The Urbanist Agenda The Best Way to Understand Dutch Cycling (w/Meredith Glaser)
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Mar 26, 2026 Meredith Glaser, CEO of the Urban Cycling Institute and professor of cycling and urban transportation, runs immersive study tours that teach policymakers through firsthand experience. She explains why riding in the Netherlands reveals lessons videos miss. Topics include how multi-day courses acclimate visitors, assembling mixed delegations for impact, hands-on scavenger hunts, and turning travel insights into local policy wins.
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Bring The Whole Decision Team On Study Visits
- Include a cross-section of stakeholders on study visits so different perspectives meet and influence each other.
- Meredith invites mayors, chief engineers, public works, police, fire and school officials to align around street design change.
Prepare Visits Around Specific Projects And Political Windows
- Pre-interview delegates so the visit targets real, current projects and political windows for change.
- Meredith architects conversations around a city's burning projects and leadership moments like a new mayor to accelerate action.
Skeptics Help Study Visits Produce Real Consensus
- Skeptics are essential in study groups because their questions surface practical barriers and build stronger consensus.
- Meredith's PhD interviews showed groups 'got on the same page' when skeptics and proponents debated together.