Urbanism Next Europe

Powered by digital innovation, automation, urbanisation and the urgent quest for sustainable approaches, all types of new, interactive and deeply disruptive developments are paving the way to the future and will inevitably alter the urban fabric.

Inspired by the annual Urbanism Next Conference in Portland (Oregon, USA), Urbanism Next Europe is the first European interdisciplinary convening of private, public and academic stakeholders who shape the future of our cities and wish to cooperate to reach societal goals in the fields of land use, architecture, retail, transport, real estate, urban planning, environment, public health, equity, public space, economy, and governance.

This stimulating three-day conference will engage political decision-makers labour, mobility and urban planners, urban designers, architects and landscape architects, real estate developers, digital entrepreneurs, researchers, smart city practitioners, retailers and other players in urban logistics, mobility service providers and corporate mobility planners, transport experts and many more. 

The Urbanism Next Europe Conference is organized as a partnership between POLIS, the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon, TNO, and NUMO.

Urbanism Next Europe took place online on June 9-10-11, 2021

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PRESENTATIONS

Opening Plenary: Setting the Scene

• Welcome speeches​​
  Geiske Bouma, Senior Consultant for Urban Innovation and Spatial Planning at TNO​labour
  Judith Bokhove, Alderman for Mobility, Youth and Language at the City of Rotterdam
• Urbanism Next: Understanding Impacts and Shaping Our Future
  Nico Larco, Director of the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon
• Bouncing Back: The resilient city
  Philippe Crist, Advisor Innovation & Foresight at the International Transport Forum at the OECD​
• The Next City Approach to Rotterdam
  Marije ten Kate, Head Urban Planner at the City of Rotterdam

1.A Policies and governance on new mobility and MaaS 

• Geiske Bouma, TNO
• Stijn Vernaillen, City of Antwerp
• Martin Guit, City of Rotterdam
• Nico Larco, Urbanism Next - University of Oregon

1.B The New Space Race – streets that fit us (No traditional presentations were used for this session)

• Philippe Crist, International Transport Forum at the OECD
• Karl Reiter, IVP Institut für Verkehrspädagogik
• Carlos Pardo, NUMO
• Ruth Oldenziel, Eindhoven University of Technology
• Maria José Rojo, POLIS

1.C Future labor market for the sustainable and livable cities

• Nina Nesterova, Breda University of Applied Sciences (No traditional presentation was used by this Moderator)
• Sergey Patsko, Capgemini
• Wolfgang Schade, M-Five GmbH
• Hans Quak, Breda University of Applied Sciences
• Dmitry Korolev, Traceair
• Cristina Pronello, Politecnico di Torino

1.D Micro mobility regulations: Who's getting it right?

• Sebastian Castellanos, NUMO
• Fernanda Rivera, Mexico City's Mobility Department
• Josh Johnson, Spin
• Colin Murphy, Shared-Use Mobility Center
• Marcel Porras, LADOT

1.E The implementation of automated road transport: Predictions and implications for efficient and equitable transport planning

• Torben Quickert, City of Bremen
• Esen Köse, Mpact
• Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute

1.F Serious Gaming for Policy Making & MoMobility: Opening minds (and improving mobility) with a card game

• James Gleave, Mobility Lab UK
• Jyot Chadha & Shafaq Choudry, N UMO

2.A From experiment to system change of urban mobility 

• Martin Guit, City of Rotterdam (Currently available)
• Derk Loorbach, DRIFT (Currently available)
• Sanne van Manen & Marco Stout, Stadslab Hoogkwartier
• Kristiaan Leurs, City of Rotterdam

2.B Future Perspectives on Public Spaces 

• Introduction
• Emilia M. Bruck, TU Wien
• Sabine Bauer, TU Graz
• Jakob Köhler, Lime
• Tess Stribos, Rijkswaterstaat
• Aggelos Soteropoulos, TU Wien

2.C The development of multimodal digital mobility services: What’s in it for cities? 

• Victoire Champenois, DG MOVE (No traditional presentation was used by this Moderator)
• Eric Mink, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
• Françoise Guaspare, Ile-de-France Europe
• Juan Corro, EMT Madrid
• Maria Elken, Skipit

2.D Micro mobilities: A Tsunami for our sidewalks or an opportunity to rethink what sharing the road is all about? 

• Introduction 
• Mário Alves, International Federation of Pedestrians
• Sónia Lavadinho, Bfluid Recherche & Expertise (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)
• Alexandre Santacreu, International Transport Forum / OECD
• Pedro Homem de Gouveia, POLIS
• BIG Questions

2.E The urgency to integrate city logistics in urban planning for livable cities of the future

Full session presentations here

• Bram Kin, TNO
• Heleen Buldeo Rai, University Gustave Eiffel
• Jos Streng, City of Rotterdam
• Nina van den Berg, Green Business Club Zuidas

3.A Necessity, Mother of all Inventions… and Pop-Ups

• Bernadette Bergsma, EIT Urban Mobility
• Inés Aquilué, CARNET
• Ane Irazustabarrena, TECNALIA
• Francesco Iacorossi, Roma Servizi per la mobilità
• Emese Szadeczky-Kardos, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
• Hélène Jacquinet, Région Île-de-France

3.B Innovation Framework for New Developments

• Katie Parnell, Oxfordshire County Council
• George Economides, Oxfordshire County Council (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)
• Laura Peacock, Oxfordshire County Council

3.C A Joint View of Mobility and Housing: Benefits and Example of Integrating Mobility Management into Parking Standards for Housing Developments Situation

• Minze Walvius, Advier
• Rebecca Karbaumer, City of Bremen
• Natasa Hodzic-Srndic, AustriaTech
• Bram Seeuws, Autodelen.net

3.D What to be prepared for on your way to Zero Emission City Logistics (ZECL)

• Tristan Wanders, Stedin
• Bart Banning, ABN AMRO
• Daniel Spetter, Euser Transport
• Jos Streng, City of Rotterdam

3.E Interactive game playing on new ways how to deal with public space (No traditional presentations were used for this session)

• Sónia Lavadinho, Bfluid Recherche & Expertise
• Mario Alves, International Federation of Pedestrians
• Alexandre Santacreu, International Transport Forum / OECD
• Maria José Rojo, POLIS

3.F BMW Group and City of Rotterdam: a successful cooperation

Session presentation here

• Martin Guit, City of Rotterdam
• Bas van Kooperen, City of Rotterdam
• Thomas Becker, BMW
• Monika Dernai, BMW
• Stefanie Wurst, BMW
• Victor Vlam, Vlammende Communicatie

ROTTERDAM, MAKE IT HAPPEN!

• Rotterdam by Bike, Bart Christiaens, City of Rotterdam VIEW
• A walk-through Rotterdam, Jose Besselink & Karen van der Spek, City of Rotterdam VIEW
• Tests & Experiments in collaboration with local changemakers, Monique Zwinkels, City of Rotterdam
  & Jorn Wemmenhove, Humankind VIEW
• Responding to the Pandemics with Public Space, André de Wit & Rik de Nooijer, City of Rotterdam VIEW

4.A Disruptive new mobility innovations & fundamental human needs

• Sahar Shirazi, Nelson Nygaard (No traditional presentation was used by this Moderator)
• Yashar Araghi, TNO
• Sri Ramakrishnan Ganesan, TNO
• Lucienne Kross, EIT InnoEnergy

4.B Parking and the built environment 

• Ivo Cré, POLIS (No traditional presentation was used by this Moderator)
• Raf Ilsbroekx, Antwerp University
• Dirk Lauwers, Ghent University
• Martina Hertel, DIFU

4.C European experiences with new mobility impacts 

• Diana Vonk Noordegraaf, TNO
• Becky Steckler, Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon
• Claus Doll, Fraunhofer
• Sander van Lingen, Dell (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)
• Niels van Oort, Delft University of Technology

4.D A new solution to urban commercial vans: Millions of new delivery and service bikes to transform European cities

Full session presentations here

• Kevin Mayne, Cycling Industries Europ
• Philipp Kahle, ONOMOTION GmbH
• Jesse van Hulst, Loendersloot Groep
• Alexandra Winderickx, City of Mechelen

4.E PECHA-KUCHA - Round One

• Mobility hubs in the metropolitan transport network Lorenza dell’Erba, Metropolitan City of Bologna
• How toape an inclusive Urban Mobility? New York City’s case Sylvain Denoncin, Okeenea Tech
• Mobility Vision Focused on Sustainable Economy and Social Change Luciana Monteiro, Embraer NL
• goG – The New Urban Mobility! Hans-Georg Höhne, Hoehne Technologies GmbH
• Digital Twinning – TNO Urban Strategy Platform Jeroen Borst, TNO
• Visualising micro-mobility management through a Bicycle Sharing Scheme in Santiago de Chile Veronica Saud, University College London & Nikolas Thomopoulos, University of Surrey
• Playing games to move forward with mobility policies Carlos Pardo, NUMO

5.A Do we really need another new mobility pilot? 

• Becky Steckler, Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon
• Carlos Pardo, NUMO
• Sarah Hellman, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

5.B How a disruptor can be a supporter 

• Karen Vancluysen, POLIS
• Chris Pangilinan, Uber Technologies (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)
• Saul Lopez, Transport & Environment (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)
• Terry Travis, EVNoire (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)
• Garance Lefèvre, Lime
• Lidia Signor, UITP (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)

5.C Squeezing the best out of mobility data collaboration 

• Sebastian Castellanos, NUMO
• Gemma Schepers, City of Amsterdam
• Sami Sahala, Forum Virium Helsinki
• Thibault Castagne, Vianova

5.D How can carsharing scale up? Discussing effective measures around Robin Chase's dinner table (No traditional presentations were used for this session)

• Robin Chase, NUMO
• Ananda Groag, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
• Andrew Berkhout, Greenwheels
• Rebecca Karbaumer, City of Bremen

5.E How can sustainability and road automation co-exist in future urban transport?

Full session presentations here

• Nikolas Thomopoulos, WISE-ACT
• Bert van Wee, Delft University of Technology
• Nick Reed, Reed Mobility
• Wolfgang Backhaus, Rupprecht Consult
• Wolfram Klar, AustriaTech
• Mickael Pero, COST Association

5.F Retail, Restaurants, Real Estate… Revolution?

• Philippe Crist, International Transport Forum at the OECD (No traditional presentation was used by this Moderator)
• Joost Koomen, European Council of Shopping Places
• Isabelle Maurizi, EuroCommerce (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)
• Giacomo Lozzi, POLIS
• Pauline Sammarcelli, SEMAEST

6.A EIT Urban Mobility – challenging cities, industry, research and academia to work together towards the transition for mobility for more liveable urban spaces (No traditional presentations were used for this session)

• Manuel Crespo, EIT Urban Mobility
• Lucy Mahoney, C40 Cities
• Jeroen Bartelse, Achmea
• Felipe Hidalgo, VONZU Tech
• Susana Val, ZLC
• Sergio Fernández Balaguer, EMT Madrid
• Oliver Lah, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

6.B The future of public transport in the era of emerging modes 

• Introduction
• Niels van Oort, Delft University of Technology
• Maria Alonso Gonzalez, KiM Netherlands Institute for Transport Policy Analysis
• Maaike Snelder, TNO/ Delft University of Technology

6.C Enhancing public-private collaborations to implement innovative shared and autonomous mobility solutions more effectively

• Giel Mertens, Bax & Company
• Mário Alves, International Federation of Pedestrians
• Magdalena Szymańska, City of Gdańsk
• Jos van Vlerken, City of Copenhagen (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)

6.D Feeding the Giant: Implications of Gig Labour for Urban Mobility 

• Piero Valmassoi, Freelancer (No traditional presentation was used by this Moderator)
• Veena Dubal, University of California Hastings (Video)
• Jakert Thomas, IWGB (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)
• Jamie Woodcock, The Open University (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)
• Nicola Christie, University College London
• Petra Pirklova, European Commission DG EMPL

6.E PECHA-KUCHA - Round Two 

• The future of mobility – Transforming Urban Transportation Uwe Winter, TK ELEVATOR GMBH
• Design and Management of the Future Kerbside John Dales, Urban Movement
• MaaS is a piece of cake Dylan Khélif, Cityway
• Accessibility Data Model Diogo Martins, City Able
• Green & Tough – integrating resilience in Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning Laura Babío, POLIS
• European Medley Manon Coyne, POLIS
• Climate Action: Urban Zero Emission Zones, ReVeALing the best way forward Lucy Sadler, Sadler Consultants

7.A Gender Perspectives on Urban Mobility 

• Isobel Duxfield, POLIS
• Ines Kawgan-Kagan, AEM Institute
• Rita Jacinto, Lisbon City Council
• Heather Allen, Median
• Julieta de Micheo Carrillo, EMT Madrid

7.B Exploring and designing the future 

• Marije ten Kate, City of Rotterdam
• David Hamers, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
• Jutta Hinterleitner, TU Delft
• Paul Gerretsen, Vereniging Deltametropool (No traditional presentation was used by this Moderator)
• Ton Venhoeven, VenhoevenCS
• Robbert Guis, Tek architects (No traditional presentation was used by this Speaker)

7.C The MaaS Responsive City: How Integrating Mobility Services and Infrastructure Can Contribute to a Better Urban Environment

• Sebastien Goethals, Citilinks
• Scott Shepard, IOMOB Technologies
• Carlos Holguin, SuburVAN
• Tjark Gall, Anthropolis Chair, IRT SystemX/CentraleSupélec

7.D Understanding vulnerable citizens' needs by using a user-centered design approach

• Pasquale Cancellara, POLIS
• Kristin Tovaas, Rupprecht Consult GmbH
• Oliva García Cantú, Nommon Solutions and Technologies
• Samyajit Basu, VUB
• Floridea Di Ciommo, cambiaMO

7.E Urban Mobility Transition in five SPROUT cities (No traditional presentations were used for this session)

• Teresa de la Cruz, Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC)
• Beatriz Royo, Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC)
• Elpida Xenou, CERTH/HIT
• Sara Marie Tori, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• András Vágány, BKK Centre for Budapest Transport
• Małgorzata Kirchner, Łukasiewicz – Instytut Logistyki i Magazynowania
• Batel Eshkol, Tel-Aviv municipality
• Marcos Roselló, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana
• Carlo Masetto, Comune di Padova

Closing Plenary: Leadership for Driving the Change

• Infrastructure is destiny
  Robin Chase, Founder of NUMO
• Transforming a European City
  Pascal Smet, State Secretary for Urbanism at Brussels Capital Region
• Mobility for Resilience and Recovery: Urban Transportation's Transformation
  Seleta Reynolds, General Manager at LADOT, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation

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