Persoonlijk profiel

Academic background

Formerly a transportation planner working in the United States and Germany, Peter Bird is particularly interested in innovation within urban and transportation planning.

His research begins with the US city of Minneapolis as a case study, situating it in the Cycling Cities research framework. Through subsequent comparison of the role of cycling in social histories of global cities, his research progresses into how planning practice can innovate to better elevate cycling, facilitating sustainable mobility transitions. 

 

Expertise gerelateerd aan duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen van de VN

In 2015 stemden de VN-lidstaten in met 17 wereldwijde duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG's) om armoede te beëindigen, de planeet te beschermen en voor iedereen welvaart te garanderen. Het werk van deze persoon draagt bij aan de volgende duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstelling(en):

  • SDG 11 – Duurzame steden en gemeenschappen

Opleiding / Academische kwalificatie

Planning, Master, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Colorado Denver

20142016

Linguistics, Bravely of Arts, Linguistics, Brigham Young University

20042010

Externe posities

Mobility Consultant

20222024

Transatlantic Fellow, Robert Bosch GmbH

20212022

Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner, Nashville Planning Department

20162020