[:nl]Nederland fietst, maar waarom?[:en]All about the Dutch Bike and cycling culture [:es]Cultura de la bicicleta Holandesa[:]

Dat Nederlanders massaal fietsen is natuurlijk bekend en dus zijn steeds meer landen benieuwd hoe ook zij de fietscultuur kunnen stimuleren. Fietsen is namelijk gezond, goedkoop, ruimte-efficiënt, sociaal, milieuvriendelijk en nog veel meer. Fietsen stimuleren draait om de org-, soft-, hardware in een stad en deze boodschap verkondigen wij in verschillende landen. Als stedenbouwkundigen werken verder vooral aan de hardware, dus hoe maak je een veilige, directe, aantrekkelijke, logische en plezierige fietsinfrastructuur in samenhang met andere mobiliteitsvormen en stedelijke ontwikkeling.

Een paar recente internationale projecten:

– In Colombia hebben wij in opdracht van RVO en namens de Dutch Cycling Embassy onderzocht welke kansen in Colombia zijn voor de Nederlandse fietsindustrie. Klik hier voor de rapportage. Tijdens de Feria de Libros in Bogotá hebben wij bijgedragen aan een paviljoen over de Nederlandse fietscultuur. In deze periode waren wij lid van de Dutch Cycling Embassy en landencoördinator voor Colombia.

– Verschillende internationale groepen hebben wij getraind en rondgeleid door Nederland. Naast fietsen stond ook duurzame stedenbouw en ontwikkeling op de agenda.

– In Costa Rica en Guatemala hebben wij verschillende keren voor de ambassade webinars gegeven aan publieke en private partijen over het stimuleren van de fietscultuur. Een webinar is een snelle en eenvoudige manier om kennis over te dragen.

– In Panama wil de gemeente het fietsen in het centrum verbeteren. In een workshop hebben wij verschillende thema’s behandeld die aan de fietscultuur bijdragen en besproken welke rollen de betrokken stakeholders kunnen hebben.

– Als cadeau aan de Colombiaanse Nationale mobiliteitsweek hebben wij een video gemaakt over het  Nederlandse beleid vanuit de landelijke, provinciale en lokale overheid. Klik hier voor deze Spaanstalige video.

– Presentatie op meerdere congressen, zoals het BiziBic 2017 (San Sebastian, Spanje), het Semana Nacional de la Movilidad Sostenible, UN Habitat III (Quito, Ecuador), in Bogotá tijdens fietsforum, en het World Bike Forum. En de internationale media is erg geïnteresseerd. Interviews of verslagen verschenen in El Tiempo, op radiostation “Baires en bici” in Buenos Aires, TeleMedellin, Portafolio en op “Plataform Urbana”.

In verschillende magazines en websites hebben wij bijdragen geleverd. In Sjees, het magazine over fietscultuur, heeft Camila Pinzon een column geschreven de voordelen van de fiets voor de stad en maatschappij. De discussie over de helm vertroebelt het debat en meer aandacht zou gegeven moeten worden aan het bevorderen van het fietsen om de veiligheid te vergroten.

 

It is well known that the Dutch cycle and more and more countries are wondering how they can promote this cycling culture to beat congestion, improve the environment and make people move. Why do we cycle in the Netherlands? A bike lane is not enough, a holistic approach is necessary in which the orgware, software and hardware of a city work together. We, as urban designers and planners, are more focussed at the hardware to create a secure, direct, attractive, logical and enjoyable cycling infrastructure in conjunction with other forms of mobility and urban development.

Why is cycling in the Netherlands as popular as it is right now? In several of our recent projects we have formulated the answer to this question. Some examples:

– On behalf of the Dutch Cycling Embassy a research was undertaken to find out how the Dutch government and NGO’s could help to promote the bike culture in Colombia and how the Dutch bike industry could benefit (2015). Click here to read the full report. We were menber of the Dutch Cycling Embassy.

– The Netherlands was country of honour of the book fair of Bogotá, Colombia. Inside the Dutch pavilion an exhibition about the history of cycling was presented. We collaborated in the design and content of this exhibition.

– A webinar was given to the local and national government of Costa Rica (2015, 2016) and Guatamala (2016) about the org, soft and hardware of biking.

– Panama would like to promote biking in the city centre. A training was given to discuss the holistic approach and which role the different stakeholders have in making the cycling project a success.

– The theme of the Colombian Week of Transport was biking and as a present to this week a movie was made in which government officials explained their role at the national and local scale in promoting biking. Click here to see the movie.

– Presentations at several conferences such as BiziBic 2017 (San Sebastian, Spanje), UN Habitat III (Quito, Ecuador, 2016), Semana Nacional de la Movilidad Sostenible and the World Bike Forum. Interviews are published in El Tiempo, radio station “Baires en bici” in Buenos Aires, TeleMedellin and at “Plataform Urbana”

– Tours were organized for several groups of officals that have visited the Netherlands. Normally cycling in the Netherlands was one of their interests and we showed several other projects about sustainable urbanism.

– We also contributed to several magazines about the advantages of cycling. For example, Sjees, the Dutch magazine about cycling culture, published an article about giving priorities.

It is well known that the Dutch cycle and more and more countries are wondering how they can promote this cycling culture to beat congestion, improve the environment and make people move. A bike lane is not enough, a holistic approach is necessary in which the orgware, software and hardware of a city work together. We, as urban designers and planners, are more focussed at the hardware to create a secure, direct, attractive, logical and enjoyable cycling infrastructure in conjunction with other forms of mobility and urban development.

The Dutch bicycle knowledge is world wide appreciated and we are a project partner of the Dutch Cycling Embassy and country coordinator Colombia to promote the bike culture. A couple of our recent international projects:

– On behalf of the Dutch Cycling Embassy a research was undertaken to find out how the Dutch government and NGO’s could help to promote the bike culture in Colombia and how the Dutch bike industry could benefit (2015). Click here to read the full report.

– A webinar was given to the local and national government of Costa Rica about the org, soft and hardware of biking.

– Panama would like to promote biking in the city centre (2016). A training was given to discuss the holistic approach and which role the different stakeholders have in making the cycling project a success.

– The theme of the Colombian Week of Transport was biking and as a present to this week a movie was made in which government officials explained their role at the national and local scale in promoting biking. Click here to see the movie.

– Presentations at several conferences such as Semana Nacional de la Movilidad Sostenible and the World Bike Forum. Interviews are published in El Tiempo, radio station “Baires en bici” in Buenos Aires, TeleMedellin and at “Plataform Urbana”.

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