Mobility means freedom, but also creates inequal burdens. Through subsidies, we all pay the costs for public transport, fuel and electric vehicles, but not everyone enjoys the benefits in an equal amount. (Air)pollution, noise, and use of public space for road use affect us all, but we don’t all contribute to an equal amount. What if include the ‘true’ costs in the price of mobility? What modalities will people choose? In this session we explore the use of Tradable Mobility Credit system, through an interactive experiment and discussion. What are the effects for society? Does the system offer chances for a more equal society or will it only increase inequalities further?
This evening is intended for all citizens of Amsterdam and anyone interested to participate.
To participate, we kindly ask you to bring a working smartphone/tablet with you.
Keynote speakers
Servaz van Berkum
Servaz van Berkum is an independent moderator and program developor, specialised in giving people a say in the bigger questions of tomorrow. He develops programs whereby his main focus is on sustainability, democracy, urban planning, economy and technology.
Oded Cats
Oded Cats is a professor in the Department of Transport and Planning and a co-leader of the Smart Public Transport Lab. His research interests lie in the intersection between transport networks, operations, policy and travel behaviour, especially in the context of multi-modal metropolitan public transport systems.
Gemma Schepers
Gemma Schepers commits herself to the digital transition in the field of Smart Mobility with a strong focus on cyber security and secure data exchange between all stakeholders in the Smart Mobility eco-system. At the innovation team of the City of Amsterdam, she works as Project manager Smart Mobility. The innovation team follows the technological and societal developments in themes such as sustainability, mobility, digitization and democracy. The team investigates the influence of technology on the city and translates this to new policy guidelines and investments.
Tom Kuipers
As a program developer for the Smart Urban Mobility Team, Tom initiates and develops innovative and applied research in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area. Together with researchers from the academic world, public and private partners, he works on finding solutions for the challenges in Urban Mobility. Tom is also the organizer of the Ovale Tafel Mobiliteit Amsterdam where Amsterdam’s mobility research institutes and city, Vervoerregio and Amecboard work on the mobility challenges in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area.
Please register using the website of Pakhuis de Zwijger: https://dezwijger.nl/programma/mobiliteit-als-schaars-goed
Note: The language used this evening will be Dutch, both for the experiment and discussion. Results of this experiment will be used in a research study by TU Delft. Be aware that you will be asked for your consent; acknowledging your voluntary participation to this study; that you can refuse to answer any questions and pull out of this study without giving a reason.
