Niels Tørsløv, in Melbourne to give the keynote address at Bicycle Victoria’s “Bikes Futures Conference”, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning and GAMUT, will discuss how planners, designers and builders can respond to the demands brought on by a growth in the use of bikes as transportation and recreation across Australia. 

“In this forum I will examine the link between design and its impact on climate, ideas and politics that lead to critical decision-making, particularly in reference to the challenges of such large scale bicycle use, both here in Melbourne and across Europe, ” says Mr Tørsløv.

“Bikes definitely rule in the Danish capital, Copenhagen.  It’s already one of the most advanced cities in the world for bicycle use, with 36% of all people arriving at workplaces or educational institutions on bikes, and it’s largely considered the world leader on sustainable urban transport.”

Mr Tørsløv originally trained as a Landscape Architect.  Since 1988 he has been working on the design of recreational landscapes, pedestrian streets and urban space design. From 1995 he worked for the Danish National Road Administration focusing on road aesthetics and nature preservation. He became Head of the Road Safety and Environment Department in 1997. From 2003 Mr Tørsløv has worked as Head of Planning and since 2006 as Traffic Director for the City of Copenhagen.

This is a Bicycle Network event, co-sponsored by the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning and GAMUT, coordinated by Bicycle Victoria.

Event Details:
Who: Niels Tørsløv, Head of Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark)
What: Copenhagen: on a [bike] path to sustainability
When: Tuesday October 13, 7pm
Where: Prince Philip Theatre, Architecture Building, University of Melbourne