Zach Vanderkooy Email & Phone Number

Boulder, Colorado, United States

I work with a top-notch team of planners, designers and dreamers to bring more Dutch urban design magic to the U.S. and Canada. I specialize in active transportation (walking, bicycling, rolling), hands-on international knowledge transfer and leadership mobilization (study tours, workshops, trainings). Think of me as a translator; I help smooth the gaps.

• I started Inspired by Cities in 2016, a global small batch consulting firm specializing in strategy, support, and leadership development to catalyze innovation in cities. I collaborated with professional organizations.
• CIVITAS HANDSHAKE: A Horizon 2020-funded five-year cycling inspiration and knowledge transfer platform involving 13 cities in the European Union.
• PeopleForBikes: I provided start-to-finish planning, strategy and custom agenda design for PeopleForBikes' international study tours, an element of a project to rapidly advance the implementation cycling networks in.

I helped grow and develop the nascent network of U.S. cities working to advance Vision Zero — a bold policy goal of eliminating all traffic deaths and serious injuries. I worked closely with city staff and community leaders to develop resources, analyze data, and share emerging best practices to guide cities toward successful and equitable Vision Zero.

Boulder, CO

I delivered strategy, project management and leadership to nearly all aspects of the PeopleForBikes' Green Lane Project - a four-year campaign to accelerate the spread of innovative bike infrastructure in U.S. cities. The campaign was a success: the number of protected bike lanes in the United States quadrupled during the tenure of the project and.

I helped create a program to inspire and enable U.S. city leaders working to implement world-class bicycle transportation practices. I led workshops and study tours — both virtual and in person — covering infrastructure, urban design and policy with a goal to make bicycling safer, more comfortable, more appealing, and ultimately a mainstream transportation.

I provided graphics, communications and urban planning data analysis assistance to a variety of transportation projects as a summer intern while in graduate school.

I helped create, enhance, and preserve opportunities for mountain bikers on public lands worldwide. I focused on fundraising, eCommerce, and corporate and major donor development. I authored a chapter of "Managing Mountain Biking" — a guide for land managers — and directed the National Mountain Bike Patrol, a national network of volunteer trail stewards.

Masters, Urban Planning

Activities and Societies: Harvard Urban Planning Organization, American Planning Association Student LiaisonAreas of Focus: Urban Design.

Ba, Government

Activities and Societies: Cornell Cinema, Cycling team, Philosophy ClubFour-year athlete on University Cycling and Nordic Ski teams, Rock.