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- Level Professional
- Duration 23 hours
- Course by University of Amsterdam
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What is the future of cycling in our cities that struggle to transition to more sustainable and inclusive forms of mobility? What is the role of innovation in ensuring that cycling becomes easier, safer and more accessible for different groups of people? What are Great Bikes and what are Great Cycling Cities? In this course we tackle these questions, but we do so without providing recipes, one-size-fits-all solutions or rankings of innovations. Instead, this course helps you to develop your own approach to cycling futures and innovation. It teaches you to ask critical questions about various aspects of cycling practice and its place in mobility systems, about cycling innovation and the way in which various stakeholders imagine cycling futures. This unique course is grounded in the results of the Smart Cycling Futures project (2016-2020), conducted in the Netherlands but through readings and assignments it engages with the wider world. Course development was made possible by sponsor enviolo.Modules
Course Introduction
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1
Videos
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4
Readings
1
Videos
- Welcome to the Course!
4
Readings
- Meet the team
- Meet the expert interviewees
- Content and aim of Being Smart about Cycling Futures
- Support and feedback
Paper 1 and Interview
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3
Videos
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4
Readings
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1
Assignment
1
Assignment
- Exploring velotopian urban imaginaries
3
Videos
- Week 1 Introduction with Anna Nikolaeva
- Imaginaries with Ruth Oldenziel
- Meanings of Bicycle and Bike Lanes through Dutch History with Ruth Oldenziel
4
Readings
- How much time to spend on academic papers?
- What is a 'velotopia'?
- Paper Summary - Exploring velotopian urban imaginaries: where Le Corbusier meets Constant
- Interviews introduction: Imagining Cycling Futures
Paper 2 and Popular Article
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2
Videos
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2
Readings
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1
Discussion
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2
Assignment
2
Assignment
- Researching cycling innovations
- Week 1 Graded Quiz
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Discussions
- Critically challenging cycling futures 1
2
Videos
- Cycling Innovation from a Social Perspective with Ruth Oldenziel
- The Bicycle is Nothing / Key Takeaways with Ruth Oldenziel
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Readings
- Paper Summary - Researching cycling innovations: The contested nature of understanding and shaping smart cycling futures
- The case for bicycles' inevitable triumph over cars
Paper 1 and Interview
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3
Videos
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2
Readings
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1
Assignment
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Assignment
- Towards a maintenance-based approach to mode shift
3
Videos
- Week 2 Introduction with Marco te Brömmelstroet
- Maintenance of Cycling Culture with Ruth Oldenziel
- Cycling as Versatility and Practicality with David Hancock
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Readings
- Paper Summary - Towards a maintenance-based approach to mode shift: Comparing two cases of Dutch cycling policy using social practice theory
- Interviews introduction: The Bike as Part of Mobility Futures
Paper 2 and Popular Article
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1
Videos
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2
Readings
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1
Discussion
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2
Assignment
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Assignment
- Scaling up cycling or replacing driving? Triggers and trajectories of bike-train uptake in the Randstad area
- Week 2 Graded Quiz
1
Discussions
- Critically challenging cycling futures 2
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Videos
- Bike-Train Culture with Ruth Oldenziel
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Readings
- Paper Summary - Scaling up cycling or replacing driving? Triggers and trajectories of bike-train uptake in the Randstad area
- Could intercity cycle highways revolutionise the daily commute?
Paper 1 and Interview
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2
Videos
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2
Readings
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1
Assignment
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Assignment
- Smart cycling futures
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Videos
- Week 3 Introduction with Anna Nikolaeva
- SCF Project with Ruth Oldenziel
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Readings
- Paper Summary - Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda
- Interviews introduction: Reinventing the Bicycle
Paper 2 and Popular Article
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1
Videos
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2
Readings
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1
Discussion
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2
Assignment
2
Assignment
- Electrically-assisted bikes
- Week 3 Graded Quiz
1
Discussions
- Implications of reinventing the bicycle
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Videos
- Understanding User Needs in Innovations with David Hancock
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Readings
- Paper Summary - Electrically-assisted bikes: Potential impacts on travel behaviour
- Imprisoned by Innovation
Paper 1 and Interview
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4
Videos
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2
Readings
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1
Assignment
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Assignment
- Practitioners perspective on user experience and design of cycle highways
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Videos
- Week 4 Introduction with Marco te Brömmelstroet
- Cycle Highways - What do Practitioners think? with George Liu
- Bicycle Highways, E-bikes, and the Landscape of Cycling Experience with Ruth Oldenziel
- Case Study: Schiphol Airport with Sander Buningh
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- Paper Summary - Practitioners perspective on user experience and design of cycle highways
- Interviews introduction: Reinventing Cycling Spaces
Paper 2 and Popular Articles
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1
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3
Readings
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1
Discussion
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2
Assignment
2
Assignment
- Collaboration, experimentation, continuous improvement
- Week 4 Graded Quiz
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Discussions
- Preconceptions on "ideal" cycling infrastructure
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Videos
- Have you changed your mind? with Marco te Brömmelstroet
3
Readings
- Paper Summary - Collaboration, experimentation, continuous improvement: Exploring an iterative way of working in the Municipality of Amsterdam’s Bicycle Program
- What happens if you turn off the traffic lights?
- Coronavirus: Will pop-up bike lanes keep new cyclists on the road?
Paper 1, Interview, and Popular Video
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2
Videos
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2
Readings
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Plugin
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Assignment
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Assignment
- Cycling behaviour in 17 countries across 6 continents
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Videos
- Week 5 Introduction with Anna Nikolaeva
- Inclusive Cycling with Angela van der Kloof
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Readings
- Paper Summary - Cycling behaviour in 17 countries across 6 continents: levels of cycling, who cycles, for what purpose, and how far?
- Interviews introduction: Cycling Futures for All?
Paper 2 and Interview
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Discussion
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Assignment
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Assignment
- Who is ‘World Class?’
- Week 5 Graded Quiz
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Discussions
- Inclusivity or exclusion: sharing your case
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- Cycling and Gentrification with Angela van der Kloof
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Readings
- Paper Summary - Who is ‘World Class?’ Transportation Justice and Bicycle Policy
Final Assignment
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Discussion
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PeerReview
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Peer Review
- Final Assignment: The Limits of "Our" Imagination
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Discussions
- Sharing your positive 2050 utopia
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- Exercise: Imagine yourself in 2050
Auto Summary
Explore the future of urban cycling with "Being Smart about Cycling Futures," a professional development course by Coursera. Delve into sustainable mobility, the role of innovation, and the concept of Great Cycling Cities. Grounded in the Smart Cycling Futures project, this course encourages critical thinking and personalized approaches to cycling innovation. With engaging content, readings, and assignments, it offers a comprehensive learning experience over 1380 minutes. Ideal for professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of cycling's role in modern mobility systems, available with a Starter subscription. Instructor information not provided.
Marco te Brömmelstroet
George Liu
Anna Nikolaeva