Date: |
23 Jul 2026, 6.00PM – 8.00PM |
duration: |
2 hrs |
Venue: |
E8 Lecture Theatre, University of Canterbury |
Address: |
E8 Lecture Theatre, Rātā (Engineering Core) Building Christchurch |
Cost: |
Free event |
Transportation Group is proud to be a co-sponsor for this event. Marco te Brömmelstroet will share how we can create streets for people where liveability is the goal.
"Why was John Lennon in bed with a Dutch bike? A public talk about transforming streets for people"
Marco te Brömmelstroet will share how our streets are generally shaped through a century old language that centers 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.
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. In teaching, research and projects he shows why we need to challenge those for a transition to happen and how this can be done.
Marco te Brömmelstroet will share how we can create streets for people where liveability is the goal.
Transportation Group is proud to be a co-sponsor for this event. Marco te Brömmelstroet will share how we can create streets for people where liveability is the goal.
"Why was John Lennon in bed with a Dutch bike? A public talk about transforming streets for people"
Marco te Brömmelstroet will share how our streets are generally shaped through a century old language that centers 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.
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. In teaching, research and projects he shows why we need to challenge those for a transition to happen and how this can be done.
