The Freewheeling Podcast

The Great Ghent Renaissance with Filip Watteeuw


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๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—š๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, and the Alderman responsible for transport and mobility policy.

He took over the portfolio and immediately set about trying to make Ghent a more beautiful, peaceful city.

As I can confirm from having visited, he really succeeded! But not without a lot of difficulty, even including death threats.

Todayโ€™s episode is a masterclass in the art of transport changemaking: the focus on experimentation, clear strategy and the need for urgency.

He also highlights the power of storytelling, the limitations of data and highlights that, despite the death threats, the Circulation Plan helped him increase his majority at the next election.

Come with me to Belgium and see just what a motivated, inspiring transport changemaker can do.

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