, and the Alderman responsible for transport and mobility policy.
He took over the portfolio and immediately set about trying to make Ghent a more beautiful, peaceful city.
As I can confirm from having visited, he really succeeded! But not without a lot of difficulty, even including death threats.
Today’s episode is a masterclass in the art of transport changemaking: the focus on experimentation, clear strategy and the need for urgency.
He also highlights the power of storytelling, the limitations of data and highlights that, despite the death threats, the Circulation Plan helped him increase his majority at the next election.
Come with me to Belgium and see just what a motivated, inspiring transport changemaker can do.
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, and the Alderman responsible for transport and mobility policy.
He took over the portfolio and immediately set about trying to make Ghent a more beautiful, peaceful city.
As I can confirm from having visited, he really succeeded! But not without a lot of difficulty, even including death threats.
Today’s episode is a masterclass in the art of transport changemaking: the focus on experimentation, clear strategy and the need for urgency.
He also highlights the power of storytelling, the limitations of data and highlights that, despite the death threats, the Circulation Plan helped him increase his majority at the next election.
Come with me to Belgium and see just what a motivated, inspiring transport changemaker can do.
Christian Willoch on Autonomous Vehicles as Public Transport
The Freewheeling Podcast
44 minutes 47 seconds
5 months ago
Christian Willoch on Autonomous Vehicles as Public Transport
In Oslo, Christian Willoch and his team at Ruter are doing something most cities haven’t even begun to talk about – using autonomous vehicles to strengthen public transport, not compete with it.
In this episode, I visit the pilot project they’ve got going, with real members of the public travelling on Ruter-branded autonomous vehicles in exactly the kind of outer suburb in which this technology will be transformative.
We talk about why Oslo's approach isn’t about robotaxis, but about public service and affordable mobility for all. Christian shares the lessons they’ve learned, the challenges ahead and why cities need to start planning now before they’re caught off guard.
Afterwards, I take a ride in one of their autonomous vehicles. You can listen into my live audio commentary of the experience…
The Freewheeling Podcast
, and the Alderman responsible for transport and mobility policy.
He took over the portfolio and immediately set about trying to make Ghent a more beautiful, peaceful city.
As I can confirm from having visited, he really succeeded! But not without a lot of difficulty, even including death threats.
Today’s episode is a masterclass in the art of transport changemaking: the focus on experimentation, clear strategy and the need for urgency.
He also highlights the power of storytelling, the limitations of data and highlights that, despite the death threats, the Circulation Plan helped him increase his majority at the next election.
Come with me to Belgium and see just what a motivated, inspiring transport changemaker can do.
