Fietsen in de smart city - Fietsberaad
De adviesbureaus Inbo en Goudappel Coffeng organiseren in samenwerking met het Fietsberaad een bijeenkomst over ‘Fietsen in de smart city’ op 10 april 2013.
maandag 18 maart 2013
zondag 17 maart 2013
BikeLab Istanbul Helping to Solve Transportation Troubles in Historic Metropolis | TheCityFix
BikeLab Istanbul Helping to Solve Transportation Troubles in Historic Metropolis | TheCityFix
Last year, Turkey and the Netherlands celebrated 400 years of diplomatic relations, established between Sultan Ahmed I and Maurice, Prince of Orange, in 1612. In 1600, there were around 460,000 inhabitants living in Istanbul. There are upwards of 13.8 million in Istanbul today, putting pressure on the city, its inhabitants, city planners and preservationists to make better use of limited space ,and implement more people-centric solutions for the benefit of the city’s two greatest assets: its people and its history.
Through peer-to-peer collaboration and best-practice sharing, BikeLab Istanbul, a new project undertaken by EMBARQ Türkiye, the association dedicated to sustainable transportation in Turkey, in partnership with a Dutch consortium of six urban design companies, with YARD 9, and the Netherlands’ Royal Consulate General, is working to make Istanbul’s historic traffic woes a thing of the past.
Last year, Turkey and the Netherlands celebrated 400 years of diplomatic relations, established between Sultan Ahmed I and Maurice, Prince of Orange, in 1612. In 1600, there were around 460,000 inhabitants living in Istanbul. There are upwards of 13.8 million in Istanbul today, putting pressure on the city, its inhabitants, city planners and preservationists to make better use of limited space ,and implement more people-centric solutions for the benefit of the city’s two greatest assets: its people and its history.
Through peer-to-peer collaboration and best-practice sharing, BikeLab Istanbul, a new project undertaken by EMBARQ Türkiye, the association dedicated to sustainable transportation in Turkey, in partnership with a Dutch consortium of six urban design companies, with YARD 9, and the Netherlands’ Royal Consulate General, is working to make Istanbul’s historic traffic woes a thing of the past.
woensdag 6 maart 2013
Setting the wheels in motion | Around Town | Article | Istanbul's Guide to Life | timeoutistanbul.com/en/
Setting the wheels in motion | Around Town | Article | Istanbul's Guide to Life | timeoutistanbul.com/en/
A new project, titled BikeLab Istanbul, seeks to change public perceptions of the bicycle and set the wheels in motion to create a sustainable transport system in Istanbul. ‘Cycling is a transportation mode. It is not just recreational,’ says Arzu Tekir, the director of EMBARQ Türkiye – Sustainable Transport Association, an organisation partnering with Dutch design firm Yard 9 on the BikeLab project.
In December, the arts and research centre SALT Galata hosted the project’s first phase: the BikeLab Istanbul Workshop. With the support of the Dutch Consulate, the workshop brought together more than 60 government agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders. Turkish and Dutch cycling experts shared their knowledge, and the discussion tackled such topics as safe cycling, integrating bicycles into the public transport network and ways of developing cycling culture in Istanbul. A report prepared by EMBARQ Türkiye with input from workshop participants will be passed on to local authorities.
A new project, titled BikeLab Istanbul, seeks to change public perceptions of the bicycle and set the wheels in motion to create a sustainable transport system in Istanbul. ‘Cycling is a transportation mode. It is not just recreational,’ says Arzu Tekir, the director of EMBARQ Türkiye – Sustainable Transport Association, an organisation partnering with Dutch design firm Yard 9 on the BikeLab project.
In December, the arts and research centre SALT Galata hosted the project’s first phase: the BikeLab Istanbul Workshop. With the support of the Dutch Consulate, the workshop brought together more than 60 government agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders. Turkish and Dutch cycling experts shared their knowledge, and the discussion tackled such topics as safe cycling, integrating bicycles into the public transport network and ways of developing cycling culture in Istanbul. A report prepared by EMBARQ Türkiye with input from workshop participants will be passed on to local authorities.
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