Mikael Colville-Andersen
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Mikael Colville-Andersen during the ISPO Bike 2013 Conference in Munich
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29 January 1968 Fort McMurray, Canada |
| Alma mater | National Film School of Denmark |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Copenhagenize Design Company |
Mikael Colville-Andersen (born January 29, 1968 in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian-Danishurban designer and urban mobility expert. He is the CEO of Copenhagenize Design Company, which he founded in 2009, and he works with cities and governments around the world in coaching them towards becoming more bicycle friendly. He is a sought-after keynote speaker at design and architecture conferences and events around the world on the subjects of urbanism, liveable cities and bicycle history.
He is known for his philosophy about simplifying urban planning and urban cycling and how cities should be designed instead of engineered. 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". 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.
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 in the UK, "the Pope of urban cycling" by Canadian newspaper La Presse and Austrian newspaper Der Standard, among others and "the Bieber of urban cycling" in an interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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