Participation and innovation for better mobility
Mobility affects all people. You too. You undoubtedly have ideas to make your street safer, more liveable, and better accessible. Other people have different ideas. To move forward, it is important that citizens and policymakers come together to exchange these ideas. To us, participation is a priority, not a luxury.
Mobility is about people
One way to exchange smart ideas is through participation. This is a process in which citizens and policymakers engage in dialogue with each other and with their broader community. Participation allows everyone to make their voices heard in the mobility debate. The aim? Shaping the sustainable mobility of the future together, tailored to the needs and wishes of the people it affects.
How to involve citizens in mobility policy?
Policymakers want mobility policies to respond to the needs, wishes and dreams of citizens. That can only be achieved by listening, engaging in dialogue and thinking together. Through workshops, discussion evenings or neighbourhood chats for example.
To turn every municipal participation process into a success, from small villages to big cities, we offer policymakers tailor-made guidance throughout the entire process. Mobiel 21 also helps policymakers embrace citizen initiatives and create opportunities. Admittedly, that might take some getting used to as a municipality, but it's incredibly valuable to positively integrate citizens' good ideas into your policy. Why miss such an opportunity?
Mobile 21 brings citizens and policymakers together
Citizens unite for change
How can we make the intersection in our street safer? How do we reduce cut-through traffic in our neighbourhood? Across Europe, citizens are uniting to find solutions to specific mobility problems. They do so, for instance, through neighbourhood committees or action groups. Grassroots participation, in other words, organized from the bottom up.
But how do you, as a citizen, get your neighbours on board? And how do you convince policymakers in your city or town that you have many interesting ideas worth discussing? Mobiel 21 offers activists inspiration to promote their citizens' initiative within their neighbourhood and get their message across, for example through tactical activities and actions on the street.
Citizen science, because everyone is a mobility expert
Everyone lives somewhere and everyone moves around. In a sense, we're all mobility experts. To strengthen this expertise, Mobiel 21 offers citizens innovative tools to objectively identify and analyse traffic problems. Through tools like Telraam's automatic traffic counter or PING's cycling data campaign, we turn every citizen into a citizen scientist.
Citizen participation with a positive impact
Mobiel 21 strongly believes in participation that encourages initiatives from citizens and policymakers. Because, just like you, we want participation to have a positive impact on our cities, towns, neighbourhoods and streets.
Would you like to know how we help strengthen your local citizens' initiative with inspiration and innovative tools? Or do you want tailor-made guidance for your municipal participation process? Let us know!
Activities about this theme
Site visit Sint-Niklaas: Parking management & UVAR
Webinar: Onderzoek duurzame mobiliteit bij 2.000 Vlamingen
All For Zero: 'Mobility for Dummies' film series
When it comes to mobility, you tend to come across difficult words or technical terms. We explain them using some funny and enlightening videos.
Telraam wins prestigious prize in Leipzig
Telraam, the traffic sensor that allows citizens to count the traffic on their streets themselves, won the prestigious 'Smart Pedal Pitch' at Velo-city in Leipzig. The Belgian invention is also gaining popularity in other countries.
Interview Eva Rovers: "Politics is too important to be left to politicians alone"
Major social changes will not be dictated by laws. Eva Rovers talks about the power of 'ordinary people' to rebel, make plans and see the fun in it.
