Insights and stories
Welcome to our insights and stories page. Here, we share inspiring updates, practical experiences and fresh perspectives on sustainable mobility. Discover how we and our partners are setting people in motion, in Belgium and beyond. One step, pedal and policy at a time.
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VRkeer: learning to cycle in virtual reality
VRkeer is a virtual reality game that teaches children aged 10 to 14 how to deal with dangerous traffic situations. The tool teaches them to navigate smoothly and safely through our busy traffic.
Interview Koos Fransen: "The street belongs to people"
Koos Fransen's work is situated at the intersection of mobility, public space and social relevance. He considers how streets and cities can be shaped and reshaped to suit people.
Make data talk with Easydataviz
Easydataviz makes people talk about traffic counts and traffic data. Just spontaneously on the street. In this way, the tool triggers conversations about local mobility.
Mobility is child's play
Child-friendly mobility is good for everyone. And yet the interpretation of our public spaces is still far too little considered from the perspective of children.
Interview Erik Wieërs: "Public space as meeting place instead of intermediate space to get from A to B"
Since 2020, Erik Wieërs has been the new Flemish Master Builder. He wants to make Fleming more familiar with the social dimension of architecture and how mobility is a lever for encounter.
Air quality and particulates: extra oxygen for debate
Dirty air costs us all several healthy years of life. Breathing less is not an option. So we must look for other ways to breathe healthier air.
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.
Book: Choosing locally for child-friendliness
A healthy mobility policy has a lot to gain from the perspective of children and young people. We wrote a chapter about it in Bataljong's book: Wandering with a Purpose.
Let’s collaborate!
Are you ready to join us on the road towards a more sustainable future? Want to set up a project with Mobiel 21? We'd love to hear your plans, proposals and questions.