Being Smart about Cycling Futures
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.
Critically consider multiple perspectives on the future of cycling
Develop a deeper understanding of cycling practice's relation to infrastructure, its diverse users, and the wider mobility system
Situate cycling (innovations) in the context of inequalities and across different countries
Explore the limits of our society's collective mobility imagination and how to overcome them
Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Week 1: Imagining Cycling Futures
Week 2
Week 2: The Bike as Part of Mobility Futures
Week 3
Week 3: Reinventing the Bicycle
Week 4
Week 4: Reinventing Cycling Spaces
Week 5
Week 5: Cycling Futures for All?
Week 6
Week 6: Final Assignment
FAQ
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
The course may not offer an audit option. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid.
The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I purchase the Certificate?
When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
Is there a course sponsor for this MOOC?
Yes, this course has been made possible with the support of enviolo. More on enviolo:
enviolo products and services empower bike manufacturers to build bikes which change people’s lifestyles, taking fewer trips in cars and more trips on bikes. A smart range of stepless shifting hubs have been designed to serve different rider needs. Riding a bike with enviolo’s technology means concentrating less on shifting, more on your ride, resulting in a safer and more pleasurable experience. The enviolo head office is located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Together with OEM and retail partners, enviolo strives for strategic collaborations aiming to grow the premium e-bike segment. Over 100 OEM brands are making enviolo equipped bikes and over 1 million consumers ride on
enviolo equipped bikes. Soon you will see enviolo products in every city, every day.
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