Four Goals for Promoting Urban Cycling with Mikael Colville-Andersen

Mikael Colville-Andersen is a filmmaker, photographer and urban mobility expert who is also known as Denmark's Bicycle Ambassador. He lectures around the world on how cities can and should re-establish the bicycle as a respected and accepted transport form.

In his presentation 'Four Goals for Promoting Urban Cycling', Colville-Andersen explains Copenhagen's journey – then, now and into the future – towards establishing the bicycle as a feasible, acceptable form of transport. Colville-Andersen shows how other cities can be inspired by the Copenhagen experience.

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The Melbourne Cycling Forum

A moderated panel discussion will lead on from Mikael's talk about the real corridors of influence: our city’s bike lanes. Expert commentators explore the possibilities for redefining our cycling landscape with a focus on city cycling – to and from work – presenting it as a viable and sustainable mode of transport.

The forum brings together advocacy leaders, urban designers and transport planners to openly discuss current and emerging issues and future opportunities. A key focus point is how design in the environment, the office and on our roads can create the necessary behavioural change needed to increase the number of cyclists in Melbourne.

Spend the last weekend of the Festival on two wheels. Ride to Mikael Colville-Andersen’s lecture and The Melbourne Cycling Forum at BWM Edge on Saturday 24 July and see more Festival events by bike on Sunday 25 July. On the way stop at Sensory Lab, Cafe Racer, Outpost, Liar Liar, Il Fornaio or St Ali and have a coffee card stamped after any coffee purchase. On presentation of your stamped card (minimum two stamps) get lunch for $5 at St Ali.

The forum is designed to engage Melbourne’s cycling community and free valet bike parking will be offered by Crumpler.

Mick Douglas
Forum Moderator

Mick Douglas makes socially engaged public art and is senior lecturer in Industrial Design at RMIT University. He convened the ‘Common Bike’ student-run trial of a low-infrastructure-based share bike system for Melbourne in 2009 and is founder of the Cultural Transports Collective project ‘ride-on-dinner’.

Forum members:

Garry Brennan
Garry Brennan helps Bicycle Victoria shape and pitch the messages that convince our institutions and communities to welcome bikes into mainstream life. His career has encompassed journalism, public relations, policy development and roles in the film industry.

For Garry, bikes change the “sensory” experience of a place. Anyone that designs and builds spaces and places can work magic with such awareness.

Matthew Hurst
After much searching on various travels abroad, Matthew Hurst returned and founded The Humble Vintage, a bike rental service which offers visitors to Melbourne what was missing from many of his travels – a rental bike with a bit of character. He also produces Melbourne for Visitors and Casual Cyclists, a seasonal custom map and riding guide.

For Matthew, riding a bike is personal, it’s not about being part of a movement, a trend or a group. It’s simply about making your own life easier and getting around faster. Car doors are a huge safety hazard, and a major deterrent for many. Where’s the awareness campaign on this? Surely we all know if we’re driving at 3kms over we’re bloody idiots by now.

Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard is a Director at Hayball, a large Melbourne-based architecture, interior and urban design practice involving the education, urban design, commercial and major residential sectors. Richard is an architect, the current President of the Victorian Chapter of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International and an Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne.

Richard will be speaking from the view point of an architect and Director of a firm involved in urban planning ... and also as a cycling “tragic”! Architects and urban planners can impact at both the micro and macro design levels to promote cycling-friendly environments.

Hywel Rowlands
Over the past 18 years, Hywel Rowland’s transport and planning experience has primarily focused on balancing the needs of all modes with particular emphasis on supporting socially inclusive and sustainable travel. His expertise has involved defining well-grounded strategic networks and implementable engineering solutions. Hywel is a Transport Planner at Arup.

According to Hywel, bicycle infrastructure to date has been a collection of often ill connected quick wins where existing roads or reserves permit. Cycling as a mode has yet to receive equal consideration that permits real mode choice for the majority within a safe equitable environment.

Anita Curnow
As Director of Network Improvements at VicRoads, Anita has responsibility for VicRoads' program to improve the Principal Bicycle Network. In addition, her team prepares cycle notes – spreading the news about best practice treatments for use by VicRoads and councils.

Anita has held the position of Director Network Improvements for nearly three years. As well as the bicycle program, she directs the pedestrian, congestion management, tram and bus and road infrastructure programs. Prior to this, she managed the tram and bus priority program within VicRoads. Previously, she has worked for the Department of Infrastructure and the RACV.

Nic Culnane
Nic is the Project Director - Docklands Infrastructure at VicUrban, the State Government’s sustainable development agency. He is a civil engineer and project manager and has delivered major Melbourne infrastructure projects and events including Eastern & Calder Freeways, Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and currently the redevelopment of Harbour Esplanade in Docklands. He is a Board Member of Access Melbourne, a network of employers working together to make Melbourne a better place to get around and is the convenor of VicUrban's BUG (Bicycle User Group).

According to Nic, for cycling to be attractive, the bicycle network must be connected, legible and safe and this is not always possible when paths pass through different Municipalities where cycling is not prioritized (& therefore funded) relative to other capital works programmes. In addition, the incredible increase in cycling numbers has caught lawmakers on the hop with innovation to meet demand stifled by outdated or inflexible road rules.

Dr Daniel Paez
Dr Daniel Paez is Manager Active Transport Policy, Department of Transport. Daniel Paez is a civil engineer with a PhD in engineering from Melbourne University and over 10 years of experiences in planning. He has a significant interest in active transport and the integration of transport with land use planning. He has worked for a local government, in a strategic consulting firm and currently is the Manager of Active Transport Policy for the Department of Transport in Victoria. The Victorian government recognises the importance of walking and cycling as part of the measures to address current challenges in Victoria such as congestion and climate change. In this, significant efforts have been conducted by DOT in relation to the development of appropriate policies to support these two active modes.

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