About Us

Melissa and Chris Bruntlett are Dutch-Canadian authors and urban mobility advocates who strive to communicate the benefits of sustainable transport and inspire happier, healthier, more human-scale cities. Their first book, Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality, explors the urban and transport planning decisions that established the Netherlands as a bicycle paradise, and how North American communities are translating these ideas to build their own cycling cities. Their follow up book in 2021, Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Cars, examine the physical, mental and social wellbeing that comes from living in low-car communities.

In 2019, Melissa and Chris, along with their two children, relocated from Vancouver, Canada, to Delft, The Netherlands. Melissa is the founder of Modacity Creative, an independent consultancy that bridges the gap between creative thinking and behaviour change to develop projects with a positive social impact. As International Relations Manager for the Dutch Cycling Embassy, Chris uses his knowledge and passion to share practical lessons for global cities wishing to learn from the Netherlands’ extraordinary success.

Together they continue to be inspired by their home and global travels, many of which helped to inform their most recent book, Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation, that highlights the role of women in leadership to realise more inclusive where everyone can thrive.