Global Keynote Speaker (TED twice) I Age Disruptor | Voice of the Slow Movement | Bestselling author (36 languages) | Expert on multigenerational working | Polyglot
Just over a week to go till I'm on stage in Amsterdam wrestling with big questions like: 1. What does a safe, liveable street look like? 2. How should we integrate faster bikes into urban transport? 3. Is there a right speed for moving through a city? Can't wait! #urbanism #slowurbanism #urbantransport #safecities #slowcities #slowcity #cittaslow #slowmovement
Let’s talk about speed: Safer vehicles or safer streets? That's what the talk will about in Pakhuis de Zwijger on Wed 18 Dec, 20.00 Vehicle speeds profoundly effects our experience of cities. What feels too fast or too slow often depends on the place we occupy in traffic: a pedestrian may feel endangered by a motorist’s speed, while the motorist simply wants to reach their destination. Traditionally, fixed speed limits have been the solution, but these don’t account for the dynamic nature of urban spaces, nor the emergence of new vehicle types. Unsafe streets push people into safer vehicles, but in doing so, we risk neglecting making safer streets. To create safer, more livable streets, we need to rethink our approach to speed regulation, considering the evolving complexity of urban life. This event marks the start of our journey towards the Speed Summit in 2025. The conversation opens with Carl Honoré, Luca Bertolini, and Onno Kramer exploring what should come first for liveable cities: safe streets or safe vehicles. https://lnkd.in/e44PQ6Xe The project about speed is a collaboration of Gemeente Amsterdam and Townmaking Institute, Servaz van Berkum moderates the evening, Paul Timmer, Pepijn Verpaalen, Anne H., Sophie Konings, karin broer, Lútsen de Jong, Marjolein de Lange, Reinder Rustema
