What’s Next for Cities? — NUMO at the 2021 Urbanism Next Europe Conference
What is the future of cities? That was the question at the heart of the first-ever Urbanism Next Europe Conference.
Co-organized by the POLIS Network, Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon, NUMO and TNO, and in collaboration with the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the conference (June 9–11, 2021) brought together over 150 experts from the fields of transportation, urban planning, architecture, engineering, real estate, public health and retail.
And can you believe both plenaries and all 40 sessions were recorded and are available now for free? 😱 To get you started, here are eight sessions featuring the NUMO team…
BONUS: There are even slides for some of the presentations — because we know y’all working in cities, transportation and tech just love slides!
The New Space Race — Streets That Fit Us
Street reallocation is a hot debate these days, especially when it comes to equitably providing space for pedestrians, active mobility, recreation, outdoor dining and retail. How should cities reconfigure and redefine street space to better prioritize people over cars?
- Philippe Crist, International Transport Forum at the OECD
- Karl Reiter, IVP Institut für Verkehrspädagogik
- Carlos F. Pardo, NUMO
- Ruth Oldenziel, Eindhoven University of Technology
- Maria José Rojo, POLIS
Micromobility Regulations: Who’s Getting It Right?
What’s the key to going from disruption to order when it comes to new mobility? For many cities, it’s regulations that leverage the benefits of new mobility innovations to address policy goals like safety, sustainability and equity. This session brings together public- and private-sector perspectives to untangle a challenging topic.
- Sebastian Castellanos, NUMO [slides]
- Fernanda Rivera, Mexico City’s Mobility Department [slides]
- Josh Johnson, Spin [slides]
- Colin Murphy, Shared-Use Mobility Center [slides]
- Marcel Porras, LADOT [slides]
Serious Gaming for Policy Making & MoMobility: Opening Minds (and Improving Mobility) with a Card Game
Gaming is serious fun… and it can also be a gateway to broadening horizons and challenging perspectives long associated with urban design, transportation planning and policymaking. Games can also provide avenues for public engagement through which community residents can make their voices heard.
Pecha-Kucha — Round 1
NUMO’s Leanne Kaplan kicked off the first round of Pecha-Kucha sessions, moderating these fast-paced, jam-packed presentations:
- Mobility Hubs in the Metropolitan Transport Network, Lorenza dell’Erba, Metropolitan City of Bologna [slides]
- How to Shape an Inclusive Urban Mobility? New York City’s Case, Sylvain Denoncin, Okeenea Tech [slides]
- Mobility Vision Focused on Sustainable Economy and Social Change, Luciana Monteiro, Embraer NL [slides]
- goG — The New Urban Mobility! Hans-Georg Höhne, Hoehne Technologies GmbH [slides]
- Digital Twinning — TNO Urban Strategy Platform, Jeroen Borst, TNO [slides]
- Visualizing Micromobility Management through a Bicycle Sharing Scheme in Santiago de Chile, Veronica Saud, University College London & Nikolas Thomopoulos, University of Surrey [slides]
- Playing Games to Move Forward with Mobility Policies, Carlos Pardo, NUMO [slides]
Do We Really Need Another New Mobility Pilot?
To do a pilot, or not to do a pilot… that is the question. Learn when and when NOT to do a pilot + perfecting policy with pilots + lessons from San Francisco’s e-scooter sharing pilot.
- Becky Steckler, Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon [slides]
- Carlos Pardo, NUMO [slides]
- Sarah Hellman, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency [slides]
Squeezing the Best Out of Mobility Data Collaboration
Cities know data is essential to building more equitable, sustainable, safe communities. So how should they use data to leverage new mobility services to achieve the best outcomes for all?
- Sebastian Castellanos, NUMO [slides]
- Gemma Schepers, City of Amsterdam [slides]
- Sami Sahala, Forum Virium Helsinki [slides]
- Thibault Castagne, Vianova [slides]
How Can Car Sharing Scale Up? Discussing Effective Measures around Robin Chase’s Dinner Table
NUMO founder Robin Chase was joined by fellow car-sharing geeks for an unmissable conversation.
- Robin Chase, NUMO
- Ananda Groag, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
- Andrew Berkhout, Greenwheels
- Rebecca Karbaumer, City of Bremen
Closing Plenary: Leadership for Driving Change
So sad to say goodbye… but these thought leaders were kind enough to leave us with some parting insights to keep us thinking.
- Infrastructure is Destiny, Robin Chase, Founder of NUMO [slides]
- Transforming a European City, Pascal Smet, State Secretary for Urbanism at Brussels Capital Region [slides]
- Mobility for Resilience and Recovery: Urban Transportation’s Transformation, Seleta Reynolds, General Manager at LADOT, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Thanks to the conference co-organizers, the city of Rotterdam, the sponsoring organizations, all the speakers and — of course—the attendees. It was a blast!
Learn more about the 2021 Urbanism Next Europe Conference, and watch the other session recordings.
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