Herbert Tiemens

Educated as an urban planner Herbert worked for the last 19 years for governments on different scales about traffic related issues and cycling in particular. The challenge for him is to combine short term improvements with policies that work on a long-term. In his current position Herbert works for the City of Utrecht as senior policy advisor. Moreover, he is a member of the advisory board of Fietsberaad, the Dutch knowledge center of cycle expertise. His specialties are integrated spatial plan development and street design. Herbert likes creating bicycle-friendly infrastructure especially in the field of combining public transport and cycling. Being a regular speaker at conferences at home and abroad, Herbert’s presentations are vivid and mixed with personal quotes.