DANIEL PIATKOWSKI
Associate Professor of Integrated Land Use and Transportation Planning at
OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University
I am an American academic and urban planner based in Oslo, Norway where I am on the faculty at OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University. Before moving to Norway, I worked in urban planning and bicycle advocacy (either as an academic or professional) in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nebraska, and Georgia.
My work is at the intersection of mobility transitions, human behaviour, and technology. I am particularly focused on the potential of transport as a change agent to foster more sustainable and just cities. In addition to my academic publications, in the summer of 2024 I published "Bicycle City: Riding the Bike Boom to a Brighter Future" with Island Press. Please pick up a copy from your local bookstore! (available internationally)
My journey to becoming an urban planner and bicycle advocate began in the early 2000s with a very brief stint as a bicycle messenger in New York City before finding my way to working at bike shops, riding all kinds of bikes, and getting active in bicycle advocacy. These days I spend more time writing about bicycles than riding them.