This course introduces the fundamentals of urban mobility planning. Mobility choices affect all aspects of city life: from economic efficiency to social inclusion, sustainability, and quality of life. These choices shape and reshape cities in irreversible ways. Urban life is much better for everyone when we invest in mobility for all, not just car users. …
Welcome! As cities grow, the needs of those who live or visit them also change and the way our infrastructure is designed and organized affects the way we live, wouldn’t you agree? Curbside space is usually used for parking or bus stops, but with society and mobility evolving, it is increasingly used for other purposes such as …
Do you consider urban transport to be gender neutral? Most planners and decision-makers do. Looking at it more closely you will however see that men and women have different travel patterns and mode usage and that transport planning is unconsciously biased towards traditional male travel patterns and modes! Many urban transport professionals are not aware …
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Welcome! In our modern city lifestyle we take it for granted that we can choose among various modes of transport, that we can use public spaces in reasonable comfort and safety. In an ideal, universally designed, city this would actually be the case for all of us. In this short course we talk about accessibility …
This short course will give you an introductory understanding of how superblocks are a sustainable, cost-effective and feasible solution to mobility issues in cities. Upon completion of this course, you will understand: The social, economic and environmental impacts of the superblock model. The potential opportunities and limitations of its implementation in other cities. Target Audience: …
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This short course will give you an introductory understanding of what constitutes sustainable and effective parking management in cities and upon completion of this course, you will understand the issues related to parking in urban areas, and strategies to overcome them. This EIT Urban Mobility course was produced with the support of transport policy researcher …
Welcome! As cities grow and expand, the needs of those who live in them also change and evolve. The way we move reflects, to a great extent, the way we live, wouldn’t you agree? In fact, this is also true about the way we do not move, and there is a lot of not-moving, especially in …
Active mobility at the heart of transport modelling Read More »
In this short course, you will learn what is the Woonerf, its history behind the concept, the context in which these streets work best, and what are the principles that make a street a Woonerf. We will cover the legal and design principles and will show these principles in a real-life example. The Woonerf concept …
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Planning the Streets of the Future This five week course invites you to reimagine three street typologies that can be seen in your city: the local street, the shopping street, and the thoroughfare. We take you on a virtual tour through the Hague, Tel Aviv, and Barcelona to help you deconstruct the street and reimagine …
User Experience for Mobility and Public Space This course equips urban mobility professionals with foundational knowledge to apply user experience (UX) in practice. You will learn about the relevance of a people-centered perspective in urban mobility, develop a mindset to better understand your end users- thinking across different mobility modes- and reflect on the impact …
