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" When you jump into a taxi the first thing you do is telling the driver where to go. That's not exactly the case with these Converse-branded cabs that are currently driving around the dark streets of Amsterdam. "This is a ticket to a gig tonight. Stop this car and get in" says the text that's spray-painted on each of the black Fiat Pandas. If you stumble upon a cab with its light on green, you're able to stop it and get in. The driver of the Converse Ticket Cars will take you to a concert somewhere in Amsterdam, but you don't know where you will be taken to until the moment you arrive at the venue and get free two tickets for a gig that's taking place that night. The destinations include some of Amsterdam's famous night clubs and concert halls, such as Paradiso, Bimhuis, and Bitterzoet."

"This spring, Google is introducing the self-driving bicycle in Amsterdam, the world's premier cycling city. The Dutch cycle more than any other nation in the world, almost 900 kilometres per year per person, amounting to over 15 billion kilometres annually. The self-driving bicycle enables safe navigation through the city for Amsterdam residents, and furthers Google's ambition to improve urban mobility with technology. Google Netherlands takes enormous pride in the fact that a Dutch team worked on this innovation that will have great impact in their home country."

"Les plans de métro peuvent-ils refléter l'identité d'une ville ? C'est en tout cas le postulat du studio d'art graphique Zero Per Zero, installé en Corée du Sud. New York, Séoul, Tokyo , Osaka, Hokkaido, Londres, Amsterdam, Barcelone et Paris sont déjà passés à la moulinette créative des graphistes, qui estiment qu'un plan devrait non seulement aider les voyageurs à se déplacer, mais aussi leur transmettre les charmes de la ville où ils se trouvent. "

"a Fabrique de la Cité a organisé un petit-déjeuner débat le 10 décembre 2013, sur le thème : « Comment optimiser les mobilités ? Le smart au service des mobilités : qu'en est-il des smartworkcenters, comment utiliser les living labs ? ». Ger Baron, Program et Clustermanager IT à Amsterdam Economic Motor a témoigné de l'expérience néerlandaise."

"hether you're new to a city like Amsterdam, with its spider-web complexity, or simply failed to learn your left from right, cycling a bicycle around a fast-paced, unfamiliar place can be pretty off-putting."

"In streets where this has already been implemented - from Germany to Japan to Israel - rather than increasing traffic collisions, road rage, fear and the negative emotions that come with the loss of order, it has in fact improved the appearance of roads, sociability - and even reduced road accidents in some cases. Almost a year ago Amsterdam tried turning off traffic lights and removing safety barriers at a notorious junction at Alexanderplein. Instead of the anticipated chaos, the act improved the flow of traffic, and more than half of the road users said it had improved the junction."

"Paris souhaite débarrasser ses rues des véhicules diesel et essence d'ici à 2030. Tour d'horizon des mesures mises en place dans d'autres grandes villes européennes."

"En 1965, un collectif d'anarchistes hollandais laissait à la libre disposition des Amsterdamois une poignée de vélos peints en blanc. Protestant contre le consumérisme et la pollution ambiante de la ville, ils n'avaient probablement pas idée du caractère révolutionnaire et généralisable de leur opération. Petit retour sur la naissance du vélo partagé tel qu'on le connaît aujourd'hui."

"Behaviour was noticeably different. Most cyclists slowed down as they approached the intersection, and communicated to other cyclists and motorists using eyes, gestures, expressions, and voices. A lot more negotiation was taking place - but not without friction. In one incident, a mother carrying her child on a front seat slowly entered the intersection. When she was halfway across, a car approached from the right. Traffic signs indicate priority for the car driver but instead, the mother made eye contact with the driver, both smiled, and the car driver yielded."