Understanding smart mobility experiments in the Dutch automobility system: Who is involved and what do they promise?

Manders, TN Tanja; Wieczorek, AJ Anna; Verbong, Gpj Geert

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2017.12.003

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“…Cycling experiences a boom of attention from policy-makers and scholars across the world (Fishman, 2016). The same can be said about the 'smartification' of mobility (Manders et al, 2018). The latter is increasingly imagined as a seamless service whereby the customary distinctions between public/private and collective/individual start to disappear, e.g.…”

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Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda

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Brömmelstroet

Raven

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Journal of Transport Geography

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Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda Nikolaeva, A.; te Brömmelstroet, M.; Raven, R.; Ranson, J. A B S T R A C TThe future of cycling is about to change. At least, this is apparent if we are to believe the multitude of innovators, start-ups, incumbent industries, policy actors and consultants proposing to harness the power of digital techniques to improve and transform cycling experiences, infrastructures, and gadgets. This 'smartification of cycling' is a phenomenon that is increasingly attracting attention and a variety of interests, fuelled both by the processes of transitioning to smart mobility and a boom of attention to cycling in cities worldwide. However, proposed cycling futures, both implicit and explicit, receive little critical scrutiny. Here, we fill this gap by mapping smart cycling innovations and their key features. We examine how innovations are believed to change the way cycling is practiced, made sense of and governed. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, we analyse 86 website texts of smart cycling innovations and systematically outline changes envisioned by innovators. Having identified tensions between and within a range of promised futures, we conclude that smart cycling futures are multiple and contested, just as cycling presents are. Therefore, we propose a number of questions for further research to advance a more nuanced understanding of the range of futures of smart cycling in academic thinking and potentially to support decision-making at different levels of governance. Understanding diverse, contested, embodied and embedded cycling presents is part and parcel of imagining and co-creating (smart) cycling futures. nected helmets, connected bicycles, smart glasses and other accessories, https://doi.

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Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda

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“…In general, smart mobility seems to be about optimizations and maintaining the status quo rather than challenging it, although there are a few deviating and more critical voices. The smart mobility concept mobilizes actors and resources, but considering the ambiguities, these developments should be critically evaluated when proposed as solutions to transport issues and sustainability challenges.Sustainability 2019, 11, 6583 2 of 24 program promoting innovation and real-life experimentation [14,20], and a smart mobility test center in the southern region of the country [21]. While at first the concept was used by specific circles within the traffic management field, the concept is now making its way through Dutch society as it is being introduced to the wider public.…”

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“…The number of news articles that mention the concept has been increasing since 2015. In addition, there is an increase in the number of initiatives that start to relate to smart mobility, thereby mobilizing the concept [14]. These initiatives range from traffic information services to multi-modal travel planners, and from communicating automated vehicles to car-sharing services.The smart mobility concept comes in many different forms and shapes, and while it increases the interest of the wider public and triggers the uptake of several initiatives, it is still unclear what the concept entails and how it relates to the sustainability challenges of the mobility system as its meaning for practice remains unspecified.…”

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“…Sustainability 2019, 11, 6583 2 of 24 program promoting innovation and real-life experimentation [14,20], and a smart mobility test center in the southern region of the country [21]. While at first the concept was used by specific circles within the traffic management field, the concept is now making its way through Dutch society as it is being introduced to the wider public.…”

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Existing mobility solutions are criticized for falling short of effectively addressing transport issues and sustainability challenges. In this light, smart mobility has received increasing attention. In the Netherlands, the smart mobility concept triggered various developments, leading to the uptake of initiatives for real-life experimentation, accompanied by an increase in media attention. While the concept is making its way through Dutch society, its meaning for practice remains unspecified. Therefore, this paper aims to unpack the meaning of the smart mobility concept, by analyzing Dutch news articles and initiatives' websites using text mining and qualitative content analysis. The analyses reveal some ambiguous meanings for the smart mobility concept, demonstrating on the one hand a focus on incremental technological innovations that bring forward car-based solutions for short-term fixes, while on the other hand promising to address car-related issues and fundamentally change the mobility system by taking long-term challenges into account. In general, smart mobility seems to be about optimizations and maintaining the status quo rather than challenging it, although there are a few deviating and more critical voices. The smart mobility concept mobilizes actors and resources, but considering the ambiguities, these developments should be critically evaluated when proposed as solutions to transport issues and sustainability challenges.Sustainability 2019, 11, 6583 2 of 24 program promoting innovation and real-life experimentation [14,20], and a smart mobility test center in the southern region of the country [21]. While at first the concept was used by specific circles within the traffic management field, the concept is now making its way through Dutch society as it is being introduced to the wider public. This uptake is a consequence of real-life experimentation and the ability to experience smart mobility possibilities in practice, accompanied by an increase in media attention. The number of news articles that mention the concept has been increasing since 2015. In addition, there is an increase in the number of initiatives that start to relate to smart mobility, thereby mobilizing the concept [14]. These initiatives range from traffic information services to multi-modal travel planners, and from communicating automated vehicles to car-sharing services.The smart mobility concept comes in many different forms and shapes, and while it increases the interest of the wider public and triggers the uptake of several initiatives, it is still unclear what the concept entails and how it relates to the sustainability challenges of the mobility system as its meaning for practice remains unspecified. Therefore, in this paper, we are interested in the following research question:What is the meaning of the smart mobility concept in the Dutch context? We address this question by unpacking smart mobility for the Dutch case using two sources: news articles and websites of the initiatives. First, we use Dutch news articles as a sou...

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Over‐urbanization poses important challenges—both for citizen well‐being and quality of life, and for the sustainability of our planet. Traffic, accidents and pollution are just a few of the problems facing people living in cities. The need arises, then, to foster sustainable urban planning and management using, among other elements, smart solutions. In such a context, we would do well to reflect on effective economic, social, and environmental policies aimed at achieving sustainable cities and high quality of life for urban inhabitants. This article presents the most relevant aspects of the #eCity‐Sevilla project, a successful case of a sustainable public‐private innovation ecosystem. To this end, we take the Quintuple Helix Model as our reference, with a view to identify project stakeholders and better understand their relationships and objectives. Our data derives from secondary sources as well as from a set of in‐depth interviews with key informants. In the final section, the main theoretical and practical implications of our study are discussed.

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Understanding smart mobility experiments in the Dutch automobility system: Who is involved and what do they promise?

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Smart cycling futures: Charting a new terrain and moving towards a research agenda

Unpacking the Smart Mobility Concept in the Dutch Context Based on a Text Mining Approach

Smart innovations for sustainable cities: Insights from a public‐private innovation ecosystem

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