Day one of Velo-city 2019 will end with a stimulating discussion: ‘Policy - is it catching up with the tech development?’!

How are policy and regulations coping with the disruptions caused by technology and new mobility in the transport sector and the urban realm? This session looks at the disruptions created by technology in the transport sector and urban realm, bringing into discussion vehicles such as e-scooters. At the same time, it will be questioning if policy and legislation are catching up with current technological developments. Often there might be a huge gap in policies targeting the transport sector when comparing the national, regional, and local levels. Cycling technologies usually remain under-represented in policy and yet cycling’s co-benefits can make a significant contribution to sustainability objectives. Therefore, how can legislation help or hinder policy development? In addition, the bicycle and the development of cycling in general are steering several technological innovations.

The debate in this plenary session is a key discussion under all conference sub-themes: ‘Environment and Infrastructure’, ‘Health and Social’, and ‘Technology, Intelligent Transport Systems and Data Analytics’.

The speakers in this plenary session come from local, regional, national, and European levels of governance and they include:

Ms. Oluwaseun Sonoiki is the Corporate & Legal Secretary at Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), a Lagos State Government agency responsible for planning, implementing, regulating and franchising public transport infrastructure and operations.

Ms. Karen Vancluysen was appointed as Secretary General of the Polis network in September 2014, after having been the network's Research Director for 8 years. Polis is the leading European network of cities and regions on urban transport innovation.

Mr. Ryan Rzepecki is the founder and CEO of JUMP. Ryan has a BS in Marketing from Penn State University and a Masters in Urban Planning from Hunter College. He previously worked for the NYC Department of Transportation as a bike planner before founding JUMP in 2010.

Mr. Matthew Baldwin is Deputy Director General of DG MOVE, with responsibility for the transport "modes" – land (road and rail), waterborne (including ports policy) and aviation - and multimodality. On 2 October 2018, he was appointed as European Coordinator for road safety and related aspects of sustainable mobility, and these issues are now his main focus.   

Mr. Christophe Nadjdovski was appointed Deputy Mayor of Paris in 2014 and he is in charge of transports and public space. His four main goals for the term of his mandate are: to reduce atmospheric pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, to promote better mobility for everyone, regardless of age or social condition, to restore the passage of the Seine riverside and the canals banks, and to give back space to pedestrians and cyclists.

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