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Interview about Woonerfs at Bike Talk
Recently I was interviewed by Lindsey Struman of the Bike Talk podcast, a radio program hosted by bicycle advocates, which is broadcasted on Valleyfree Radio (Massachusetts) and KPFK radio (Southern California). Read more
Dick presenting ‘Designigng the Cycling City’ for Slovakia
More and more cities in Slovakia are interested in improving their cycling culture. To increase the knowledge of decision makers, engineers and architects in Slovakia, the Smart Cities Club, in collaboration with Humankind City, organized the webinar series 'Designing a cycling city'. Read more
Dickvanveen (re)joins the Dutch Cycling Embassy
Dickvanveen has (re)joined the Dutch Cycling Embassy. This network collective of public and private organisations from the Netherlands who wish to share their expertise on building what supports the Dutch cycling culture to those interested. Read more
Free online course on "how to design a woonerf'
2 million of the 9 million houses in the Netherlands are build in a so called 'woonerf'. This special and unique streetscape allows for placemaking to happen, by reducing the dominance of the car. Read more
Presenting Dutch style intersections in Delaware
I have been asked by Bike Delaware to participate in the virtual bicycle conference 'Desgning Delware Intersections for People', which will take place on November 19, 2020. Read more
My participation to the WalkBikePlace 2020 conference
I was happy to take part in the 2020 WalkBikePlace conference of August 6 to 9. This conference, originally planned to happen in Indianapolis and hosted digitally this year, is all about the pedestrian, the cyclists and public spaces. Read more
New website online
The digital ink is still warm; with a lot of happiness and enthusiasm I am presenting the new website of my own, newly started company to the world. I invite you all to take a look at www.dickvanveen.nl/en Read more
Dickvanveen presenting to the Roads and Transport Authority Dubai
Dubai is unfolding its ambitions to become a more sustainable city. Part of this transformation is the increasing attention to the bicycle. Even though the hot climate would suggest otherwise, there certainly are great possibilities for cycling in the compact city, where distances are not overly long and gradients are pretty much absent. I am asked to... Read more
Woonerfs a source of inspiration for securing against vehicle ramming
Although fortunately it has not happened in the Netherlands, surrounding all had to deal with it before: terrorist attacks by use of a vehicle. And the general consensus is that it is only a matter of time before the Netherlands is also facing such a threat. But how do you protect citizens against this form of terror? Read more