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Ready to rethink how you move?
Grab your copy of NonBoring Mobility 2025 today and discover the full "Placid-loop" essay.
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#UrbanPlanning #FutureOfMobility #SlowMobility #MobilityAsPlay #NonBoringMobility #Urbanism
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Non-Boring Mobility Innovations 2025 — The Lab of Thought
The 2025 edition includes 15 brand new thought-provoking essays by talented urban planning students of the University of Amsterdam, who explore the complexities of modern transportation systems. This ...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Ready to rethink how you move?
Grab your copy of NonBoring Mobility 2025 today and discover the full "Placid-loop" essay.
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#UrbanPlanning #FutureOfMobility #SlowMobility #MobilityAsPlay #NonBoringMobility #Urbanism
Grab your copy of NonBoring Mobility 2025 today and discover the full "Placid-loop" essay.
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#UrbanPlanning #FutureOfMobility #SlowMobility #MobilityAsPlay #NonBoringMobility #Urbanism
📖 Credits:
Curated by: Marco Te Brömmelstroet, Luca Bertolini, & Meredith Glaser
Edited by: Maria Paula Moreno Vivas & Raymond Berger
Support us in highlighting the next generation of rising urbanists! 💪
Curated by: Marco Te Brömmelstroet, Luca Bertolini, & Meredith Glaser
Edited by: Maria Paula Moreno Vivas & Raymond Berger
Support us in highlighting the next generation of rising urbanists! 💪
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
📖 Credits:
Curated by: Marco Te Brömmelstroet, Luca Bertolini, & Meredith Glaser
Edited by: Maria Paula Moreno Vivas & Raymond Berger
Support us in highlighting the next generation of rising urbanists! 💪
Curated by: Marco Te Brömmelstroet, Luca Bertolini, & Meredith Glaser
Edited by: Maria Paula Moreno Vivas & Raymond Berger
Support us in highlighting the next generation of rising urbanists! 💪
Adam's essay is just one of 15 bold ideas in the NonBoring Mobility 2025 collection.
We are imagining a world where mobility is fun, placid, and sustainable—not just fast.
We are imagining a world where mobility is fun, placid, and sustainable—not just fast.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Adam's essay is just one of 15 bold ideas in the NonBoring Mobility 2025 collection.
We are imagining a world where mobility is fun, placid, and sustainable—not just fast.
We are imagining a world where mobility is fun, placid, and sustainable—not just fast.
The goal is to transform mobility from a chore into something:
✅ Playful
✅ Social
✅ Meaningful
What would change if we stopped seeing travel time as "wasted" and started seeing it as an opportunity for connection and discovery?
✅ Playful
✅ Social
✅ Meaningful
What would change if we stopped seeing travel time as "wasted" and started seeing it as an opportunity for connection and discovery?
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The goal is to transform mobility from a chore into something:
✅ Playful
✅ Social
✅ Meaningful
What would change if we stopped seeing travel time as "wasted" and started seeing it as an opportunity for connection and discovery?
✅ Playful
✅ Social
✅ Meaningful
What would change if we stopped seeing travel time as "wasted" and started seeing it as an opportunity for connection and discovery?
The Experiment: 🧪
Adam invites 25-50 people to switch to this "impractical" train for a week.
But it's not about sitting in silence. The journey features:
🗺️ Curated guides
🔍 Scavenger hunts
🧠 Sensory reflections
Adam invites 25-50 people to switch to this "impractical" train for a week.
But it's not about sitting in silence. The journey features:
🗺️ Curated guides
🔍 Scavenger hunts
🧠 Sensory reflections
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The Experiment: 🧪
Adam invites 25-50 people to switch to this "impractical" train for a week.
But it's not about sitting in silence. The journey features:
🗺️ Curated guides
🔍 Scavenger hunts
🧠 Sensory reflections
Adam invites 25-50 people to switch to this "impractical" train for a week.
But it's not about sitting in silence. The journey features:
🗺️ Curated guides
🔍 Scavenger hunts
🧠 Sensory reflections
Adam proposes a radical alternative to the Hyperloop.
Enter: The "Placid-loop." 🐢
Instead of a vacuum tube, imagine the FEVE—a slow train in northern Spain.
⏱️ Time by car: 2.5 hours
⏱️ Time by FEVE: 7.5 hours
Why on earth would you take it?
Enter: The "Placid-loop." 🐢
Instead of a vacuum tube, imagine the FEVE—a slow train in northern Spain.
⏱️ Time by car: 2.5 hours
⏱️ Time by FEVE: 7.5 hours
Why on earth would you take it?
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Adam proposes a radical alternative to the Hyperloop.
Enter: The "Placid-loop." 🐢
Instead of a vacuum tube, imagine the FEVE—a slow train in northern Spain.
⏱️ Time by car: 2.5 hours
⏱️ Time by FEVE: 7.5 hours
Why on earth would you take it?
Enter: The "Placid-loop." 🐢
Instead of a vacuum tube, imagine the FEVE—a slow train in northern Spain.
⏱️ Time by car: 2.5 hours
⏱️ Time by FEVE: 7.5 hours
Why on earth would you take it?
"Mobility as Disutility" views travel time as waste—something to be minimized at all costs.
But the shocking truth?
As technology enables higher speeds, human settlements just disperse. We end up spending the same amount of time commuting, just over greater distances. 🏘️🚗
But the shocking truth?
As technology enables higher speeds, human settlements just disperse. We end up spending the same amount of time commuting, just over greater distances. 🏘️🚗
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"Mobility as Disutility" views travel time as waste—something to be minimized at all costs.
But the shocking truth?
As technology enables higher speeds, human settlements just disperse. We end up spending the same amount of time commuting, just over greater distances. 🏘️🚗
But the shocking truth?
As technology enables higher speeds, human settlements just disperse. We end up spending the same amount of time commuting, just over greater distances. 🏘️🚗
🤔 Could our obsession with getting places faster be a trap we can't escape?
In our latest Non-Boring Mobility student spotlight, Adam Gilleece dismantles the Hyperloop hype.
He exposes a flawed narrative we all buy into: "Mobility as Disutility."
In our latest Non-Boring Mobility student spotlight, Adam Gilleece dismantles the Hyperloop hype.
He exposes a flawed narrative we all buy into: "Mobility as Disutility."
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🤔 Could our obsession with getting places faster be a trap we can't escape?
In our latest Non-Boring Mobility student spotlight, Adam Gilleece dismantles the Hyperloop hype.
He exposes a flawed narrative we all buy into: "Mobility as Disutility."
In our latest Non-Boring Mobility student spotlight, Adam Gilleece dismantles the Hyperloop hype.
He exposes a flawed narrative we all buy into: "Mobility as Disutility."
Merel’s essay + 14 other bold visions are in the new Non-Boring Mobility 2025 book.
Curated by Marco te Brömmelstroet, Luca Bertolini & Meredith Glaser
Support rising urbanist voices — grab your copy 🔥
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#UrbanPlanning #SharedMobility
Curated by Marco te Brömmelstroet, Luca Bertolini & Meredith Glaser
Support rising urbanist voices — grab your copy 🔥
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#UrbanPlanning #SharedMobility
Non-Boring Mobility Innovations 2025 — The Lab of Thought
The 2025 edition includes 15 brand new thought-provoking essays by talented urban planning students of the University of Amsterdam, who explore the complexities of modern transportation systems. This ...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Merel’s essay + 14 other bold visions are in the new Non-Boring Mobility 2025 book.
Curated by Marco te Brömmelstroet, Luca Bertolini & Meredith Glaser
Support rising urbanist voices — grab your copy 🔥
thelabofthought.co/shop/p/nbmi3
#UrbanPlanning #SharedMobility
Curated by Marco te Brömmelstroet, Luca Bertolini & Meredith Glaser
Support rising urbanist voices — grab your copy 🔥
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#UrbanPlanning #SharedMobility
What if streets weren’t pipelines for cars… but living rooms for people? 👪
That’s the mindset flip we actually need.
#NonBoringMobility
That’s the mindset flip we actually need.
#NonBoringMobility
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
What if streets weren’t pipelines for cars… but living rooms for people? 👪
That’s the mindset flip we actually need.
#NonBoringMobility
That’s the mindset flip we actually need.
#NonBoringMobility
One Friday a month: streets closed from sunset to midnight.
Outdoor dining, night markets, live music, workshops — pure community magic under the streetlights ✨
#PublicSpace
Outdoor dining, night markets, live music, workshops — pure community magic under the streetlights ✨
#PublicSpace
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
One Friday a month: streets closed from sunset to midnight.
Outdoor dining, night markets, live music, workshops — pure community magic under the streetlights ✨
#PublicSpace
Outdoor dining, night markets, live music, workshops — pure community magic under the streetlights ✨
#PublicSpace
The real unlock? Stop treating mobility as a disutility to minimize.
Start seeing it as social glue.
Merel’s idea → “The Night Shift” in NYC’s Lower East Side
#StreetDesign
Start seeing it as social glue.
Merel’s idea → “The Night Shift” in NYC’s Lower East Side
#StreetDesign
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The real unlock? Stop treating mobility as a disutility to minimize.
Start seeing it as social glue.
Merel’s idea → “The Night Shift” in NYC’s Lower East Side
#StreetDesign
Start seeing it as social glue.
Merel’s idea → “The Night Shift” in NYC’s Lower East Side
#StreetDesign
Merel Cassée drops a truth bomb in Non-Boring Mobility 2025:
We’re not disrupting car dependency — we’re optimizing it.
Zipcar still needs roads built for cars. Same paradigm, new paint. 🫠
#FutureOfMobility
We’re not disrupting car dependency — we’re optimizing it.
Zipcar still needs roads built for cars. Same paradigm, new paint. 🫠
#FutureOfMobility
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Merel Cassée drops a truth bomb in Non-Boring Mobility 2025:
We’re not disrupting car dependency — we’re optimizing it.
Zipcar still needs roads built for cars. Same paradigm, new paint. 🫠
#FutureOfMobility
We’re not disrupting car dependency — we’re optimizing it.
Zipcar still needs roads built for cars. Same paradigm, new paint. 🫠
#FutureOfMobility
Let's design childhoods that aren't viewed from a backseat window.
💪 Support us in highlighting these rising voices by getting your copy today!
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#SchoolStreets #UrbanDesign #Parenting #urbanism #urbanism+ #SustainableMobility #NonBoringMobility #UrbanPlanning
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Non-Boring Mobility Innovations 2025 — The Lab of Thought
The 2025 edition includes 15 brand new thought-provoking essays by talented urban planning students of the University of Amsterdam, who explore the complexities of modern transportation systems. This ...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Let's design childhoods that aren't viewed from a backseat window.
💪 Support us in highlighting these rising voices by getting your copy today!
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#SchoolStreets #UrbanDesign #Parenting #urbanism #urbanism+ #SustainableMobility #NonBoringMobility #UrbanPlanning
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#SchoolStreets #UrbanDesign #Parenting #urbanism #urbanism+ #SustainableMobility #NonBoringMobility #UrbanPlanning
So, what would change if your local school valued kids' freedom over traffic flow?
It's a question we explore in our new book, "Non-Boring Mobility 2025," which features Paula's full essay and 14 other bold ideas from the next generation of urbanists.
It's a question we explore in our new book, "Non-Boring Mobility 2025," which features Paula's full essay and 14 other bold ideas from the next generation of urbanists.
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So, what would change if your local school valued kids' freedom over traffic flow?
It's a question we explore in our new book, "Non-Boring Mobility 2025," which features Paula's full essay and 14 other bold ideas from the next generation of urbanists.
It's a question we explore in our new book, "Non-Boring Mobility 2025," which features Paula's full essay and 14 other bold ideas from the next generation of urbanists.
She exposes how even well-meaning tech (like carpooling apps) can deepen car dependence and sideline kids.
The real solutions are simpler and more human:
✅ Tactical street closures that invite play
✅ "Walking school buses" led by parents
✅ Designing for childhood autonomy
The real solutions are simpler and more human:
✅ Tactical street closures that invite play
✅ "Walking school buses" led by parents
✅ Designing for childhood autonomy
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
She exposes how even well-meaning tech (like carpooling apps) can deepen car dependence and sideline kids.
The real solutions are simpler and more human:
✅ Tactical street closures that invite play
✅ "Walking school buses" led by parents
✅ Designing for childhood autonomy
The real solutions are simpler and more human:
✅ Tactical street closures that invite play
✅ "Walking school buses" led by parents
✅ Designing for childhood autonomy
The hard truth: Road traffic is the #1 killer of children worldwide.
In her essay for our new book, student Paula Buglio argues we’re looking at the problem all wrong. We're trying to make a car-centric system "efficient" when we should be dismantling it.
In her essay for our new book, student Paula Buglio argues we’re looking at the problem all wrong. We're trying to make a car-centric system "efficient" when we should be dismantling it.
November 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The hard truth: Road traffic is the #1 killer of children worldwide.
In her essay for our new book, student Paula Buglio argues we’re looking at the problem all wrong. We're trying to make a car-centric system "efficient" when we should be dismantling it.
In her essay for our new book, student Paula Buglio argues we’re looking at the problem all wrong. We're trying to make a car-centric system "efficient" when we should be dismantling it.
He'd be a great voice to have on the platform!
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
He'd be a great voice to have on the platform!
Read Nova Bernards' full essay + 14 other bold ideas in Non-Boring Mobility Innovations 2025.
Let's support the next generation of planners and build better cities together! 📚
dub.sh/nbmi3
#UrbanPlanning #SharedMobility #SustainableCities #CommunityLedDesign
Let's support the next generation of planners and build better cities together! 📚
dub.sh/nbmi3
#UrbanPlanning #SharedMobility #SustainableCities #CommunityLedDesign
Non-Boring Mobility Innovations 2025 — The Lab of Thought
The 2025 edition includes 15 brand new thought-provoking essays by talented urban planning students of the University of Amsterdam, who explore the complexities of modern transportation systems. This ...
dub.sh
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Read Nova Bernards' full essay + 14 other bold ideas in Non-Boring Mobility Innovations 2025.
Let's support the next generation of planners and build better cities together! 📚
dub.sh/nbmi3
#UrbanPlanning #SharedMobility #SustainableCities #CommunityLedDesign
Let's support the next generation of planners and build better cities together! 📚
dub.sh/nbmi3
#UrbanPlanning #SharedMobility #SustainableCities #CommunityLedDesign
The result of her proposed experiment?
✅ Less asphalt for parked cars
✅ More space for community
✅ A future where convenience doesn't mean isolation
This is what human-centered design looks like.
✅ Less asphalt for parked cars
✅ More space for community
✅ A future where convenience doesn't mean isolation
This is what human-centered design looks like.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The result of her proposed experiment?
✅ Less asphalt for parked cars
✅ More space for community
✅ A future where convenience doesn't mean isolation
This is what human-centered design looks like.
✅ Less asphalt for parked cars
✅ More space for community
✅ A future where convenience doesn't mean isolation
This is what human-centered design looks like.
Featured in Non-Boring Mobility, Nova’s idea is simple yet profound:
👉 Close a street for 2 weeks.
👉 Give neighbors ONE shared EV.
👉 Empower them to co-create rules & schedules.
It’s about trust, not just transport.
👉 Close a street for 2 weeks.
👉 Give neighbors ONE shared EV.
👉 Empower them to co-create rules & schedules.
It’s about trust, not just transport.
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Featured in Non-Boring Mobility, Nova’s idea is simple yet profound:
👉 Close a street for 2 weeks.
👉 Give neighbors ONE shared EV.
👉 Empower them to co-create rules & schedules.
It’s about trust, not just transport.
👉 Close a street for 2 weeks.
👉 Give neighbors ONE shared EV.
👉 Empower them to co-create rules & schedules.
It’s about trust, not just transport.