Ep 7 - How A Mobility Expert Moves With Kids feat. Marie Pellas

Ep. 7 of Collective Choices was recorded in Uppsala, Sweden, with Marie Pellas, mobility expert and winner of the Traffic Award for 2023.We talk about:- how do you win a traffic award- living an (almost) car free life with kids- how the size of a city, its design and the options available influence travel choices- you need infrastructure to change behaviors, but you have to feel the change before you know you want it- how politicians are open to build new infrastructure, but not to prioritize differently in the existing one- why the planners should navigate the city without their car- a mother’s experience with the beg button- trying to explain to children why the infrastructure is against them and why they are blamed- how municipalities reacted to the energy prices and why the attitude will change regarding the transportation sector as wellMarie works at Mälardalen Energikontoret:https://energikontor.se/Support the Show.Collective Choices is a podcast by Doru Oprisan, exploring sustainable choices for a better future and the process of agreeing on those choices. Thanks for listening and sharing!Help me continue this podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/doruoprisanGet in touch:https://www.linkedin.com/in/doruoprisan/www.doruoprisan.com