K
Karen van Kluysen
Secretary General of POLIS Network, the leading European network on urban mobility innovation and sustainable transport policy
1
APPEARANCES
1
PODCASTS
012
DEC 30
JAN 6
JAN 13
JAN 20
JAN 27
FEB 3
FEB 10
FEB 17
FEB 24
MAR 3
MAR 10
MAR 17
MAR 24
MAR 31
APR 7
APR 14
APR 21
APR 28
MAY 5
MAY 12
MAY 19
MAY 26
JUN 2
JUN 9
JUN 16
JUN 23
JUN 30
JUL 7
JUL 14
JUL 21
JUL 28
AUG 4
AUG 11
AUG 18
AUG 25
SEP 1
SEP 8
SEP 15
SEP 22
SEP 29
OCT 6
OCT 13
OCT 20
OCT 27
NOV 3
NOV 10
NOV 17
NOV 24
DEC 1
DEC 8
DEC 15
DEC 22
DEC 29
JAN 5
JAN 12
JAN 19
JAN 26
FEB 2
FEB 9
FEB 16
FEB 23
MAR 2
MAR 9
MAR 16
MAR 23
MAR 30
APR 6
APR 13
APR 20
APR 27
MAY 4
MAY 11
MAY 18
MAY 25
JUN 1
JUN 8
JUN 15
JUN 22
JUN 29
JUL 6
JUL 13
JUL 20
JUL 27
AUG 3
AUG 10
AUG 17
AUG 24
AUG 31
SEP 7
SEP 14
SEP 21
SEP 28
OCT 5
OCT 12
Jun 3, 2026
From grey to green: cities that belong to us all
14:10
K
4:15Karen van KluysenGUEST
Our cities are going through a paradigm shift because they need to make mobility more sustainable.
K
4:19Karen van KluysenGUEST
They need to address negative externalities, which unfortunately come with transport, such as air and noise pollution, congestion, unsafe streets and climate change.
K
4:30Karen van KluysenGUEST
And that's why a couple of years ago we launched the Just Transition Agenda.
K
4:34Karen van KluysenGUEST
And we have to make sure that within that transition, we don't leave anyone behind.
K
4:39Karen van KluysenGUEST
And the challenge is really multifaceted because we need to look at affordability of transport, the overall cost of mobility that is.
K
4:46Karen van KluysenGUEST
We need to look at the physical accessibility of streets, interchanges, vehicles, buildings.
9 MINS LATER

Katrina SickleHOST
Karen, what strikes you about Barcelona's approach? And importantly, how might aspects of it be replicated in other European cities?