection, Public Transport, Mobility Planning, Enviroment etc.). A complete overview of our expertise can be found our website. In almost every province and munic- ipality of The Netherlands we have successfully completed projects. Having reached market leadership in The Netherlands and having sold our transport modelling software Omnitrans on all six continents MOVE Mobility has adopted an international ambition in our overall company strategy. www.movemobility.nl
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