Putting it all together: the policy context of applying the FLOW tools
Topic outline
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This e-course has run
and moderated during the indicated timeline in the course description. At the
moment the content of this course is still available in a self-paced format for
all participants who wish to access. The course is no longer moderated and therefore, there is no possibility to get
a certificate from this course. In case there any updates regarding this
course, it will be published here.The current contact for this course in case of any questions is: Bonnie Fenton - b.fenton@rupprecht-consult.eu
We might launch e-courses in similar topics in the near future, thus, please stay tunned and check regularly our landing page, all new e-courses will be announced here: https://www.mobility-academy.eu/
Thank you very much for your understanding and we look forward to having you in future courses!
The Mobility Academy team.
This course is being offered from Monday, November 13th, 2017 to Friday, December 8th, 2017 as part of the EU funded FLOW project. Each week, a new Unit will be made available. For more information about FLOW's eLearning opportunities, please visit http://h2020-flow.eu/learning-exchange/learning-and-exchange/
Each participant who completes all of the assigned tasks and posts them in the discussion forum will receive a Certificate of Completion from the FLOW project. For the two most active participants in the e-courses (i.e. completing all tasks and discussing in the online forum often), FLOW will fund their travel expenses to attend the FLOW final conference (March 13-14 in Brussels).
If you have any questions about this course or about the FLOW project, please contact Bonnie Fenton at b.fenton@rupprecht-consult.eu.
Your course modorators:
Kevin Mayne is the Development Director at the European Cyclists’ Federation. He was Chief Executive of CTC, the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation for 14 years. He was also a member of the Board of Cycling England where he was a specialist on cycle training issues. He became a Vice President of ECF in 2007 and stood down to join the ECF staff. He is a lifelong cyclist who joined CTC after holding senior positions in multi-national food and packaging companies including Cadbury Schweppes and Kraft Foods.
Carolien Ruebens is a Senior Policy Officer at the European Cyclists’ Federation. After graduating with a Master’s in Policy Economics, Carolien started working as a Transnational Contact Point for the Flemish Government guiding Flemish stakeholders towards European funding opportunities within the European Fund for Regional Development. In her position at ECF she combines her passion for cycling with her knowledge and experience with European funding and project management. 
Loes
Holtmaat is
a Development
Officer
at the European Cyclists’ Federation. After graduating with a Master’s in
Business Geography, Loes Holtmaat worked as a sustainability and strategy
consultant at Royal HaskoningDHV, a
Dutch engineering and consultancy company. At ECF, she now combines her passion
for sustainability, her passion for cycling and her ability to build
communities to work together to promote cycling.
Bronwen Thornton is Development Director of Walk21, a board member of the Sustainable Low Carbon Transport Partnership and Program Manager with the Outdoor Trust. She has been focused on promoting walking for the last 17 years, which has included coordinating the Walk21 annual international conference series; country-wide walkability roadshows; and running Make-Walking-Count measuring and evaluation projects in many cities.
Dagmar Köhler is the Communication Manager at POLIS, where she serves cities and regions that strive for sustainable mobility. She obtained her degree in geography and communication at universities in Leipzig in Germany, Stellenbosch in South Africa and at Complutense in Madrid. In 2011 she moved to Brussels and joined the Polis secretariat. Here, she works on initiatives such as European Mobility Week or look for city tales on the latest mobility challenges for the magazine “Thinking Cities”. -
Unit 1 provides you with the background and ideas of the FLOW project and how you can get the most out of this online platform and this course. It looks at the current context in which we are working and the extent to which walking and cycling are generally incorporated in transport planning. It then addresses the paradigm shift that FLOW (and others) see as necessary in order for non-motorised transport to fulfil its potential in addressing issues of urban congestion.
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This includes course aims, target audiences, what you will gain from the course and how you can use this course to best develop your own knowledge as well as learn and exchange with your fellow participants.
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This module sets the context for the FLOW project, describing the current role of cycling and walking with regard to urban road network performance (i.e. flowing traffic or congestion). It looks at the changes necessary for non-motorised transport modes to be taken more seriously.
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In the FLOW survey for decision makers, we measured current and future policy drivers and how decision makers across Europe perceive congestion. In this unit we will help you analyse your local policy context for congestion reducing walking and cycling measures and how you can influence the decision making process.
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This module explains how to use the FLOW survey to influence decision makers in your city.
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Learn how to influence your city’s policy with effective advocacy.
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Here are the questions we asked decision makers in the first round of the FLOW survey (autumn 2015 - spring 2016). The second round of the survey is currently underway.
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Unit 3 provides a summary of the tools developed in the FLOW project and highlights how the FLOW tools can be used by cities to evaluate congestion from a multi-modal perspective. There are 3 tools all together and this unit will set them within the policy context and provide a plain language summary of the first tool.
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This module will provide participants with a structured overview of transport planning tools and where the FLOW tools fit in.
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Module 3.2 introduces the FLOW Multi-modal Congestion Assessment Tool.
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Unit 4 provides a plain language introduction to transport modelling and a summary of the FLOW Impact Assessment tool and how they have been used by partner cities.
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This module will set out the purpose and method of different types of transport models, highlighting how they can be used and how their results should be interpreted.
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This module introduces the FLOW Impact Assessment Tool and some lessons learned.
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This unit helps cities to gain inspiration for action. We take a look at what other cities have done to get ideas for your own cities.
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We set the scene and discuss which questions we must ask.
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We look at cities that evaluated the impact of walking and cycling measures on congestion.
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We look at cities that evaluated the impact of vehicle access restrictions on congestion.
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Get inspiration by looking which other useful tools have been developed in related initiatives.
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Review of the key messages and resources of this course
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A few more resources that may be useful
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Thank you for participating in the 3rd FLOW e-course "Putting it all together: The policy context of applying the FLOW tools"! We would greatly appreciate your feedback on what went well and how we can improve future courses.
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