People saying 'cycling only works in Amsterdam because it is small' really miss valuable lessons on how to successfully break car-dependency. A Lab of Thought Mini Lecture: with Roland Kager, Luca Bertolini, Olaf Jonkeren, Lucas Harms
Lab of Thought
Gemeenschapsontwikkelijk en stedenbouw
The movement to radically rethink mobility
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We at Lab of Thought recognize how essential mobility is to both our economy, planet and quality of life. In the next ten years we need to make choices that will make us better ancestors of future generations and align with a way of living that weighs a lot lighter on our planet. Our platform connects industry insiders with academics, strategists, creatives and designers. We push for an impact that outweighs our footprint and helps to invent a mobility future and communicate innovations in ways that make it more useful for more people.
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https://www.thelabofthought.co/
Externe link voor Lab of Thought
- Branche
- Gemeenschapsontwikkelijk en stedenbouw
- Bedrijfsgrootte
- 501 - 1.000 medewerkers
- Hoofdkantoor
- Amsterdam
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- Non-profit
- Opgericht
- 2021
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- mobility
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Amsterdam, NL
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'Just a minute!' Creating a safe space for people on bikes and scooters at places that are temporarily blocked by car drivers. (📹 by Stephen Braitsch - Valencia Street, San Francisco🇺🇸)
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The Formula 1 #DutchGP in #Zandvoort this weekend: 👨👩👧👦 daily >100.000 visitors: 🚉 +/- 35% by train; 🚲 +/- 35% by bike; 🚌 +/- 15% by special buses;❓ +/- 15% comes with other means. (Important lessons for Mayor Karen Bass with the ambitions for a car-free #Olympics in #LosAngeles 2028: https://lnkd.in/ed_yCVvc)
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Lab of Thought heeft dit gerepost
"Wir wollen doch nur das Beste für unser Kind..."
Most parents want the best for their kids. Going back to school after this summer break, replace the school run by car with independent and active mobility. Why? Read: https://lnkd.in/esUmw8j9
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'In this conversation, you’ll discover practical steps communities can take to foster more sustainable and playful urban environments.' How to have a good dialogue about our streets: https://lnkd.in/eYxH9EnS
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Is Formula 1 racing really CLEANER than bike racing? The Lab of Thought found that one season of the Union Cycliste Internationale World Tour emits 7 TIMES as much CO2 as the #Formula1! We started out with the observation that large scale sport events are probably large contributors to CO2, due to their scale, the travelling involved and the reliance on cars, trucks, helicopters and airplanes. When we checked the data, we indeed saw that the #TourDeFrance was audited on its emissions, with 216.000 Tonnes emitted. See: https://lnkd.in/eVBZuqgg Obviously, it is hard to get a detailed calculation of the overall impact with so many assumptions and educated guesses. But it at least set a ball park. https://lnkd.in/eSqD_A87 To understand the size of this, we looked for comparable Carbon Audits and found one for the entire season of the Formula 1. Compared to the #TdF one this was much more detailed and transparent, and with ambitious targets. And surprisingly, while including quite a comprehensive overview of sources, the #F1 season emitted only marginally more CO2! https://lnkd.in/eJHsi7xp When we then consider that the season of cycling for the top tier teams includes many more race days than just de #TdF, we can see that the cycling sport has some serious catching up to do! The #Giro, the #Vuelta, the multiple one week races and single day events add up to a substantial estimated CO2 emission. And so far, the lack of transparency and ambition are striking. While cities are scrambling to get a start of a #GrandTour to their city, often linked to ambitions around sustainability, this should raise some eyebrows. Of course, #sustainability is about much more than just #CO2. But if we see that sponsors from the oil- and car industry are dominant in both worlds (cycling is used for #sportswashing by Shell, TotalEnergies, INEOS, as well as countries like #UAE and #Bahrain), that both sports promote an aggressive and elitist style, that cycling events occur across large pristine and inhabited areas, and that its culture is quite conservative in setting targets for change, it is time for the sport to shift gears and clean up their act! The F1 #GrandPrix in #zandvoort is setting an example: https://lnkd.in/eW9m9t5B. Engrained in the #F1 is also to race as economical as possible, leading to many innovations now being applied in utilitarian cars. Infographic made by: Rein Vogel More info on The Lab of Thought: https://thelabofthought.co CC: Joost Brinkman | Marcel Kittel | Roxane Knetemann | dione de graaff | Maarten Ducrot | NOS | Laurens ten Dam | Daniel Lloyd | Simon Richardson Tim Coronel | Tom Coronel | Robert Doornbos | rob kamphues | Rob van Gameren | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology | JONNE KUYT | Jack Plooij | Leonie Oude Elferink | Ronald Vording | allard kalff | Reint Jan Renes 🌱 | A.S.O. - Amaury Sport Organisation
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