Mikael Colville-Andersen Explained

Mikael Colville-Andersen
Birth Place:Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Occupation:Urban designer, public speaker, television host
Alma Mater:National Film School of Denmark
Notable Works:Copenhagenize Design Company; The Life-Sized City (TV)

Mikael Colville-Andersen is a Canadian-Danish[1] urban designer and urban mobility expert.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He was the CEO of Copenhagenize Design Company, which he founded in 2009 in Copenhagen, and he works with cities and governments around the world[7] [8] [9] in coaching them towards becoming more bicycle-friendly.[10] He is the host of the urbanism documentary television series The Life-Sized City,[11] [12] which premiered in 2017 on TVOntario and in 2018 on various other international channels including Finland's national broadcaster YLE[13] and Italian broadcaster La Effe.[14] Season 1 of The Life-Sized City was nominated for five Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[15]

Career

Colville-Andersen is known for his philosophy about simplifying urban planning and urban cycling and how cities should be designed instead of engineered.[16] [17] He is at the forefront of utilising observational techniques inspired by the likes of William H. Whyte for pedestrian and bicycle planning and has been called "the Modern Day Jane Jacobs".[18] He employs anthropology and sociology in his work to develop liveable cities and, in 2012, he spearheaded the largest study of cyclist behaviour ever undertaken – The Choreography of an Urban Intersection – tracking the desire lines of 16,631 cyclists through an intersection in Copenhagen over a 12-hour period.[19]

His approach and philosophy have led to him being referred to as "the Richard Dawkins of cycling" by Peter Walker of The Guardian in 2014 interview with Esquire magazine,[20] "the Pope of urban cycling" by Canadian newspaper La Presse [21] and Austrian newspaper Der Standard,[22] among others and "the Bieber of urban cycling" in an interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.[23]

Colville-Andersen has been instrumental in orchestrating the global bicycle boom, starting with what was later called "the Photo That Launched a Million Bicycles"[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] in 2006, which led to the Copenhagen Cycle Chic photography and streetstyle blog in 2007.[29] Regarding his early work with the Cycle Chic movement, The Guardian dubbed him "The Sartorialist on Two Wheels".[30]

He coined the phrase cycle chic in 2007,[31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] as well as the word Copenhagenize in the same year.[41] [42] [43] He has also coined and popularised other phrases such as Bicycle Urbanism, Viking Biking, Citizen Cyclist and he started The Slow Bicycle Movement in 2008.[44]

Before embarking on a career as an urban designer, he was a film director[45] and screenwriter. His debut feature film, Zakka West (2003), was the first indie film in Denmark[46] [47] [48] [49] and premiered at the Copenhagen International Film Festival. He has written and directed several short films, including the award-winning short Breaking Up (1999), and founded the first pan-European organisation for screenwriters – Euroscreenwriters – in 1997.

As producer for The Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) bicentenary website for Hans Christian Andersen, he and his team won the Prix Italia award at the Radiotelevisione Italiana 57th Prix Italia for Best Public Service Website.[50] [51] [52]

In 2013, he appeared in Edinburgh to help celebrate that city's Bike Week.[53]

In 2014, he was cited as one of the influential urban planners suggesting that radical solutions were needed if improvement was to be seen in respect to congestion problems in the city of York.[54] He has also explained that cycle parking is needed for cities to be cycle-friendly.[55] He was booked as a keynote speaker at the Velo-city Global conference in Adelaide in May 2014.[56]

Volunteer work in Ukraine

In May 2022, Colville-Andersen founded a non-profit organization Bikes4Ukraine.[57] The organization's first goal was to deliver bicycles to help uncongest Lviv's public transportation. The city had had accepted over 200 000 refugees since the start of the 2022 Russian invasion, which put a strain on public transit. Local urban planners contacted Colville-Andersen to suggest the bicycle solution which lead to the founding of the organization. On 3 July 2022, the first bicycle donation event took place in Copenhagen. By the end of that day, the organization received over 100 bicycles, which were sent to 3 Ukrainian cities: Lviv, Bucha and Chernihiv. As of early 2024, Bikes4Ukraine has delivered over 1000 bikes to over 35 cities and towns in Ukraine.[58]

In January 2024, Colville-Andersen announced he is designing a Nordic-style trauma-informed therapy garden for people suffering from PTSD in Kyiv. The project is expected to be finished by June 2024. The initial site for the garden was located in the Podil neighbourhood, however, it was changed to be in the northern part of park, near a psychiatric hospital.[59] Colville-Andersen's team plans to work together with the hospital's staff to create a learning hub for mental health professionals from all over the country. The project in Kyiv is a pilot one, Colville-Andersen has confirmed he and his team have early-stage plans for building more gardens like these in Lviv and Mykolaiv.[60]

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Notes and References

  1. News: "Montréal doit montrer la voie", dit le pape du vélo urbain . Béland . Gabriel . La Presse . Montreal . 28 May 2011 . 1 November 2011.
  2. Web site: In Praise of the Bicycle – Progress – don't regress – for quality of life in cities . Franziska . Queling . 14 February 2014 . 21 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042316/http://audi-urban-future-initiative.com/blog/plaedoyer-fuer-das-fahrrad . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: On urban cycling. Mikael Colville-Andersen . 21 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221145115/http://blip.tv/slowtv/on-urban-cycling-mikael-colville-andersen-4060898 . 21 December 2014 .
  4. News: Movimento 'cycle chic', que defende pedalar com estilo, ganha as ruas do Rio . O Globo . Rio de Janeiro . 28 December 2014 . Portuguese . 1 November 2011.
  5. News: Making Luxembourg bike friendly . Bauldry . Jess . Luxemburger Wort . Luxembourg . 14 May 2014 . 4 January 2015 . 4 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150104124555/http://www.wort.lu/en/lifestyle/build-it-and-they-will-come-making-luxembourg-bike-friendly-53736912b9b398870802619c . dead .
  6. News: The Future of Bicycling in Edmonton . Connolly. Mark . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Edmonton . 28 January 2015 . 31 January 2015.
  7. News: Zürich ist Lichtjahre im Hintertreffen . Stäuble . Mario . Tages Anzeiger . Zurich . 1 November 2012 . 21 December 2014.
  8. News: Ambassador of Urban Cycling: Mikael Colville-Andersen . Finnerty . Mike . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . 27 June 2012 . 21 December 2014.
  9. News: Chain Reaction. 24 May 2012 . Babin . Tom . Calgary Herald . 21 December 2014.
  10. Web site: Copenhagenize Design Company client list . 8 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317215759/http://copenhagenize.eu/about.html . 17 March 2014 . dead .
  11. Web site: The Life-Sized City . TVO . 17 September 2017 . 25 March 2018.
  12. Web site: The Life-Sized City . IMDB . 17 September 2017 . 25 March 2018.
  13. Web site: The Life-Sized City (Finnish title: Ihmisen kaupunki) . YLE . 7 March 2018 . 25 March 2018.
  14. Web site: The Life-Sized City (Italian: Racconti dalle citta del futuro) . La Effe . 7 March 2018 . 25 March 2018.
  15. Web site: Nominees for 2018 Canadian Screen Awards . Canadian Screen Awards . 7 March 2018 . 25 March 2018.
  16. Web site: Bicycle Urbanism by Design from TED x Zurich 2012 . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/pX8zZdLw7cs . 2021-12-22 . live. . 28 November 2012 . 8 August 2014.
  17. News: Bicycle Urbanism by Design: The Importance of Designing Streets Instead of Engineering Them at Architecture IO . London . 14 October 2014 . 5 March 2015.
  18. Web site: Mikael Colville-Andersen – The Modern Day Jane Jacobs . Payne . Tom . Urban Times . 26 August 2013 . 8 August 2014 . 27 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141027194811/https://urbantimes.co/2013/08/mikael-colville-andersen-the-modern-day-jane-jacobs/ . dead .
  19. Web site: Digging Into Dearborn Data: Patterns and Behavior on the Two-Way Bike Lane . Maddox . Kristen . 19 August 2013 . 21 December 2014.
  20. News: How Cycling Became Britain's Most Fashionable Sport . Merrett . Jim . 15 June 2014 . Esquire Magazine (UK) . 8 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717153442/http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/sport/6489/cycling-fashion-and-style/ . 17 July 2014 . dead .
  21. News: "Montréal doit montrer la voie", dit le pape du vélo urbain . Béland . Gabriel . La Presse . Montreal . 28 May 2011 . 1 November 2011.
  22. News: Radfahr-Papst: 'Wien ist altmodisch und irgendwo 1952 stecken geblieben' . 15 June 2013 . Schilly . Julia . von Usslar . Maria . Der Standard . Vienna . 21 December 2014.
  23. News: Ambassador of Urban Cycling: Mikael Colville-Andersen . Finnerty . Mike . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . 27 June 2012 . 21 December 2014.
  24. News: Cycle chic: Style on two wheels . Grice. Samantha. The Globe and Mail . Toronto . 3 May 2013 . 27 December 2014.
  25. News: Cycle Chic . Safe . Georgina . The Australian . Sydney . 6 August 2010 . 27 December 2014.
  26. Web site: Mikael Colville-Andersen – The Modern Day Jane Jacobs . Payne . Tom . Urban Times . 26 August 2013 . 8 August 2014 . 27 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141027194811/https://urbantimes.co/2013/08/mikael-colville-andersen-the-modern-day-jane-jacobs/ . dead .
  27. News: Chain Reaction . 24 May 2012 . Babin . Tom . Calgary Herald . Calgary . 21 December 2014.
  28. Web site: Copenhagen Cycle Chic: Redefining Bike Culture One Turn at a Time . Cahn . Megan. Triba Space . 26 November 2010 . 27 December 2014.
  29. Web site: How Cycling Became Britain's Most Fashionable Sport . 8 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140717153442/http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/sport/6489/cycling-fashion-and-style/ . 17 July 2014 . dead .
  30. News: Two Wheels . 26 June 2008 . Reid. Carlton . The Guardian . London . 25 August 2010.
  31. Web site: Mikael Colville-Andersen – The Modern Day Jane Jacobs . Payne . Tom . Urban Times . 26 August 2013 . 8 August 2014 . 27 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141027194811/https://urbantimes.co/2013/08/mikael-colville-andersen-the-modern-day-jane-jacobs/ . dead .
  32. News: Mikael Colville-Andersen: Australian cycling is 'the farthest behind in this conversation' . O'Reilly . Michael . 27 September 2014 . Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney . 21 December 2014.
  33. Web site: Australian cities 'playing catch-up' on modern urban planning and bike lanes, Velo-City conference told . 1 June 2014 . Sexton . Mike . Australian Broadcasting Corp. . Adelaide . 21 December 2014.
  34. Web site: Cycle Chic: Denmark's bicycle ambassador is bringing sexy back to cycling . 2 June 2011 . Harding . Oliver-Michael . Nightlife.ca . Montreal . 21 December 2014.
  35. News: The Guardian – Cycling is officially chic . 1 November 2011 . London . Rebecca . Nicholson . 3 September 2008.
  36. Web site: Inframe.tv – Interview with – Mikael Colville-Andersen, Cycle Chic . InFrame.tv . Melbourne . 21 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131011112924/http://inframe.tv/people/mikael-colville-andersen.html?v=2013 . 11 October 2013 . dead .
  37. News: What your bicycle says about you . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/what-your-bicycle-says-about-you-2285365.html . 14 May 2022 . subscription . live . 18 May 2011 . Walker . Harriet . The Independent . London . 26 December 2014.
  38. News: Movimento 'cycle chic', que defende pedalar com estilo, ganha as ruas do Rio . O Globo . Rio de Janeiro . 28 December 2014 . Portuguese . 28 December 2014.
  39. News: "Cykel Chic – January 2007 (page 25) . Magasinet KBH . Copenhagen . 1 January 2007 . Danish . 4 January 2015 .
  40. Web site: United States Patent and Trademark Office listing for Cycle Chic . 4 January 2015.
  41. News: Australian cities 'playing catch-up' on modern urban planning and bike lanes, Velo-City conference told . ABC News . 30 May 2014 . 21 December 2014.
  42. Web site: Top 10 Innovations Denmark is Proud of . 16 September 2014 . Danish Institute for Study Abroad . 21 December 2014.
  43. Web site: The Origins of Copenhagenize . 1 January 2011 . Copenhagenize Design Co. . 1 November 2011.
  44. News: These Bikers Race for Last Place – Cyclists say slow riding is response to hard-core fitness world . 16 August 2013 . Levitz . Jennifer . The Wall Street Journal . New York City . 21 December 2014.
  45. Web site: Internet Movie Database for Mikael Colville-Andersen . . 21 December 2014.
  46. News: Generation Zakka . Neiiendam . Jacob . Politiken . Copenhagen . 21 December 2014.
  47. News: Klar til den store filmfest . Skotte . Kim . Politiken . 29 July 2003 . Copenhagen . 21 December 2014.
  48. Web site: Zakka West . The Danish Film Institute . 21 December 2014.
  49. Web site: Zakka West (2003) . 21 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221143039/http://www.hitchcock.dk/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80:zakka-west-2003&catid=52:Film-tv-Norden&Itemid=95 . 21 December 2014 . dead .
  50. News: Winners 2005 Prix Italia . Radiotelevisione italiana . Milan . 21 December 2014.
  51. News: DRs H. C. Andersen-website og radiodokumentar får Prix Italia . Danish Broadcasting Corp. (DR) . 21 December 2014.
  52. Web site: H. C. Andersen-website vinder Prix Italia . 26 September 2005 . ComputerWorld.dk . Copenhagen . 21 December 2014.
  53. News: Inspirational tales and bike breakfasts to celebrate Bike Week . Victoria . Pease . . . 18 June 2013 . 25 January 2015.
  54. News: 'Close York to cars' say urban planners . Andrew . Robinson . . 27 October 2014 . 25 January 2015.
  55. News: Copenhagen's piles of bicycles . Ellen . Otzen . . 14 October 2014.
  56. News: Danish cycling expert Mikael Colville-Andersen wins support in his fight against helmet laws . Gordon . Kanki-Knight . . 31 October 2013 . 25 January 2015.
  57. Web site: 2022-05-02 . CVR - Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister . live . https://archive.org/details/43232290-fuldvisning . 2024-04-13 . PDF . 2024-04-13 . CVR - Det Centrale Virksomhedsregister . da.
  58. Web site: 2023-05-19 . Our Mission . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413201607/https://www.bikes4ukraine.org/about-us . 2024-04-13 . 2024-04-13 . Bikes4Ukraine.
  59. Web site: Colville-Andersen . Mikael . 2024-01-15 . Designing and Building a Nordic Therapy Garden in Kyiv — to Help Mitigate the Mental Health Crisis in Ukraine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413210229/https://colvilleandersen.medium.com/designing-and-building-a-nordic-therapy-garden-in-kyiv-to-help-mitigate-the-mental-health-crisis-d479eb3eef49 . 2024-04-13 . 2024-04-13 . Medium.
  60. Web site: Colville-Andersen . Mikael . Nordic Therapy Gardens for Ukraine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240324045001/https://www.colville-andersen.com/therapy-gardens . 2024-03-24 . 2024-04-14 . Mikael Colville-Andersen.
  61. Web site: Royal Danish Embassy in Ireland – Dublin Cycle Chic . 21 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221143503/http://irland.um.dk/en/about-denmark/culture-in-denmark/cycling-culture/dublin-cycle-chic/ . 21 December 2014 . dead .
  62. Web site: Dreams on Wheels: Danish Cycling Culture For Urban Sustainability . 21 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221144505/http://momentummag.com/blog/news/dreams-on-wheels-danish-cycling-culture/ . 21 December 2014 . dead .
  63. Web site: Monumental Motion -A Cycling Life in the Capital of Denmark . Dublin City Cycling . Dublin . 21 December 2014.
  64. Web site: Monumental Motion Exhibition At Ethnographic Museum, Dubrovnik . JustDubrovnik.com . Dubrovnik . 21 December 2014 . 21 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221145323/http://www.justdubrovnik.com/2013/05/monumental-motion-exhibition-at-ethnographic-museum/10702/ . dead .
  65. Web site: Royal Danish Embassy in Estonia – Photo exhibition: Monumental Motion . . Tallinn . 21 December 2014 . 21 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221201954/http://estland.um.dk/en/about-us/events/eventdisplaypage/?eventID=dc6e4194-74d2-46ac-8a03-3ff211d30f20 . dead .
  66. Web site: Danish Presidency of the EU 2012 – Photo exhibition: 'Monumental Motion – A Cycling Life in the Capital of Denmark' . The Danish Government . 21 December 2014.
  67. Web site: The Good City – Visions of a City on the Move . 4 January 2015.
  68. Web site: São Paulo terá as primeiras Escolas de Bicicleta do mundo . The City of Sao Paulo . Sao Paulo . 21 December 2014 .

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