Human Mobility Code: Building Future Multimodal Ecosystem

The Netherlands has long been the European benchmark for mobility innovation — the world’s number‑one cycling nation and a country consistently at the avant‑garde of mobility thought leadership and implementation. With its culture of experimentation and human‑centered design, the Netherlands is uniquely positioned to become an innovation laboratory far beyond the mobility realities of other countries.

As Dutch cities and TU Delft continue to shape the global conversation on public‑space design and climate‑conscious mobility, we are honoured to host Human Mobility Code: Building a New Multimodal Ecosystem on 25 June, 14:00–17:00, at the Aula Congress Centre (Room C), TU Delft. This event marks the launch of the new book series Shifting Mobility by Dewan Masud Karim, whose work forms the intellectual backbone of the gathering and around whose ideas the entire program is built.

At the heart of the event stands Dewan Masud Karim — author of Shifting Mobility and internationally recognised multimodal mobility expert — presenting his Human Mobility Code and offering bold new frameworks for people‑first mobility in an era shaped by climate change, resource constraints, and shifting cultural patterns. His ideas find their most fertile ground here in the Netherlands, where mobility innovation is not theory but lived practice.

The program opens with a TU Delft welcome by Dr. J.E. (Juliana) Gonçalves, Dr. Shadi, and Dr. Yousef, followed by insights from the Dutch Cycling Embassy, represented by Chris Bruntlett and his team, on the role of cycling advocacy in a rapidly changing mobility landscape. An artistic intervention by choreographer Mushtari Afroz invites participants to reimagine public space through a short documentary performance, before the event concludes with an open panel and networking session.

Three hours.

Three perspectives.

One powerful idea: cities can build mobility ecosystems differently — and the Netherlands is the place to show the world how. Let’s amaze the world together.