Mikael Colville-Andersen is a Canadian-Danish urban designer and urban mobility expert. 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 in coaching them towards becoming more bicycle-friendly. He is the host of the urbanism documentary television series The Life-Sized City, which premiered in 2017 on TVOntario and in 2018 on various other international channels including Finland's national broadcaster YLE and Italian broadcaster La Effe. Season 1 of The Life-Sized City was nominated for five Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.
Colville-Andersen in 2019
Mikael Colville-Andersen during the ISPO Bike 2013 Conference in Munich
Velo-city is a series of cycle planning conferences that started in 1980 in Bremen. The name Velo-city is a small play on word using the French for bicycle – vélo, and Velo-city can also be read as velocity or speed. European Cyclists’ Federation owns the series name, and the ECF Board is the decision-making body for Velo-city.
The traditional Velo-city bicycle parade in Vienna with 4200 participants.
Randy Neufeld at Velo-city Global 2012 in Vancouver
Gil Penalosa at Velo-city 2011 in Seville
Bike Parade at Velo-city Global Copenhagen
