Dennis Martinez

Innovation Consultant

Areas of work: Active mobility, mobility hubs, people-centric planning, street transformations

Office: Barcelona

Languages spoken: Spanish, Catalan, English, French, German, Dutch.

Education: BSc in Biology (Maastricht University); post-graduate studies in Spatial Planning & Design (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen); MSc in Environmental & Infrastructure Planning (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

Previous work experience:
Molecular research assistant at Centre for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona, 2016-2017)
– Cycling policy advisor at Rijkswaterstaat – executive branch of Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure (Utrecht, 2021)

At the weekend: I’m sometimes on stage playing the trombone with my band.

An idea that powers me: Helping urban societies transition towards healthy, sustainable travel options that are attractive and feasible for all citizens. Bringing forth processes and systems to enable this change both on the ground (pilots, experiments) and on paper (strategies, policy).

News & Insights

Playground within the Poblenou Superblock, © Curro Palacios/barcelona.cat, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Green axes: where urban greenery meets active mobility
  • Nature
  • Urban
Advancing Regenerative Agriculture: Insights from the EIT Food Workshop in Parma
  • Nature
Bax positions itself at the forefront of challenge-driven urban innovation with DUT partnership
  • Circular
  • Energy
  • Mobility
  • Nature
  • Urban
Human-centric urban design and active mobility create liveable cities
  • Mobility
  • Nature
  • Urban
Putting people at the heart of urban mobility
  • Mobility
  • Urban

Case Studies

  • Mobility
Facilitating active mobility as a year-round mobility option in northern Europe
  • Mobility
  • Urban
Propelling innovative mobility niche solutions solving car-dependency challenges in Europe
  • Mobility
  • Urban
Fostering cycling and walking via tactical urban transformations