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Smarter Than Car engages in urban research, design and strategy development on Bicycle Urbanism and Future Urban Mobility. We publish our findings in academic as well as professional media such as journals, magazines, conferences or symposia. The findings of Smarter than Car's research projects are published under a creative commons license (Attribute + Non-commercial, BY-NC.)
To widen the debate on bicycle urbanism and future urban mobility we are lecturing at universities or hosting workshops in diverse venues. We do as well welcome interns who want to explore their questions about future urban mobility.

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Publications

2016

"Futurama Redux - Urban Mobility After Cars & Oil". Brochure for Exhibition at Hong Kong City Gallery. English & Chinese language. Published by: European Union Academic Programme Hong Kong.

2015

"The Bicycle Urbanism Unit" Smarter Than Car and NaTochak in SKOPJE CREATIVE HUB 2014: NEW CONTENT IN PUBLIC SPACE ed. City Creative Network. 2015

2013

"Beijing's Bicycle Kingdom - The Promise of Bicycle Urbanism" Liman Zhao, Shannon Bufton and Florian Lorenz in conversation with Joshua Grigsby. Velo-city 2014 Conference Magazine. Fall 2013.

"Beijing in the Golden Age of the Bicycle - Observations of Urban Systems During Peak Bicycle Urbanism" Liman Zhao, Shannon Bufton and Florian Lorenz. Plenary lecture at Velo-city 2013 Vienna.

"Lazybones on Bicycles" Florian Lorenz and Michl Mellauner. Zoll+, No.22. March 2013.

2012

"Beijing's Pedal-powered Livelihoods as a Muse for Bicycle Urbanism" Florian Lorenz and Shannon Bufton. Velo-city Global 2012 Vancouver.

"Cycling Advocacy with Chinese Characteristics" Florian Lorenz and Shannon Bufton. Velo-city 2012 Vancouver.

"Beijing's pedal-based livelihoods as a muse for bicycle urbanism." Florian Lorenz and Shannon Bufton. Zoll+, No.19, January 2012.

2011

"Bicycle Lifestyles in Beijing and Their Relevance for a Benign Development of Future Cities." Shannon Bufton and Florian Lorenz. UIA World Congress of Architects, October 2011.

 

Talks

2015

III. Future of Places conference, Stockholm. June/July 2015. Speed Presentation "Pedal-powered Placemaking"

The Transportation Research Board's conference on Transportation for Sustainability. Washington D.C. Poster presentation: "Can bike share serve everyone?"

Parque Explora Medellín, Lecture and public discussion "Ciudades en bicicleta"

2014

World Bicycle Pre-Forum, Manizales, Colombia, "Bicycle Urbanism for Future Cities"

Vienna University of Technology, Hypotopia lecture series, "Bicycle Urbanism and Economic Utopias"

Studio X Beijing | Columbia University GSAPP. "Learning from the golden age of the bicycle in Beijing. A muse for Bicycle Urbanism".

Vienna University of Technology, Research Center for Transportation Planning and Traffic Enginnering. "Bicycle Urbanism - Back to the Future City" | "Bicycle Urbanism - Zurück in die Stadt der Zukunft" Talk video (German). Talk slides (English).

ETH Zurich DARCH NSL. Urban-Think Tank Chair of Architecture and Urban Design. “Beijing urban operational tools: Cellular City. Event Catalyst. Bicycle Urbanism"

2013

TEDx City 2.0 Vienna – “Beyond Mobility – The Promise of Bicycle Urbanism”

TEDx Beijing - "Back to the Future: How Beijing's Bicycle Golden Age could solve the urban mobility problems of tomorrow's cities"

Velo-city 2013 Vienna. Plenary lecture. “Beijing in the Golden age of the Bicycle – Observations During Peak Bicycle Urbanism”

Danish Embassy Beijing „Beijing in the Golden Age of the Bicycle”

Beijing Energy Network “Bicycle Culture 2.0”

ETH Zurich DARCH NSL. Urban-Think Tank Chair of Architecture and Urban Design. “Beijing urban operational tools: Cellular City. Event Catalyst. Bicycle Urbanism”

2012

Tongji University. Sustainable Urban Transport Forum Shanghai “Bicycle Urbanism - Learning from Beijing’s Livelihoods”

Urbanize Festival, Vienna. “Bicycle Urbanism”

The 3rd International Shared Transport Forum, Jiaozuo China - China’s 2.0 Bicycle Culture

Danish Embassy Beijing “Bicycle Urbanism - Learning from Beijing.”

Beijing Film Academy - Fashion Cycling Trends around the Globe

Pecha Kucha Beijing - Bicycle 2.0

ETH Zurich DARCH NSL. Urban-Think Tank Chair of Architecture and Urban Design. “Beijing urban operational tools: Cellular City. Event Catalyst. Bicycle Urbanism”

2011

UIA World Congress of Architects Tokyo – “Bicycle Livelihoods”

Qingdao Technical University Guest Speaker and Workshop – “Beijing’s Xiu Che Bicycle Repair Stations”

Ullens Centre of Contemporary Art Beijing – “Urban Livability and the Bicycle”

Trends Lounge Beijing – “New Yorks Pedal Power and Beijings Bicycles”

Umiwi online platform – “Urban Life and The Bicycle”

Columbia University Studio X Beijing – “Bicycle Livelihoods”

Wiener Planungswerkstatt – “Learning from Bicycle Cultures in Beijing and New York”

 

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