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Metropolitan Mobility Podcast

Geert Kloppenburggeertkloppenburg.nl
How do we keep metropolitan areas accessible and vibrant places to live? This podcast offers concrete solutions for the future of our cities. Mobility expert Geert Kloppenburg in conversation with innovative entrepreneurs, scientists and policy-makers.
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Episodes

Geert Kloppenburg & Carin ten Hage bespreken het radicale herontwerp van Amsterdam

In de negende en laatste aflevering van de serie A Radical Redesign for Amsterdam , bespreken Carin ten Hage en Geert Kloppenburg de afgelopen afleveringen. Wat voor antwoorden krijg je als je mobiliteit experts van over de hele wereld vraagt: ‘Wat als je het hele mobiliteitssysteem van Amsterdam radicaal zou kunnen herontwerpen? Wat zijn voorwaarden die we moeten stellen aan het digitale domein?’ Wat antwoord je op de vraag die terugkomt: ‘Wat is het doel? Wat voor stad wil je zijn?’ De eerdere...

Sep 23, 202043 min

Pop-up Bike Lanes | Biking through Berlin | Part 1

[ German below ] This is the first episode in which Geert Kloppenburg bikes through Berlin with the chair of the German Cycling Association (ADFC) Burkhard Stork and his Berlin colleague Carolina Mazza. And the first episode of the Metropolitan Mobility Podcast in German. They cycle on a new pop-up bike lane and discuss how Berlin is trying to become more cycle friendly. Find more episodes and visuals here . This episode is a collaboration with the Dutch Cycling Embassy. Dies ist die erste Episo...

Sep 18, 202015 min

Maurits van Hövell: van walkietalkies naar het Operationeel Mobiliteitscentrum

“Voorheen werd er gewoon rondgebeld: ‘Wij zitten in de instroom van de ArenA. We hebben nu 20.000 man binnen. Hoe gaat het bij jullie op straat?’” In de achtste aflevering van de serie A Radical Redesign for Amsterdam , spreken Carin ten Hage en Geert Kloppenburg met Maurits van Hövell (Johan Cruijff ArenA). Hoe houdt je een wijk met de drie grootste evenementenlocaties van het land, bereikbaar en veilig? Ze spreken elkaar in het Operationeel Mobiliteitscentrum over de rol van de stad Amsterdam,...

Sep 09, 202044 min

Frank van Setten over best practices uit de regio

Geert Kloppenburg interviewt Frank van Setten op een terras in Vorden over zijn visie op openbaar vervoer in de regio, Bus Rapid Transit, en de vele best practices die hij in zijn carrière is tegengekomen.

Sep 02, 202033 min

Michiel Muller over hoe het ‘melkboer-rondje’ het vervoersprobleem kan oplossen

“Het idee van aan de rand van de stad een overslagpunt maken waar iedereen z’n spulletjes aflevert en dat dan verdicht de stad in gaat, dat is iets wat natuurlijk al heel lang een goed idee is. Alleen het is er nooit van gekomen (..) die software was er ook nog niet.” In de zevende aflevering van de serie A Radical Redesign for Amsterdam , spreken Carin ten Hage en Geert Kloppenburg met Michiel Muller (Picnic). Ze spreken over hoe je het ‘Melkboer-rondje’ van Picnic kan toepassen op de vervoersl...

Aug 26, 202043 min

Robin Chase on the Value of Space

“I like to put all cars in one category: are you a vehicle that moves in the city? If you are a vehicle that moves in the city, everyone is paying the same thing, for parking, for moving during congestion periods.” In the sixth episode of A Radical Redesign for Amsterdam , Geert Kloppenburg and Carin ten Hage speak with entrepreneur Robin Chase (ZipCar, Veniam) about how the shared mobility principles can help to regulate platforms and the role that excess capacity can play for a municipality. S...

Aug 12, 202049 min

Marleen Stikker over data en de commons (deel 2)

“Het nieuwe narratief, in mijn ogen, moet gaan over dat mensen weer grip op hun eigen omgeving krijgen.” In de vijfde aflevering van de serie A Radical Redesign for Amsterdam, deel 2 van het gesprek van Carin ten Hage en Geert Kloppenburg met internetpioneer Marleen Stikker (Waag). Ze spreken over de rol van gemeentes in de strijd om data en het belang van commons. A Radical Redesign for Amsterdam wordt gemaakt in opdracht van de Gemeente Amsterdam.

Jul 29, 202046 min

Jill Warren on the European Bike Boom

Co-CEO Jill Warren of the European Cyclist’s Federation speaks with Geert Kloppenburg and Chris Bruntlett (Dutch Cycling Embassy) about what the cycling industry could learn from the automotive industry, the work of the ECF, the Covid-19 measures tracker and where to find long distance cycling routes through Europe. The Covid-19 tracker: https://ecf.com/dashboard Eurovelo cycle routes: https://en.eurovelo.com/ This episode is a collaboration with the Dutch Cycling Embassy....

Jul 22, 202036 min

Marleen Stikker over data en strijd (deel 1)

“Heel veel mensen hebben er ook niets van willen snappen: ‘Dat doen de jongens van de ICT wel voor mij’.” Wat is de rol van data in de toekomst van mobiliteit? Moet er op publiek gegenereerde data ook publiek toezicht zijn? In de vierde aflevering van de serie A Radical Redesign for Amsterdam spreken Carin ten Hage en Geert Kloppenburg met internetpioneer Marleen Stikker (Waag).

Jul 15, 202038 min

Laura Dierenfield on Cycling in the Heart of Texas

“We often shunned these temporary pop-ups because a day or two days to us is a lot of effort for not a lot of return. But now it’s so different.” Active transport manager Laura Dierenfield (City of Austin) speaks with Geert Kloppenburg and Chris Bruntlett (Dutch Cycling Embassy) about the influence of covid-19 on transportation in Austin (Texas), the Healthy Streets Initiative, and the benefit of study tours. For more information on Healthy Streets: http://austintexas.gov/HealthyStreets This epi...

Jul 08, 202031 min

Burkhard Stork on the Future of Cycling in Germany

“In the majority of countries the idea that cyclists should cycle between cars and do not need real own infrastructure, is still dominant.” Burkhard Stork, director of the German Cycling Association (AFDC) speaks with Geert Kloppenburg and Chris Bruntlett (Dutch Cycling Embassy) about the influence of vehicular cycling on the German bike infrastructure and how building a Dutch cycling network with American speed will shape the future of German cycling.

Jun 24, 202034 min

Carlo Ratti on Redesigning Mobility Systems

“Data today is very interesting because it can help us to understand dimensions of the city that we couldn’t understand just a few a years ago. ” Geert Kloppenburg and Carin ten Hage discuss with Carlo Ratti, director of MIT Senseable City Lab, how to imagine a radical redesign of a city and what the role of data is in such redesign. MIT - SENSEABLE CITY LAB PROJECTS: - Copenhagen Wheel: senseable.mit.edu/copenhagenwheel/ - RoundAround: senseable.mit.edu/roundaround/ This project draws on Carlo'...

Jun 17, 202048 min

Carlo van de Weijer over een radicaal herontwerp van Amsterdam

“Als je een stad compleet nieuw in zou richten, dan zou je van de voetganger en van de fietser uit moeten gaan”. Carlo van de Weijer, Managing Director Eindhoven AI Systems (TU Eindhoven) bespreekt met Geert Kloppenburg en Carin ten Hage de pizza-economie en over waarom de zelfrijdende auto geen oplossing is voor de schaarse ruimte in de stad. A Radical Redesign for Amsterdam wordt gemaakt in opdracht van de Gemeente Amsterdam.

Jun 12, 202044 min

Niels van Oort on the Bike-Transit Combination

“What is funny about the bike-transit combination is that, on the one hand, it is complementary to each other but it is also competitive.” Niels van Oort, co-director of the Smart Public Transport Lab speaks with Geert Kloppenburg and Chris Bruntlett about his research on shared bikes and the bike-transit combination. The discussed articles can be found here: https://bit.ly/2XIZBXV

Jun 10, 202039 min

Thalia Verkade over haar ontdekkingsreis in de wereld van mobiliteit

"De publieke ruimte is bijna alleen maar om doorheen te gaan, in plaats van om er te zijn." In deze podcast gaat Geert Kloppenburg in gesprek met journalist Thalia Verkade over haar ontdekkingsreis in de wereld van mobiliteit. Samen met professor Marco te Brömmelstroet (Universiteit van Amsterdam) schreef zij het net verschenen boek 'Het recht van de snelste'.

May 29, 202032 min

Julia Salinas on the future of LA

“We are currently building the next Los Angeles” Civil engineer and planner, Julia Salinas (LA City) in conversation with Geert Kloppenburg and Chris Bruntlett (Dutch Cycling Embassy) on the LA River Path project, their shared bike system, and more. LA River Path: https://www.metro.net/projects/lariverpath/ Measure M: https://theplan.metro.net/ This episode was made in collaboration with the Dutch Cycling Embassy....

May 27, 202037 min

Sofia Ranchordás on Inclusive Mobility

“Mobility as a Service provides more mobility options to those that already have a lot of options.” Geert Kloppenburg and Carin ten Hage speak with Professor Sofia Ranchordás (University of Groningen) on how a municipality can inclusively redesign its mobility structure, the need for more social transportation and why transport poverty is invisible for most policymakers. More information about Sofia Ranchordás research: www.rug.nl/staff/s.h.ranchordas/research The paper "Smart Mobility and Trans...

May 26, 202040 min

Professor of Public Transport Graham Currie on Change

“Change never really happens that quickly, however if you were to take a ten year perspective on your life and look at what changed in that period, you would be pretty amazed at how much change had occurred.” Graham Currie, Professor of Public Transport at Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) speaks with Geert Kloppenburg about how we can bridge the gap between university and industry, why it is so hard to change the mobility industry, and why driverless cars are not the change that we are l...

May 21, 202028 min

Kent Lundberg on Access for Everyone in Auckland

“What would it mean if we actually treated pedestrians as we did motorways?” Urban planner Kent Lundberg (MRCagney) in conversation with Geert Kloppenburg and Chris Bruntlett (Dutch Cycling Embassy) on Auckland’s city center masterplan ‘Access for Everyone’ and more. For more information on A4E: https://www.aucklandccmp.co.nz/ This episode was made in collaboration with the Dutch Cycling Embassy.

May 13, 202026 min

Cycling through Paris with the Deputy Mayor of Paris, Christophe Najdovski

'Banning cars in Parisian tunnels to make way for cyclists, a miracle?' In this podcast, I cycle through Paris with Christophe Najdovski, the deputy mayor, to get at street level view of what Paris is doing making and why they are making this massive change. (To not only listen, but also see how we cycle through Paris, go to www.geertkloppenburg.nl/visuals)

Feb 27, 202024 min

Interviewing Thomas Abdallah, Deputy Vice President MTA New York City Transit

Changing the New York transport system with paint. "We completely closed down 14th street for private cars and Uber in Manhatten". Listen to Thomas Abdallah, Deputy VP at New York City Transit and prof. at the University of Columbia in NY. To see a visual about the change in 14th street in Manhatten, see www.geertkloppenburg.nl/visuals

Feb 18, 202024 min
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