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Drawdown Scaling Challenge<\/h1>
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April 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

What happens if you apply the concept of TV programme Big Brother to the theme of climate change? Then you get ten young professionals staying for a week in a log cabin on a Dutch moor, brainstorming about serious CO2 reduction. Loendersloot was there.<\/p>\n

Inspired by Paul Hawken\u2019s book Drawdown<\/strong><\/a>, the Dutch province of Gelderland<\/strong><\/a> is aware thet more is needed regarding behavioral change on mobility to achieve the regional climate goals of the Paris Agreement. No matter how promising existing sustainable pilot projects are, scaling up innovation is essential!<\/p>\n

From the 100 solutions offered by Drawdown, Gelderland Province selected a number of themes. A group with our business innovator Rens Jonker concentrated on the role of the bicycle in 2030. What needs to be done in terms of infrastructure, behavioral change and the economy in order to make the bicycle the first choice of transport for residents of the province of Gelderland by 2030?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

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Cycling in cities<\/strong><\/p>\n

The group\u2019s first conclusion was that Gelderland Province, with many rural areas, is still very dependent on the car as a means of transport. It is therefore not so much a \u2018cycling province\u2019 in the Dutch sense. By focusing on cycling, especially in urban areas, it must be possible for Gelderland Province to become a \u2018cycling province\u2019 that also takes the car into account.<\/p>\n

More space for the bicycle in the city is important according to the team of talents. Our business innovator Rens Jonker; \u201cThe average use of public space in the city for car traffic is 55%, while bicycle traffic currently only requires 12% of public space (according to Dutch statistics). This means that considerable progress can be made, certainly if you look at the use of space of one parking motorist in comparison to the use of space that is needed for a parked bicycle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dynamic parking facilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

The talent team of the Drawdown Scaling Challenge mainly focused on more general cycling comfort. In particular, daily bike parking convenience for residents of old neighbourhoods without sheds and garages deserves attention. Jonker pointed to experiences in Brussels with temporary safe bike parking for fast and expensie E-bikes on public parking bays. Such experiments are also on-going in Rotterdam with a project with so-called \u2018fietsvlonders\u2019 (bike park platforms). In both cases, permanent parking facilities will only be initiated of the temporary facility is successful.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><\/div><\/div>

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Rens: \u201cBy offering new high-quality parking facilities in a dynamic way, supply and demand can be optimally matched. Permanent wastage of public space, if a facility turns out not to live up to its expectations, is avoided. The facility can also be used elsewhere, which is also sustainable. The concept comes into contact with a large audience through frequent dynamic supply, which reinforces demand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Park & Bike<\/strong><\/p>\n

Up until now, when building transferia, the emphasis has always been on \u2018Park & Ride\u2019, providing for transit between private car and public transport. The brainstorming team, supported by a team of experienced politicians and scientists, promotes a quick shift to a \u2018Park & Bike\u2019 emphasis. It should be possible to quickly change from car modus (outside the city) to flexible use of E-bikes. With this concept, cars stay much more outside the city than we are currently used to.<\/p>\n

Rens, an advocate for flexible mobility, continues: \u201cIn the city, the need for personal mobility continues to grow. The E-bike, with its accompanying ease of use, meets that need. The traditional city public transport network has a limited return in this respect, also if you look at the costs. Moreover, innovatieve investments in \u2018Park & Bike\u2019 can well be linked to the concept of behavioral change through physical changes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The joint proposals of the brainstorming teams will be submitted to the new coalition government of the Provincial States of the province of Gelderland. Naturally, the Drawdown Scaling Challenge talent team and involved politicians and scientists got to know each other well during the week; a good bais for the jointly development of new concepts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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