Dick is a senior traffic engineer and urban designer with over 15 years of experience. His specialty is bridging the gap between traffic and public space, between 'flowing' and 'staying'. In his mind designing is never about just cars or traffic, but always involves the human condition. Designing is about interaction between people on the street. Interaction between a person and his surroundings, between through traffic and local residents, between a pedestrian and a cyclist, between a cyclist and a motorist; social interactions require an urban design which is recognizable, attractive, functional, and flexible. Street design is never a blueprint; guidelines are a starting point, not a finish line. 

With his holistic view, his enthusiasm, his creativity and his thinking 'out-of-the-box', Dick has been a driver for change at many complex challenges in public space. Dick has an extensive portfolio with studies and actually build design projects throughout the Netherlands, Europe and North-America. The insights collected through this broad international experience works both ways: it refreshes the way Dick looks at projects 'at home' in the Netherlands, while it offers smart insights in how to plug in that Dutch knowledge in international projects. Dick is an experienced speaker at conferences and events. 

If you are interested in exploring some of Dick's projects, please click here.